REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: June 7, 2021 Report No. ADM-21-012
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Anja Nurvo, Interim Manager of Corporate Services
SUBJECT:
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2020 Annual ReportEnd
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council adopt the Township of Esquimalt 2020 Annual Report at attached to Staff Report ADM-21-012.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Section 98 of the Community Charter
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.
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 notice of the date, time and place of the meeting.
The Annual Report, a copy of which is attached as Attachment 1, was prepared based on the mandatory items that must be included in the Report. Public Notice was published in the Victoria News on May 27th and June 3rd, ...
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