That the following actions be taken with
respect to the 6th Report of the Governance Working Group, from its meeting
held on November 13, 2017:
a)
on
the recommendation of the City Manager, the following actions be taken with
respect to the Council Policy Manual Modernization:
i) the
framework for modernizing the Council Policy Manual, as detailed in the staff
report dated November 13, 2017, BE ENDORSED;
ii) the
timeframe for implementing the framework referenced in a), above, as detailed
in the staff report dated November 13, 2017, BE APPROVED; and,
b) the
proposed by-law appended to the staff report dated November 13, 2017 as
Appendix ‘A” BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council Meeting to be held on
November 28, 2017 to adopt a new Council policy entitled “Policy for the
Establishment and Maintenance of Council Policies”;
c) the
following actions be taken with respect to potential amendments to the
Council Procedure By-law:
i)
the communication dated November 6, 2017, from Councillor J. Morgan, BE
RECEIVED; and
ii)
the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to report back to the Governance Working Group
with respect to proposed amendments to the Council Procedure By-law that
would provide additional clarification with respect to the definitions and
processes associated with the following:
A) Notice
of Motions;
B) Emergent
Motions; and
C) Additional
Business at Standing Committee meetings;
d) clauses 1, 2, 3 and 6 BE
RECEIVED.
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