That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report COU24-002, dated October 28, 2024, of Mayor Jeff Leal, as follows:
a) That the recommendations outlined in Report COU24-002 of Mayor Jeff Leal be approved effective January 1, 2025.
b) That a by-law be passed on November 4, 2024 to amend Portfolio Chairs By-law 24-017 to establish two Portfolio Chair positions for each of the five City Departments, with an additional two Portfolio Chairs for Homelessness, in the form of amending by-law comprising Appendix C to this report.
c) That, effective November 4, 2024, each member of Council be appointed as a Portfolio Chair for each of the Portfolios as follows:
i) Community Services (except Homelessness): Councillors Bierk and Parnell;
ii) Community Services (Homelessness): Councillors Bierk and Riel;
iii) Finance and Corporate Support Services: Councillors Beamer and Haacke;
iv) Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management: Councillors Duguay and Lachica;
v) Legislative Services: Councillors Baldwin and Crowley;
vi) Municipal Operations: Councillors Riel and Vassiliadis.
d) That, effective November 4, 2024, Councillor Parnell be appointed as the Presiding Officer for public meeting matters comprising the Planning Act at General Committee.
e) That staff be directed to provide to Council electronically, agendas for those advisory committee meetings that staff attend, which are listed on pages three and four of Report COU24-002.
f) If approved, the governance of advisory committees and council’s participation on local boards, municipal corporations and third party organizations be reviewed at the end of the term for possible recommendations for consideration for the term of 2026-2030.