REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: June 19, 2023 Report No. ADM-23-022
TO: Dan Horan, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Tara Zajac, Manager of Communications
SUBJECT:
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2022 Annual Report
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council adopt the 2022 Annual Report as attached to Staff Report No. ADM-23-022.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Community Charter, s. 28
Council’s Strategic Priorities and Goals 2019-2023
Council Priorities 2023-2026
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Annual report to the public on meeting Council’s Strategic priorities and staff’s operational strategies.
BACKGROUND:
Under sections 98 and 99 of the Community Charter, Council must prepare an Annual Report for consideration by June 30 of each year. Prior to Council’s consideration of the Annual Report at an open Council meeting, it must be available for public inspection for at least 14 days prior to the meeting, and notice of the date, time, and location of the meeting must be given in accordance with section 94 of the Community Charter.
The 2022 audited financial statements, previously approved by Council, form part of this Annual Report.
The 2022 Annual Report (Attachment 1) was prepared based on the mandatory items that must be included in the report as outlined in section 98 of the Community Charter. Public notice was published in the Victoria News on June 8 and June 15, 2023, and was posted to the Township’s website and notice board at municipal hall. The report was made available for public inspection on June 1, 2023 at municipal hall and electronically on the website.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
The Annual Report is the vehicle through which the organization reports to the public on their accomplishments from the previous year and the progress made on achieving Council’s strategic priorities for that year. Preparation, notification, and public review of the 2022 Annual Report was conducted in accordance with the requirements outlined in the Community Charter. Council adoption of the report is a statutory requirement for all local governments.
2. Organizational Implications
There are no organizational implications.
3. Financial Implications
There are no financial implications.
4. Sustainability & Environmental Implications
There are no sustainability or environmental implications.
5. Communication & Engagement
The 2022 Annual Report has been available for public inspection in paper and electronic formats since June 1, 2023. Notice of its availability was advertised in the Victoria News, on our website, and on the municipal hall notice board. The adopted report will be available at municipal hall, on the Township’s website, and will be retained in the permanent corporate records.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. That Council adopt the 2022 Annual Report as attached to Staff Report ADM-23-022.
2. That Council direct staff to amend the report and adopt the 2022 Annual Report as amended.