Moved by Councillor Laidlaw
Seconded by Councillor Kovach
REPORT THAT the “Procedure for Hiring Directors Who Report Directly to the CAO” be approved as amended with Clause 4 reading as follows:
The short-listed candidates will be interviewed by a Search Team consisting of the Mayor, the Chair of the appropriate standing committee, the CAO, and the Director of Human Resources*. An independent person from the community and/or one additional Director and/or one Councillor may form part of the Search Team as required.
A recorded vote was requested which resulted as follows:
VOTING IN FAVOUR: Councillors Beard, Bell, Burcher, Findlay, Hofland, Kovach, Laidlaw, Piper, Salisbury and Mayor Farbridge (10)
VOTING AGAINST: Councillor Billings (1)
The motion was carried.
Moved in Amendment by Councillor Laidlaw
Seconded by Councillor Burcher
THAT staff be directed to establish a policy that would work towards a three year supply of lots for 2008.
A recorded vote was requested, which resulted as follows:
VOTING IN FAVOUR: Councillors Bell, Burcher, Findlay, Hofland and Laidlaw (5)
VOTING AGAINST: Councillors Beard, Billings, Kovach, Piper, Salisbury, Wettstein and Mayor Farbridge (7)
The motion was defeated.
Moved by Councillor Burcher
Seconded by Councillor Piper
THAT Council approve the Development Priorities Plan with a reduction in the number of draft plan approved units to be considered in 2007 by 200, and that staff develop a list of draft plan approved developments for Council based on this reduced number.
A recorded vote was requested, which resulted as follows:
VOTING IN FAVOUR: Councillors Beard, Bell, Burcher,
Findlay, Hofland, Kovach, Laidlaw, Piper, Salisbury and Mayor Farbridge (10)
VOTING AGAINST: Councillors Billings and Wettstein (2)
The motion was carried.
Moved in Amendment by Councillor Billings
Seconded by Councillor Burcher
THAT Liz Sandals, MPP be requested to support this initiative in writing to the Minister of Health and Long Term Care regarding the Elliot Community.
A recorded vote was requested, which resulted as follows:
VOTING IN FAVOUR: Councillors Beard, Bell, Billings, Burcher, Findlay, Hofland, Kovach, Laidlaw, Piper, Salisbury, Wettstein and Mayor Farbridge (12)
VOTING AGAINST: (0)
The motion was carried.