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City Council · December 12, 2023 · Item 3.

2023 Chief Administrative Officer performance evaluation, as described and outlined in the closed Council report dated Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be approved.

Main motion under the agenda item Closed Meeting Summary

Carried (11 to 0)

11 in favour, 0 against — unanimous

What was voted on

The motion in its exact words, as recorded in the minutes.

That the 2023 Chief Administrative Officer performance evaluation, as described and outlined in the closed Council report dated Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be approved.

Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor Goller.

How the room voted

In favour (11)

  • Billings
  • Busuttil
  • Caron
  • Caton
  • Chew
  • Downer
  • Gibson
  • Goller
  • Guthrie
  • O'Rourke
  • Richardson

Who spoke to it

Mayor Guthrie provided a summary stating that staff direction was given on item 2.4, Clair Maltby Secondary Plan. Mayor Guthrie also advised that Council received Procedure By-law training and had discussions to clarify sections of the by-law, but no direction was given.

What was said

283 words from the meeting recording, transcribed automatically. Times are from the start of the recording.

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1:09:48All right, hello everybody.

1:09:50And I'm just gonna call us back to order here

1:09:53in the open session, just to close off

1:09:55the closed meeting summary.

1:09:57So we went in on three items,

1:10:02the Claire Mulpey Secondary Plan,

1:10:04Ontario Land Tribunal Update Council,

1:10:06had a discussion about that,

1:10:08and we did give direction to staff on that matter.

1:10:13I'm gonna skip,

1:10:14because I'll go to the second one in a second.

1:10:17We had discussion around the procedural bylaw training

1:10:20and clarity, and there was no direction on that at all,

1:10:24it was just information received.

1:10:26And then on the last one of going in camera

1:10:29was Chief Administrative Officer,

1:10:31subcommittee performance evaluation for 2023.

1:10:34And I'm gonna go to Councillor Richardson,

1:10:36please to bring forward a motion

1:10:38that's coming out of the closed session

1:10:40that we're gonna have in the open session now.

1:10:43Thank you and through you, Mayor,

1:10:45I will move this motion and seconded by Councillor Goller

1:10:48that the 2023 Chief Administrative Officer

1:10:51performance evaluation as described and outlined

1:10:54in the closed council report dated Tuesday,

1:10:56December 12th, 2023 be approved.

1:10:59Great, thank you.

1:11:00Is there anything else on that council?

1:11:03Don't hear or see any, so I'll call the vote on that.

1:11:06Is anyone against that approval?

1:11:09And that's unanimous, thank you so much.

1:11:11And again, I also say this out loud,

1:11:15thank you to you, CAO Stewart,

1:11:17for your leadership over this last year.

1:11:20It's much appreciated on behalf of council.

1:11:23You're doing a great job, so thank you very, very much.

1:11:25Even with that out, put it on.

1:11:27Yeah, no, we appreciate you, thank you very much.

1:11:32With that, we have about a three to four minute break

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