Joint Meeting of the Finance and Economic Development Committee and the Nominating Committee

WHEREAS at its meeting of November 25, 2020, City Council approved the Integrity Commissioner report titled “Report to Council on an Inquiry Respecting the Conduct of Councillor Chiarelli (ACS2020-OCC-GEN-0033)”, removing Councillor Chiarelli from the membership of all committees of Council and any other local boards, agencies or commissions he has been appointed to by Council for the remainder of the 2018-2022 term of office, including the Planning Committee and Built Heritage Sub-Committee, and IT Sub Committee; and WHEREAS in addition to the one position on the Planning Committee vacated by Councillor Chiarelli, the Mayor on the recommendation of the Chair of Planning Committee is proposing that an additional Member of Council be appointed to the Planning Committee to bring it up to the maximum membership of 11; WHEREAS the City Clerk has undertaken a circulation to seek expressions of interest from Members of Council interested in being considered for appointment by Council to replace Councillor Chiarelli as Member of Planning Committee; and WHEREAS the Clerk’s Office has received three expressions of interest from Members of Council for Planning Committee, being Councillors Jean Cloutier, Shawn Menard and Jenna Sudds; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Joint Finance and Economic Development Committee and Nominating Committee consider and recommend to Council up to two of the following Members for appointment as Member of Planning Committee: 1. Councillor Jean Cloutier 2.

WHEREAS during the Mid-Term Governance Review process, Councillor Sudds announced her intention of stepping down as Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee; and WHEREAS, at its meeting of December 9, 2020, City Council approved the appointment of Councillor Matthew Luloff as Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee and approved the appointment of Councillor Sudds as Deputy Mayor; WHEREAS Councillor Sudds has announced she is stepping down as Member of the Community and Protective Services Committee; WHEREAS the City Clerk has undertaken a circulation to seek expressions of interest from Members of Council interested in being considered for appointment by Council to replace Councillor Sudds as Member of Community and Protective Services Committee; and WHEREAS the Clerk’s Office has received three expressions of interest from Members of Council for the position of Member of Community and Protective Services Committee, being Councillor Laura Dudas, Theresa Kavanagh, and Tim Tierney; and WHEREAS Council may appoint up to three Members to the Community and Protective Services Committee to bring the membership to the maximum membership of 11; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Joint Finance and Economic Development Committee and Nominating Committee consider and recommend to Council up to three of the following Members for appointment as Member of Community and Protective Services Committee: 1. Councillor Laura Dudas 2. Councillor Theresa Kavanagh 3.

WHEREAS the City Clerk has undertaken a circulation to seek expressions of interest from Members of Council interested in being considered for appointment by Council to fill various vacancies on Committees and Council; and WHEREAS Councillor Glen Gower, Vice-Chair of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee expressed his desire to step down as Vice-Chair but to still remain on the Committee; and WHEREAS Councillor Catherine Kitts is currently a Member of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and has expressed an interest in becoming Vice-Chair; THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Joint Finance and Economic Development Committee and Nominating Committee recommend to Council the appointment of Councillor Kitts as Vice-Chair of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.