November 16, 2022 Audit and Finance Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Council Chambers, 3rd Floor of City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street

Agenda

1.    CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1.1.    Annual Election of Chair

1.2 Annual Election of Vice-Chair

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 19, 2022

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES - NONE

5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence 
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations – None 

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS
12.1 AUDITOR GENERAL – NONE

12.2 STAFF 
12.2.1 Inclusion of an Interrupter Clause to Marketing Levy Special Events Reserve Grant Program Administrative Order 2014-020-GOV

Motion:
THAT the Audit & Finance Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council:

1.    Adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 2014-020-GOV – Respecting Marketing Levy Special Event Reserve Grants as set out in Attachment B; and

2.    Adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 2014-021-GOV, Respecting Regional Special Events Grants as set out in Attachment D.

12.2.2 Second Quarter 2022-2023 Financial Report  

- Presentation [PDF]

Motion:
THAT the Audit & Finance Standing Committee forward the Second Quarter 2022/23 Financial Report to Regional Council for their information.

12.3 GRANTS COMMITTEE – NONE 
12.4 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE 

13. MOTIONS – NONE 

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) 
The Committee may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following:

14.1 In Camera (In Private) Minutes – October 19, 2022

Motion:
THAT the In Camera (In Private) minutes of October 19, 2022 be approved as circulated.    

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – December 14, 2022

19. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS 

1.    Capital Planning – Risk and Policy Process