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Report To: Mayor C. Zehr and Members of Council
Date of Meeting: March 5, 2007
Submitted By: R. Gosse, Director of Legislated Services/City Clerk
Prepared By: R. Gosse
Ward(s~ Involved: n/a
Date of Report: March 1, 2007
Report No.: CRPS-07-041
Subject: ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY COMMITTEE -
APPOINTMENTS
RECOMMENDATION:
Council is requested to appoint a Councillor, 4 members of the public and 2 representatives of
the news media, to the Accountability and Transparency Committee.
BACKGROUND:
On February 5, 2007, Council adopted the Terms of Reference (attached) for the Accountability
and Transparency Committee. The composition of the Committee is to be: the Mayor, a
Councillor, 4 members of the Public, 2 representatives of the local news media, the Chief
Administrative Officer, the General Manager of Corporate Services, the City Solicitor and the
City Clerk.
REPORT:
To fill the public and media positions on the committee, an advertisement was placed in The
Record and information was posted on the City's web site requesting interested individuals to
submit their applications. In addition, letters were sent to the General Managers/Publishers of
the local news media requesting representatives to submit their applications. The deadline was
February 26, 2007 and, at that time, the City received 12 applications from the public and 1
application from a news media.
The applications have been circulated separately to Council.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
n/a
R. Gosse - Director of Legislated Services/City Clerk
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARECNCY COMMITTEE
TERMS OF REFERENCE
January 2007
Purpose and Scope:
To review Part V.1 of the Municipal Act, as amended, and make recommendations to City
Council on policies, procedures and/or by-laws that will ensure the accountability and
transparency of the operations of the City, including the activities of Council and Senior
Management.
Composition:
The composition of the Committee will be:
The Mayor or designate
A Councillor
4 members of the public
2 representatives of a local news media company
The Chief Administrative Officer or designate
The General Manager of Corporate Services
The City Solicitor
The City Clerk
Council will endeavour to select the members of the public who have qualifications or
background in: political science; public administration; ethics; policy development; governance;
or skills that would be deemed an asset to the committee.
The Committee will be supported by a staff person who will act as committee administrator and
resource person. The Departments of the City will be expected to participate when requested
by the Committee.
nA~n~~to~
Review Part V.1 of the Municipal Act
Review current policies/practices and by-laws of the City pertaining to Code of Conduct,
Confidentiality, Accountability and Transparency and to include the Procedural By-law
Review current policies and practices of other municipalities on this matter
Develop a Code of Conduct for Council and Staff for Council's consideration
Develop an Accountability and Transparency policy for Council's consideration
Make recommendations to Council relating to the appointment of:
o Integrity Commissioner
o Ombudsman
o Auditor General
Make recommendation on the need for a lobby registration and Registrar
Make recommendation on how an investigation may take place under Section 239 of the
Act or the Procedural By-law (closed meetings)
~ Make recommendations to Council regarding any amendments to the Procedural By-law