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Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Nominating Committee
Minutes
Thursday,
January 16, 2020
9:10 a.m.
Council Chambers
nd
2 Floor City Hall
320 Esplanade, Sydney, NS
Mayor Clarke called the meeting to order.
Present:
Mayor Cecil P. Clarke, Chair
Councillor Clarence Prince
Councillor Esmond Marshall
Councillor Steve Gillespie
Councillor Eldon MacDonald
Councillor Amanda McDougall
Staff:
Marie Walsh, Chief Administrative Officer
Jennifer Campbell, Chief Financial Officer
Deborah Campbell Ryan, Municipal Clerk
Michael Ruus, Director of Planning and Development
Michael Seth, Director of Fire and Emergency Services
John MacKinnon, Director of Technology
Adam MacNeil, Manager of Finance
Kirk Durning, Manager of Recreation
Jillian Moore, Communications and Information Officer
Ashley Eisan, Recreation Coordinator
Sharon MacSween, Recording Secretary
Also Present:
Councillor Earlene MacMullin
Councillor George MacDonald
Councillor Darren Bruckschwaiger
Councillor Kendra Coombes
Councillor Jim MacLeod
Absent:
N/A
Nominating Committee
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Nominating Committee Summary of Decisions
1. Approval of Minutes:
Motion
to approve the Nominating Committee minutes from:
August 13, 2019
Motion Carried.
2. Approval of Agenda:
Motion
to approve the January 16, 2020 Nominating Committee Agenda as presented.
Carried.
3. Port of Sydney Development Corporation (PSDC) – Board Vacancies:
Motion Carried.
that staff be directed to destroy the ballots.
Motion
that a recommendation be made to Council to approve the appointment of
Candidate #1- Individual with a professional engineering designation (one position)
– appointment to March 31, 2024
Candidate #3 - Individual licensed to practice law in Nova Scotia (one position) –
appointment to March 31, 2024
Candidate #4 - Individual with a professional accounting designation (one position) –
appointment to March 31, 2021
Candidate #6 - Individual with expertise in business and commerce (one position) –
appointment to April 2, 2022.
Carried.
4. Business Arising:
a) General Committee – January 7, 2020:
i) CBRM Youth Council – Council Appointments to Advisory
Committee:
Motion
that a recommendation be made to Council to appoint Councillors McDougall
and Coombes to serve on the Advisory Committee for the CBRM Youth Council for a
Carried.
one-year term.
AJOURNMENT
Nominating Committee
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Roll Call
1.Approval of Minutes:
Motion:
Moved by Councillor McDougall, seconded by Councillor Eldon MacDonald, approval
of the Nominating Committee Minutes from:
August 13, 2019
Motion Carried.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Motion:
Moved by Councillor Prince, seconded by Councillor Marshall, approval of the January
16, 2020 Nominating Committee agenda as presented.
Motion Carried.
3. Port of Sydney Development Corporation (PSDC) – Board Vacancies:
Ms. Deborah Campbell Ryan, Municipal Clerk, reviewed the memo included in the
agenda package. She advised that as directed at the November 19, 2019 Council meeting,
a call for expressions of interest was issued to fill the vacancies on the Board of Directors
for the Port of Sydney Development Corporation (PSDC) to replace the following
members that resigned effective November 1, 2019:
Lucia MacIsaac – professional engineering designation (appointment expires
March 31, 2020)
John Khattar – licensed to practice law in Nova Scotia (appointment expires
March 31, 2020)
John Anderson – professional accounting designation (appointment expires March
31, 2021)
Owen Fitzgerald – expertise in business and commerce \[one of three\]
(appointment expires April 2, 2022)
The Municipal Clerk advised that notice appeared in the Cape Breton Post and was also
placed on the CBRM website, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Charity Village. The deadline
for submissions was December 2, 2019. She noted that a total of (9) applications were
received: two (2) with a professional engineering designation; one (1) licensed to practice
law in Nova Scotia; one (1) with a professional accounting designation; four (4) with
expertise in business and commerce; and one (1) submission received after the deadline
(accounting designation).
Ms. Campbell Ryan also noted that a matrix outlining the background information for each
applicant was circulated and each applicant should be referenced by number only.
The Municipal Clerk advised that she contacted the CEO for the PSDC regarding the
Port’s requirements with respect to terms for the replacements and it was suggested that
Continued…
Nominating Committee
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Port of Sydney Development Corporation (PSDC) – Board Vacancies (Cont’d):
for Lucia MacIsaac (professional engineering designation) and John Khattar (licensed to
practice law in Nova Scotia), the term run from current to March 31, 2024; and for the
other two positions, the appointments shall be for the balance of the existing terms.
Following the report, the Nominating Committee reviewed the applications.
Individual with a professional engineering designation (one position) - appointment to
March 31, 2024:
Candidate #1 was nominated by Councillor McDougall.
Seeing no further nominations, Candidate #1 would be recommended.
Individual licensed to practice law in Nova Scotia (one position) - appointment to March
31, 2024:
Mayor Clarke indicated that Candidate #3 was the only candidate qualified for the
position, therefore Candidate #3 would be recommended.
Individual with a professional accounting designation (one position) – appointment to
March 31, 2021:
Candidate #4 was nominated by Councillor Gillespie.
Seeing no further nominations, Candidate #4 would be recommended.
Individual with expertise in business and commerce (one position) – appointment to April
2, 2022:
Candidate #7 was nominated by Councillor McDougall.
Candidate #6 was nominated by Councillor Gillespie.
Seeing no further nominations, the Municipal Clerk distributed ballots to the Committee
members to vote for either Candidate #6 or #7.
Michael Ruus, Director of Planning and Development, assisted the Municipal Clerk to
scrutinise the counting of the ballots.
Following the vote, Mayor Clarke advised that the Clerk indicated Candidate #6 was the
successful candidate.
Motion:
Moved by Councillor Prince, seconded by Councillor Marshall, that staff be directed to
destroy the ballots.
Motion Carried.
Continued…
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Port of Sydney Development Corporation (PSDC) – Board Vacancies (Cont’d):
Motion:
Moved by Councillor Gillespie, seconded by Councillor McDougall, that a
recommendation be made to Council to approve the appointment of
Candidate #1- Individual with a professional engineering designation (one position)
– appointment to March 31, 2024
Candidate #3 - Individual licensed to practice law in Nova Scotia (one position) –
appointment to March 31, 2024
Candidate #4 - Individual with a professional accounting designation (one position) –
appointment to March 31, 2021
Candidate #6 - Individual with expertise in business and commerce (one position) –
appointment to April 2, 2022.
Motion Carried
4. Business Arising:
a) General Committee – January 7, 2020:
i) CBRM Youth Council – Council Appointments to Advisory
Committee:
Ms. Deborah Campbell Ryan, Municipal Clerk, reviewed her memo and advised that
Councillor Earlene MacMullin, Councillor Amanda McDougall and Councillor Kendra
Coombes have expressed interest to serve a one-year term on the Advisory Committee
for CBRM Youth Council.
As the Municipal Clerk was to distribute ballots to the Committee, Councillor Earlene
MacMullin who was present in the Council Chambers gallery, withdrew her name.
Motion:
Moved by Councillor Gillespie, seconded by Councillor Marshall, that a recommendation
be made to Council to appoint Councillors McDougall and Coombes to serve on the
Advisory Committee for the CBRM Youth Council for a one-year term.
Motion Carried.
Adjournment 9:25 a.m.
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Deborah Campbell Ryan
Municipal Clerk
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