Date:
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 3rd Floor, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: August 26, 2024 Executive Standing Committee Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
REVISED (August 23, 2024 10:56 a.m. - addition of item 15.3)
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 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 STAFF
13.1.1 Women's Advisory Committee - Change to TOR [PDF]
Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Change the name of the Women’s Advisory Committee - Halifax to The Women and Gender Equity Advisory Committee; and
2. Amend the Terms of Reference of the Women’s Advisory Committee – Halifax to replace the word women with women and gender diverse community members or women/gender diverse community members where appropriate. Where the word woman is used, replace it with woman/gender diverse community member.
13.2 WOMEN’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE
13.2.1 Revisions to the Women’s Advisory Committee Approved 2024 Work Plan [PDF]
Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee review and approve the Women’s Advisory Committee Revised 2024 Work Plan as outlined in Attachment 2 of the report dated July 4, 2024.
14. MOTIONS – NONE
15. 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:
15.1 In Camera (In Private) Minutes – June 17, 2024
Motion:
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of June 17, 2024 be approved as circulated.
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 outlined in the private and confidential report dated August 21, 2024; and
2. Direct that the private and confidential report dated August 21, 2024 be maintained private and confidential.
15.3 INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to any subject, the discussion of which could, violate the confidentiality of information obtained from another body of government, or a public body.
Motion:
That the Executive Standing Committee convene to in camera to discuss the matter.
16. ADDED ITEMS
17. NOTICES OF MOTION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – October 11, 2024 (if required)
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
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