Date:
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Halifax Hall, 2nd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 17, 2024
3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence
7.2 Petitions
7.3 Presentations – None
8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 Affordable Housing from a GBA+ Lens - Affordable Housing Programs Administered by HRM
9.2 COMMITTEE MEMBERS
9.2.1 Request for Letter re: Municipal Conflict of Interest of Act [PDF]
Motion:
That the Women and Gender Equity Advisory Committee recommend that Executive Standing
Committee request a staff report with respect to requesting that the Mayor write a letter to the
Province of Nova Scotia’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to request the definition of
“spouse” in the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act be amended to adopt gender neutral language.
9.2.2 Letter to Regional Council and the Chief Administrative Officer [PDF]
Motion:
That the Women and Gender Equity Advisory Committee request the Chair write a letter to Halifax
Regional Council and the Chief Administrative Officer requesting policies be forwarded to the Committee for review.
10. ADDED ITEMS
11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – January 9, 2025
12. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Elizabeth Macdonald, Legislative Assistant, at elizabeth.macdonald@halifax.ca or 902-497-7548.
To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council