December 16, 2019 Executive Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor, City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 28, 2019

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES – NONE

5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE

7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence 
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations - None 

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS 
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1 Women’s Advisory Committee – Establish a Staff Board [PDF]
Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council establish a staff board, pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Public Appointment Policy, consisting of the Managing Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Advisor from Diversity and Inclusion, a representative from the Municipal Clerk’s Office, and the Chief Administrative Officer or their designate, to review applications to the Women’s Advisory Committee, and disclose to the Executive Standing Committee any relevant evaluations or references that may have been conducted. 

13. MOTIONS – NONE 

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)

Council may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following:

14.1 PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential Report 
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/volunteer-boards-committees/public-appointment-policy  

Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee convene to In Camera to discuss a personnel matter.

14.2 PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential Report 
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/volunteer-boards-committees/public-appointment-policy  

Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee convene to In Camera to discuss a personnel matter.

14.3 PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential Report 
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/volunteer-boards-committees/public-appointment-policy  

Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee convene to In Camera to discuss a personnel matter.

14.4 PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential Report 
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/volunteer-boards-committees/public-appointment-policy  

Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee convene to In Camera to discuss a personnel matter.

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – January 27, 2020

19. ADJOURNMENT

        
 INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Information Report from the Legislative Assistant dated December 9, 2019 re: Requests for Presentation to Executive Standing Committee [PDF]