HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRPS-08-178 - Appointment of Nominating Committee - Extension of Current TermREPORT
Report To: Mayor C. Zehr and Members of Council
Date of Meeting: October 27, 2008
Submitted By: R. Gosse, Director of Legislated Services
Prepared By: L. Korabo
Ward(s) Involved: nla
Date of Report: October 22, 2008
Report No.: CRPS-08-178
Subject: APPOINTMENT OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE
EXTENSION OF CURRENT TERM
RECOMMENDATION:
That Bradley Barbour, Sherry Landry, Holt Sivak and Gillian Wells be appointed to the
Nominating Committee of the City of Kitchener for a term expiring November 30, 2010; and
further,
That the current terms of the Advisory Committees, the Aeronautical Noise Management
appointee, Kitchener Housing appointee and the Property Standards Committee be extended to
December 31, 2008 or when the new appointments are made; whichever occurs first.
BACKGROUND:
On September 8, 2008, Council approved recommendations from Compass Kitchener
concerning the 2008 Review of Advisory Committees. One of these recommendations was
establishing a Nominating Committee comprised of five members of the public and support staff.
The purpose of the Nominating Committee is to undertake an accessible and inclusive review of
applications submitted by the public for the City's 8 Advisory Committees. This review to be
conducted based on the expertise /interest of each applicant and the criteria as outlined in each
Advisory Committee's Terms of Reference. Upon completion of its review, the Nominating
Committee is to present Council with a list of qualified candidates for each Advisory Committee.
The current term of the Advisory Committees, the Property Standards Committee and the
appointments to Kitchener Housing and the Aeronautical Noise Management Committee ends
as of November 30, 2008 yet, the appointments to these committees and boards will not be
made before December 8, 2008.
REPORT:
Nominating Committee
Advertisements inviting applications to the Nominating Committee were placed in The Record
and in the Community News. Citizens not currently sitting on an Advisory Committee or who
have not sat for at least one year were invited to apply. At the time of the submission deadline,
only two applications had been received. A decision was made by staff to extend the
application deadline and this resulted in a further two applications being received. All four
applicants meet the eligibility criteria therefore, it is being recommended that the applicants be
appointed and the Nominating Committee proceed with only four members.
Three staff members will act as support to the review process: Shelley Adams, Director of
Community and Corporate Planning; Randy Gosse, Director of Legislated Services & City Clerk;
and, Linda Korabo, Committee Administrator.
Current terms
The current term for the aforementioned committees and boards will come due on November
30, 2008 however; due to delays in starting the appointment process and in establishing a
nominating committee, the date for appointments is scheduled for December 8, 2008. For this
reason it is being recommended that the current terms be extended until December 31, 2008 or
when the new appointments are made; whichever occurs first. The additional time between the
scheduled appointment date and the end of the year will allow for more applications should
there not be sufficient number of applicants to fill all vacancies.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
COMMUNICATIONS:
Following the appointment of the Nominating Committee, members will be contacted and dates
established for the review process to begin.
R. Gosse
Director of Legislated Services
& City Clerk