PERIOD REPORT
DATE: May 25, 2026 Report No. ADM-26-024
TO: Dan Horan, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Deb Hopkins, Director of Corporate Services
SUBJECT:TITLECorporate Services- 2026 First Period Report
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The following is a report on the activities pertaining to the Corporate Services Department from January 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026.
1. Staff Time Distribution
The table below illustrates how staff in Corporate Services spent their time during the first period of 2026. This is intended to provide information on the main areas of focus for the team. While not an exhaustive list of all tasks undertaken, the identified categories include activities outlined in Attachment 1.
* Elections added as a separate category for all periods in 2026
This period marks the third consecutive period that Corporate Services has been tracking time distribution on departmental activities to help identify trends over time and sustainably manage staff resources over the long term. The chart below contains data from Period 2 and 3 of 2025 and Period 1 of 2026 and calculates the average time spent per category.
The comparison data highlights the wide unpredictability of service demands for the department which helps to inform future workforce planning and better understand the impacts of the variability for informing future needs and efficient management of current resources.
* Elections added as a separate category for all periods in 2026
2. Corporate Services
* Reduced the number of agendas produced when there is a closed meeting scheduled prior to an open meeting by combining them into one
# New metric added in 2024
Highlights:
* Continued elections preparations including review of Elections Bylaws, appointment of Chief Election Officer and Deputy Chief Election Officer, communications planning, and review and update of documents, forms, and guidelines.
* Completed all departmental staff annual performance evaluations and discussions. ...
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