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<br /> <br />Corporate Services Department www.kitchener.ca <br />REPORT TO: Finance and Corporate Services Committee <br /> <br />DATE OF MEETING: June 8, 2022 <br /> <br />SUBMITTED BY: Elin Moorlag Silk, Interim Director, Equity, Anti-Racism & Indigenous <br />Initiatives, 519-741-2200 ext. 7049 <br /> <br />PREPARED BY: Elin Moorlag Silk, Interim Director, Equity, Anti-Racism & Indigenous <br />Initiatives, 519-741-2200 ext. 7049 <br /> <br />WARD(S) INVOLVED: All Wards <br /> <br />DATE OF REPORT: May 27, 2022 <br /> <br />REPORT NO.: COR-2022-212 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Interim Nominating Committee and TOR Revisions for EARAC <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />That Council approve the creation of an Interim Nominating Committee to review and <br />select applicants for the 2022 round of membership appointments to the Equity and Anti- <br />Racism Advisory Committee, and; <br /> <br />That Council approve the revised Terms of Reference for the Equity & Anti-Racism <br />Advisory Committee, as outlined in Appendix A. <br /> <br /> <br />REPORT HIGHLIGHTS: <br />Until the review and restructuring of the current nominating committee can be completed, it <br />is the recommendation of staff to strike an interim Nominating Committee for the next round <br />of appointments to the Equity and Anti-Racism Advisory Committee, following the same <br />process approved by Council in August 2021, as outlined in COR-2021-21 <br />The Council-approved review and restructuring of the current nominating committee for all <br />City of Kitchener Advisory Committees, which was to be underway during Q1 and Q2 of <br />2022, has been delayed and is set to resume in early 2023 <br />The Equity & Anti-Racism Advisory Committee began meeting in January of 2022, and as <br />the committee has been developing and exploring the mandate, scope and objectives, the <br />TOR has been revised to reflect this and better represent the perspectives of the members <br />who make up the committee. <br />Community engagement included <br />Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, who gave staff direction on membership priorities and <br />recruitment strategies for the nominating process for the Equity & Anti-Racism Advisory <br />Committee, and collaboration with members of the committee on the revisions to the TOR <br />This report supports the delivery of core services. <br /> <br /> <br />*** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** <br />Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. <br />