HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOR-2021-27 - Interim Nominating Committee - Recommendations for Membership
REPORT TO: Committee of the Whole
DATE OF MEETING: September 20, 2021
SUBMITTED BY: Elin Moorlag Silk, Project Manager, Equity, Anti-Racism &
Indigenous Initiatives
PREPARED BY: Elin Moorlag Silk, Project Manager, Equity, Anti-Racism &
Indigenous Initiatives
WARD(S) INVOLVED: All Wards
DATE OF REPORT: September 15, 2021
REPORT NO.: COR-2021-27
SUBJECT: Interim Nominating Committee recommendations for membership
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council approve the list of recommended members who will make up the Interim
Nominating Committee responsible for the appointment of members to the Equity &
Anti-Racism Advisory Committee for the Fall of 2021.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
The purpose of this report is to provide recommendations to members of Council
regarding membership appointment to the Interim Nominating Committee.
Once appointed, this Interim Nominating Committee will be responsible for the review
of applications and selection of members for appointment on the newly-established
Equity & Anti-Racism Advisory Committee to Council.
All community members who sat on the
Inclusion were invited to be a part of this Interim Nominating Committee, and thus, the
recommendations for appointment to this committee are all former members of the Task
Force.
This report supports A Caring Community as one of the elements to make up the
comprehensive Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
BACKGROUND:
In order to facilitate a nomination and appointment process for the creation of an Equity and
Anti-Racism Advisory Community that fits with the vision of the task force members, a
recommendation was brought to Council in August 2021 (COR-2021-21) that an interim
Nominating Committee be created. It was further stated in COR-2021-21 that this interim
nominating committee will operate in accordance to the guidelines specified in GOV-BOA-
063: Appointments to Boards & Committees, and will be made up of a minimum of five
community members who bring a diversity of voices not currently represented in the existing
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Council-appointed Nominating Committee.
It was furtherrecommendedthat membership for this interim Nominating Committee be
made up of community members
and Inclusion, who themselves were vetted through a comprehensive application process
and who would bring knowledge and expertise of the work that would be a benefit for this
inaugural nomination process. These recommendations were approved by Council on
August 23, 2021.
REPORT:
On August 26, 2021, an invitation was sent out to all 25 community members who were part
of the Task Force on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, asking if they were interested
in being a member of the Interim Nominating Committee, outlining the following criteria:
Skills, Experience and/or Requirements
Must Task Force for Equity,
Diversity, and Inclusion.
Must not currently sit on a City of Kitchener Advisory Committee.
Able to take part in respectful collaboration to build consensus.
Open to diverse perspectives and ideas.
Able to share ideas, suggestions and feedback in a group setting.
Must have the ability to review applications online and attend online meetings.
Based on the responses received from members of the Task force, staff recommend that
the following community members be appointed to the Interim Nominating Committee for
the Fall of 2021:
August Adelman former member of the Task Force
Colleen James former member of the Task Force
Eltag Elkhalifa former member of the Task Force and representative from the Kitchener
Waterloo Multicultural Centre
Fauzia Baig former Co-Chair of the Task Force and representative from the Coalition of
Muslim Women
Scott Williams former member of the Task Force and representative from Spectrum
Tara Bedard former member of the Task Force and representative from Waterloo
Region Immigration Partnership
Once appointed, this Interim Nominating Committee will be in effect from September to
November of 2021; the sole responsibility of this Interim Nominating Committee will be to
review applications and select members for appointment on the newly-established Equity
& Anti-Racism Advisory Committee to Council. Support of this Interim Nominating
Committee will be provided by City staff, who will play a strictly facilitative function in the
process and will not have a role in the decision-making.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports A Caring Community as one of the elements to make up the
comprehensive Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget The recommendation has no impact on the Capital Budget.
Operating Budget The recommendation has no impact on the Operating Budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM
the council / committee meeting.
CONSULT If applicable.
COLLABORATE This Interim Nominating Committee was developed in collaboration with
members
predominantly comprised of community members, whose lived experiences and expertise
in a wide variety of areas will directly inform the direction, scope and contents of the review,
decision-making and nomination process.
ENTRUST If applicable.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
COR-2021-21: Equity & Anti-Racism Advisory Committee to Council
APPROVED BY: Victoria Raab, General Manager, Corporate Services Department