City Council · November 28, 2023 · Item 9.1
Approve the updated Mayor and Council Expense and Education Policy …
Main motion under the agenda item Staff Report - Mayor and Council Expense and Education Policy Update - 2023-411
Carried (12 to 1)
12 in favour, 1 against
What was voted on
The motion in its exact words, as recorded in the minutes.
That Council approve the updated Mayor and Council Expense and Education Policy , attached as Attachment-2 to the report entitled “Mayor and Council Expense and Education Policy Update” dated November 6, 2023, and repeal the Policy on Councillor Attendance at Municipal Events .
Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor Klassen.
How the room voted
In favour (12)
- Allt
- Busuttil
- Caron
- Caton
- Chew
- Downer
- Gibson
- Goller
- Guthrie
- Klassen
- O'Rourke
- Richardson
Against (1)
- Billings
What council was given
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- Staff Report - Mayor and Council Expense and Education Policy Update - 2023-411.pdf
Council is asked to adopt a new Mayor and Council Expense and Education Policy and repeal the outdated Policy on Councillor Attendance at Municipal Events. Changes include covering continuing education and training, clarifying what happens if a member exceeds their individual budget and requiring justification that an event relates to Council business, and matching expense allowances to the staff expense policy.
- Mayor and Council Expense and Education Policy.pdf
- Policy on Councillor Attendance at Municipal Government Events.pdf
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What was said
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47:56the Governance Framework.
47:58Any of those two need to be pulled at all.
48:01Which one, Councillor O'Rourke?
48:03I just have a question on the ACOC.
48:06Okay, can we just have a motion then
48:08to move the first item on consent?
48:10Thank you.
48:11Richardson, Claussen is seconding
48:14and anything on that matter further?
48:18Hearing and seeing none, I'll call the vote.
48:20Anyone against that item?
48:23Just one, Councillor Billings, that passes.
48:25Consider the matter closed, thank you.
48:27So you have just a question?
48:29I can go to the item.
48:30Yes, Mayor Guthrie, I was, I phoned in from the road
48:34during our Committee of the Whole meeting
48:36and my concern was that recommendation two talks
48:40about that advisory committees should shape
48:43the city's strategic goals and indicated
48:46that I wanted to follow up so that we change that
48:48so that the recommendation or the commitment rather
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