June 16, 2025 Executive Standing Committee

Agenda

Updated: June 17, 2025 at 10:55 a.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 26, 2025

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

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES

5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE

8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – January 20, 2025
8.1 Request for Letter re: Municipal Conflict of Interest Act [PDF]
Motion: 
That Executive Standing Committee request a staff report with respect to requesting that the Mayor write a letter to the Province of Nova Scotia’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to request the definition of “spouse” in the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act be amended to adopt gender neutral language.

9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

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

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

13. REPORTS
13.1 WOMEN AND GENDER EQUITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
13.1.1 GBA+ Training for Regional Council [PDF]
Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee request a staff report to consider developing Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) training for Regional Councillors.

13.2 YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
13.2.1 Youth Advisory Committee – 2024 Annual Report [PDF]
Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee accept the report dated June 3, 2025.
Presentation [PDF]

14. MOTIONS – NONE

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
The Standing Committee 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:
15.1 PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group.
Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee: 
1.    Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential report dated June 10, 2025; and 

2.    Direct that the private and confidential report dated June 10, 2025 be maintained private and confidential.

15.2 PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group.
Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee: 
1.    Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential report dated June 10, 2025; and 

2.    Direct that the private and confidential report dated June 10, 2025 be maintained private and confidential.

16. ADDED ITEMS
16.1 Progress on the Action Plan from the Management of Business Continuity Audit [PDF]
Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee receive a presentation on the Progress on the Action Plan from the Management of Business Continuity Audit.
Presentation [PDF]

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – August 18, 2025

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated June 9, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to Executive Standing Committee – None [PDF] 

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Elizabeth Macdonald, Legislative Assistant, at elizabeth.macdonald@halifax.ca or 902-497-7548.

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council