Minutes

Citizen Appointments Committee

The Corporation of the City of Brampton

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Council Chambers - 4th Floor, City Hall - Webex Electronic Meeting
Members Present:
  • Regional Councillor P. Fortini (Chair)
  • Regional Councillor P. Vicente
  • Regional Councillor R. Santos
  • Regional Councillor M. Palleschi
  • Regional Councillor M. Medeiros
  • City Councillor J. Bowman

1.
Call to Order
 

Note: In consideration of the current COVID-19 public health orders prohibiting large public gatherings of people and requirements for physical distancing between persons, in-person attendance at this Committee meeting was limited and physical distancing was maintained in Council Chambers at all times during the meeting.

The meeting was called to order at 9:32 a.m. and adjourned at 10:00 a.m.

As this meeting of Committee was conducted with electronic participation by Members of Council, the meeting started with the City Clerk calling the roll for attendance at the meeting, as follows:

Members present during roll call: Councillor Fortini (Chair), Councillor Santos, Councillor Vicente, Councillor Palleschi, Councillor Bowman.

Members absent during roll call: Councillor Medeiros.

Note:  Regional Councillor Medeiros joined the meeting at 9:45 a.m. - personal.

2.
Approval of Agenda
 

The following motion was considered:

CAC001-2021

  • That the Agenda for the Citizen Appointments Committee Meeting of March 15, 2021, be approved.

    Carried

3.
Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act
 

Nil

4.
Minutes
 

Nil

5.
Items
 

5.1
Current Vacancies – Approach during the Pandemic
 

Committee discussion to place regarding the various options given restrictions in place with respect to the pandemic, the portion of the term of council remaining, and the timing and duration of a full scale recruitment. Consideration was also given to whether individual Committees deemed the current vacancies a hindrance to the ability of a committee to carry out its mandate; and applications/expressions of interest currently on file with the City Clerk from previous recruitment processes.

The following motion was considered:

CAC002-2021

  • That the report titled: Current Vacancies - Approach during the Pandemic, to the Citizen Appointments Committee of March 15, 2021, be received; 

    That the current Committee Chairs be canvassed to determine if vacancies are deemed required to be filled, and notify their respective committee of their views; and 

    That previously received applications be reviewed by the Clerk, and qualified applicants be confirmed for continuing interest, and a shortlist be provided to the Committee for consideration.

     

    Carried

5.2
Discussion re: Potential Resignation from Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Committee
 

Committee was provided a description from staff of a long-serving and highly-regarded Sports Hall of Fame Committee member who had offered a resignation, given that they had moved residence to outside of the city of Brampton.

Councilor Bowman, who serves on the Sports Hall of Fame Committee, reiterated the views expressed by various Committee members of the desire to maintain the membership of this individual, given his excellent qualifications and contributions.

The following motion was considered:

CAC003-2021 

  • That for any citizen appointee who no longer meets the appointment requirements of being either a “Brampton resident, organizational representative or non-resident business representative,” but meets the following pre-conditions:

    1. has been an effective appointed citizen member in good standing for at least five years, and
    2. there is a recommendation from the advisory committee for continued participation by the citizen on the committee, and
    3. there is expressed interest from the citizen to continue participation;

    That the citizen may continue to serve on the committee until the end of the appointment term, unless Council decides otherwise.

    Carried

6.
Other Business
 

Nil

7.
Public Question Period
 

The public was given the opportunity to submit questions via e-mail to the City Clerk’s Office regarding any decisions made at this meeting. The City Clerk, confirmed that no questions were submitted.

8.
Closed Session
 

Nil

9.
Adjournment
 

Next Regular Meeting:

The following motion was considered:

CAC004-2021

  • That Committee do now adjourn to meet again at the call of the Chair.

    Carried
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