March 9, 2022 Audit and Finance Standing Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – February 17, 2022

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. 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

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS
12.1 AUDITOR GENERAL - NONE

12.2 STAFF 
12.2.1 ICIP Contribution Agreement: Community Building Retrofits
Motion:
THAT Audit and Finance Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council: 
1.    Approve amendments to the Capital Budget for multi-year funding for capital account CB190008 - Energy Efficiency Initiatives, for HRM Community Building Retrofits as outlined in the Financial Implications section of this report; and

2.    Increase capital account. CB190008 - Energy Efficiency Initiatives by $1,539,930 with funding from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program in 2021/22, with no net impact to the net budget.

12.2.2 Amendment of Partial Tax Exemption Administrative Order (AO 10) 

- Presentation [PDF]

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

1.    Adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 10, the Partial Tax Exemption Administrative Order, as set out in Attachment 2 to this report; and

2.   Adopt By-law T-706, amending By-law T-700, the Tax Deferral By-law, as set out in Attachment 4 to this report.

12.3 GRANTS COMMITTEE – NONE
12.4 COMMITTEE MEMBERS – NONE

13. MOTIONS
13.1 Councillor Cleary
Motion:
THAT the Audit & Finance Standing Committee direct the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to provide a staff report outlining the financial impact of ensuring a minimum wage of $15 per hour for all employees of Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax Public Libraries, as well as employees of the Multi-district Facilities, regardless of employment status (i.e., covering part-time, casual, seasonal, etc.) to be implemented no later than April 1, 2023. This report should be completed in time to inform the 2023-24 budget process.

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) 
The Audit and Finance Standing 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 – February 17, 2022
Motion:
THAT the In Camera (In Private) minutes of February 17, 2022 be approved as circulated. 

15. ADDED ITEMS - NONE
16. NOTICES OF MOTION
17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – April 20, 2022

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS – NONE