Special City Manager Recruitment Committee Minutes

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

12:00 P.m. - 1:30 P.m.

Virtual Meeting

Present:

• A. Sohi, 
• K. Tang, 
• T. Cartmell, 
• A. Knack, 
• and K. Principe 

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1.

Call to Order and Related Business

1.1

Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement

Mayor A. Sohi called the meeting to order at 12:10 p.m., Tuesday, August 13, 2024, and acknowledged that City Manager Recruitment Committee meets on the traditional land of Treaty 6 Territory and the Métis homeland. The Chair also acknowledged the diverse Indigenous peoples whose ancestors' footsteps have marked this territory for centuries such as: Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Nakota Sioux, as well as Métis and Inuit, and now settlers from around the world.

1.2

Roll Call

Mayor A. Sohi conducted roll call and confirmed the attendance of Members of City Manager Recruitment Committee.

Councillors A. Paquette, J. Rice and E. Rutherford; and A. Giesbrecht, City Clerk and A. Karbashewski, Office of the City Clerk, were also in attendance.

1.3

Adoption of Agenda

• Moved by: A. Knack

  That the August 13, 2024, Special City Manager Recruitment Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following change:

  Addition:

  • 4.1 City Manager Recruitment - Update #6
    (Private pursuant to sections 17, 19. 23 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act)

   

  In Favour (5)

  A. Knack, T. Cartmell, A. Sohi, K. Tang, and K. Principe

  Carried (5 to 0)

1.4

Protocol Items

There were no Protocol Items.

2.

Items for Discussion and Related Business

2.1

Select Items for Debate

The following item was selected for debate: 4.1.

2.2

Vote on Reports not Selected for Debate

All items were selected for debate.

2.3

Requests to Speak

There were no Requests to Speak. 

2.4

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

There were no requests for items to be dealt with at a specific time on the agenda.

3.

Public Reports

There were no Public Reports on the agenda.

4.

Private Reports

4.1

City Manager Recruitment - Update #6

• Moved by: A. Sohi

  That City Manager Recruitment Committee meet in private pursuant to sections 17 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy), 19 (confidential evaluations), 23 (local public body confidences) and 24 (advice from officials) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the discussion of item 4.1.

  With the unanimous consent of City Manager Recruitment Committee, the motion carried.

  City Manager Recruitment Committee met in private at 12:14 p.m., Tuesday, August 13, 2024.

  The following member of Administration's delegation made a presentation and answered questions:

  • A. Giesbrecht, City Clerk

  The following member of the delegation made a presentation and answered questions:

  • K. Gregor, DHR Global
  
  
• Moved by: A. Knack

  That City Manager Recruitment Committee meet in public.

  With the unanimous consent of City Manager Recruitment Committee, the motion carried.

  City Manager Recruitment Committee met in public at 1:22 p.m., Tuesday, August 13, 2024.

  
  
• Moved by: A. Knack

  City Manager Recruitment - Update #6 - Revised from August 13, 2024, Special City Manager Recruitment Committee Meeting

  That the August 13, 2024, Office of the City Clerk report OCC02591, be referred back to Administration to return with a revised report to the August 20, 2024, City Council meeting.

  Due Date: August 20, 2024, City Council

  With the unanimous consent of City Manager Recruitment Committee, the motion carried.

  
  
• Moved by: K. Principe

  That the August 13, 2024, Office of the City Clerk report OCC02591 remain private pursuant to sections 17 (disclosure harmful to personal privacy), 19 (confidential evaluations), 23 (local public body confidences) and 24 (advice from officials) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

  With the unanimous consent of City Manager Recruitment Committee, the motion carried.

  
  

5.

Motions Pending

There were no Motions Pending on the agenda.

6.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 1:23 p.m., Tuesday, August 13, 2024.