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Special Council Meeting Minutes
November 1, 2024
1:30 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers
Council
Mayor Cecil P. Clarke
Councillor Gordon MacDonald
Councillor Earlene MacMullin
Councillor Esmond "Blue" Marshall
Councillor Steve Gillespie
Deputy Mayor Eldon MacDonald
Councillor Glenn Paruch
Councillor Steve Parsons
Councillor Steven MacNeil
Councillor Dave MacKeigan
Councillor Paul Nickituk
Councillor Darren O'Quinn
Councillor Kim Sheppard-Campbell
Staff
Marie Walsh, Chief Administrative Officer
John MacKinnon, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/Director of Technology
Christa Dicks, Municipal Clerk
Demetri Kachafanas, KC, Regional Solicitor
Wayne MacDonald, Director of Engineering and Public Works
Jennifer Campbell, Chief Financial Officer
Tyson Simms, Director of Planning and Development
Kelly McDonald, Clerk's Department
YueCong Cao, Clerk's Department
Sharon MacSween, Recording Secretary
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Special Council Meeting - Minutes
November 1, 2024 Approved March 18, 2025 Page 2 of 3
Mayor Cecil P. Clarke called the meeting to order.
Land Acknowledgement
Roll Call
1. Approval of Agenda
Motion
Moved by Councillor Gordon MacDonald, seconded by Councillor Paruch, to
approve the November 1, 2024, Special Council agenda as presented.
Motion Carried
2. Municipal Affairs Performance Audit
Mayor Clarke introduced the issue and reviewed the background information
provided in the agenda.
After discussion, the following motion was put forward:
Motion
Moved by Councillor Eldon MacDonald, seconded by Councillor Paruch, to
request the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing to conduct a
performance audit of the financial management and budgetary practices of
the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBPM).
Motion Carried
3. Outstanding Issue Papers
Mayor Clarke introduced the issue and reviewed the information provided in
the agenda.
Motion
Moved by Councillor MacMullin, seconded by Councillor Gordon MacDonald,
to rescind all outstanding issue papers currently in circulation and request
that future items requiring Council review be submitted as formalized staff
reports, prepared in alignment with Council's strategic priorities.
Special Council Meeting - Minutes
November 1, 2024 Approved March 18, 2025 Page 3 of 3
Discussion:
• Prioritize outstanding issue papers
• Mayor, Council, and Directors will be included in the priority list process
• Prioritizing proclamations
Motion Carried
4. Election of Deputy Mayor
Christa Dicks, Municipal Clerk, reviewed the memo dated November 1, 2024"
and informed of the Policy Respecting the Deputy Mayor also included in the
agenda.
The Mayor called for nominations for Deputy Mayor.
Councillor Parsons nominated Councillor Eldon MacDonald and Councillor
Eldon MacDonald accepted the nomination. Hearing no further nominations,
Councillor Eldon MacDonald was declared Deputy Mayor for a one-year term.
Meeting adjourned at 2:07 p.m.
Cecil P. Clarke
Mayor
Christa Dicks
Municipal Clerk
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