REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: August 17, 2020 Report No. ADM-20-014
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Rachel Dumas, Manager of Corporate Services
SUBJECT:
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2019 Annual ReportEnd
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council adopt the Township of Esquimalt 2019 Annual Report at attached to Staff Report ADM-20-014.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Section 98 of the Community Charter
Ministerial Order No. 159
Council's Strategic Priorities Report 2019-2023
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Annual Report to the public on meeting Council's Strategic Priorities and staff's operational strategies.
BACKGROUND:
Section 98(1) of the Community Charter requires that before June 30th of each year, Council must prepare an Annual Report and make the Report available for public inspection. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ministerial Order No. 159 (Attachment No. 1) was issued on May 15th, 2020, which permitted an extension for Local Governments to fulfill the annual reporting requirements to no later than August 31st, 2020.
The mandatory items to be included in the Annual Report are set out in Section 98(2) of the Community Charter which include:
(a) the audited annual financial statements
(b) tax exemptions and the amount of property taxes that would have been imposed
(c) a report respecting municipal services and operations
(d) a progress report in relation to the objectives and measures established for that year
(e) a statement of municipal objectives, the measures that will be used to determine progress respecting those objectives for the current and next year, and
(f) any other information the council considers advisable.
Section 99 of the Community Charter requires that the Council must annually, at a Council meeting or other public meeting, consider the Annual Report and any submissions and questions from the public. The Annual Report must be made available for public inspection at least 14 days prior to the meeting, and Council must give no...
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