MattersAdministrationFirst seen Sep 3, 2024
Policy review and advisory committee involvement
The city is reviewing its internal and public policies, with the Community Advisory Committee to help assess policies within its mandate and receive training. Travel-expense and permissive-tax-exemption policies are among those identified for committee review.
Where it stands: Staff directed to involve and train the advisory committee in policy reviews Sep 3, 2024.
Timeline
Every time this matter appeared in council records, newest first.
Advisory committee assigned policy review and training
Directed staff to involve the Community Advisory Committee in policy reviews and to provide committee training, with priority to the Travel Expense Policy.
Decision: Directed staff to involve the Community Advisory Committee in policy reviews and provide mandatory training.
Passed 7–0
- Fraser JohnsonSupports · Policy review process
Supports option one, sending relevant city policies to the Community Advisory Committee for review and public input before council recommendations. - Sandy SeifertSupports · Policy review and parks naming policy
Supports option one for committee policy review and asks council to advance the parks naming policy, citing concerns about bias. - Wendy HobbsAsks · Grants and Aid Program; policy review and notice motions
Requests excluding political groups from grants, advancing park-naming and travel policies, and providing residents written details on notice motions.
- Fraser JohnsonSupports · Policy review process