Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
Comité de l’agriculture et des affaires rurales
Submitted by/Soumis par : M. Rick O’Connor, City Clerk and Solicitor /
Greffier et Chef du contentieux
Contact Person/Personne ressource : Marc Desjardins
Committee
Coordinator / Coordonnateur du comité
(613)
580-2424 x-28821 Marc.Desjardins@ottawa.ca
That the Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee receive this report for information.
Que le Comité de
l’agriculture et des affaires rurales prenne connaissance du présent rapport.
On 11 June 2008, Council approved a new process
for tracking formal Inquiries and Motions submitted at Standing Committees and
Council. Included in this process was
the requirement for Committees and Council to receive bi-monthly status updates
on these motions and inquiries, at the second meeting of every second
month. Accordingly, this report is being
presented to Committee for information.
There is presently one inquiry awaiting response, and five motions/directions
under investigation by staff.
A list of the outstanding inquiries is contained in
Document 1. This report
integrates the status of outstanding motions and directions to staff,
identified as part of the City Manager’s review in the fall of 2008, with the
actions that will be taken to ensure that both are addressed appropriately. The
list of outstanding motions and directions is contained in Document 2.
Consistent with Council’s direction, the tracking and
reporting of formal motions and inquiries is undertaken by the City Clerk’s
Office. Protocols have also been
established within departments to ensure department-specific motions and
inquiries are processed in a timely manner. In those instances where there may
be a delay, Council will be provided with an explanation.
RURAL
IMPLICATIONS
No rural
implications have been identified for this report, as it is for information
only.
This report
is administrative in nature and therefore no consultation was required.
COMMENTS
BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR
Not
applicable, as this is a City-wide report.
LEGAL
IMPLICATIONS
No legal implications have been identified for this report, as it is
for information only.
RISK MANAGEMENT
IMPLICATIONS
No risk management implications have been identified for this report,
as it is for information only.
No financial implications have been identified for this report, as it
is for information only.
Document 1: Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Outstanding
Inquiries Status report as of 3 May 2012
Document
2: Departmental Report on Outstanding
Motions and Directions
The Coordinator will continue to track all
motions and inquiries made at Committee and report bi-monthly.