PERIOD REPORT
DATE: January 4, 2016 Report No. ADM-16-002
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Anja Nurvo, Director of Corporate Services
SUBJECT:TITLE Corporate Services - 2015 Third Period ReportBody
The following is a report on the activities pertaining to the Corporate Services Department from September 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015.
I. DIVISION ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
1. Corporate Services
* Staff completed the following:
o 34 notices, agendas, minutes and action reports for Regular, Special and In Camera meetings of Council and Committee of the Whole, including posting on the Township's website
o 32 newspaper notifications and advertisements
o 10 Proclamations prepared and posted
* Issued 19 new Business Licences (compared with 21 during this period in 2014); total number of active businesses: 692 (compared with 654 in 2014)
* Administrative Assistant was appointed by Province as Commissioner for Taking Affidavits, in order to prepare certified copies and witness legal documents in the absence of the Corporate Officer
* Corporate Officer completed 10 electronic registrations at the Land Title Office (33 total for 2015)
* Corporate Officer responded to 10 requests for access to records under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (36 total for 2015); 2 were appealed to the Information and Privacy Commissioner and are now closed
* Retained a facilitator to conduct an intensive training workshop in Records Management for administrative staff from all departments
* Conducted research and prepared 11 staff reports for consideration by Council on various topics (42 total for 2015)
* Director of Corporate Services, in her capacity as Secretary for the Vancouver Island Chapter of the Local Government Management Association, took part in organizing and coordinating the Annual Conference, and attended the Conference held in Nanaimo November 18-20
* Corporate Officer completed updating of ...
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