June 19, 2024 Audit and Finance Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 10:00 a.m.

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

Agenda

REVISED: June 14/24 @10:55 a.m. with agenda item 13.2.2 Microphone Technology & Hearing Hotspot Upgrades - Funding Request

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 17, 2024

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 – NONE
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 AUDITOR GENERAL

13.1.1 Follow-up Review of Outstanding Recommendations – 2019-20 Audits [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]

13.2 STAFF
13.2.1 Investment Activities – Quarter ending March 31, 2024 [PDF]
Motion:
That the Audit and Finance Standing Committee forward the staff report dated June 10, 2024 to Halifax Regional Council as an information item. 

13.2.2 Microphone Technology & Hearing Hotspot Upgrades - Funding Request [PDF]
Motion:
That the Audit and Finance Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council approve the transfer of $54,500 including net HST from capital project CI000021 - Public WiFi, to capital project CI200001 – IT Service Management.

13.3 GRANTS COMMITTEE - NONE    

13.4 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE 

14. MOTIONS

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) - NONE

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – July 17, 2024

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated June 14, 2024 re: Requests for Presentation to Audit and Finance Standing Committee – None [PDF]
2.  Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated April 29, 2024 re: CAO Contract Amendment Report [PDF]
3. Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated June 3, 2024 re: CAO Contract Amendment Report [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Dorothy Maponga, Legislative Assistant, at Dorothy.maponga@halifax.ca or 902-478-2408

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