POLICY COMMITTEE
MEETING AGENDA

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

10:30 A.m. - 12:30 P.m.

Via Teleconference

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

​(The meeting is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m.)

1.1

Adoption of Agenda

• That the agenda be adopted as presented.

1.2

As per Ministerial Order  from the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General

• That members of the public are not permitted to physically attend the March 17, 2021 meeting of the Policy Committee due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As per Ministerial Order from the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General the Regional District cannot, at this time, ensure the safety of staff, Committee members, and members of the public in such circumstances.  Despite this, for the purposes of Division 3 of Part 4 of the Community Charter, the meeting is not to be considered closed to the public.

  Openness, transparency, accessibility, and accountability, in respect of this meeting, will be achieved by the open publishing of the minutes.

2.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

2.1

Minutes of the Policy Committee Meeting - December 9, 2020

• That the minutes of the Policy Committee meeting, held December 9, 2020, be received and adopted.

3.

REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE

3.1

Referred Item - Draft Policy for Consideration – EA Director Letterhead

(As referred back to Policy Committee by the CRD Board at its October 2, 2020 meeting)

• That the agenda item summary from Alice Johnston, Manager of Corporate Services/Deputy CAO, dated September 10, 2020, with attached draft EA Director Letterhead Policy, as referred back to Policy Committee by the CRD Board at its October 2, 2020 meeting, be received.  Further action at the discretion of the Committee.

3.2

Review of CAO Evaluation and Compensation Policy

• That the agenda item summary from Alice Johnston, Manager of Corporate Services/Deputy CAO, dated November 25, 2020, regarding amendments to the CAO Evaluation and Compensation Policy, be received. Further, that the amendments be approved as presented.

3.3

Request for draft policy – remuneration for participation in virtual events/conferences

• That the agenda item summary from Alice Johnston, Manager of Corporate Services/Deputy CAO, dated February 9, 2021, regarding a draft policy for remuneration of elected officials attending conferences/events virtually, be received. Further action at the discretion of the Committee.

3.4

Amendments to the Board’s Remuneration Bylaw – Emergency Response Pay

• That the agenda item summary from Alice Johnston, Manager of Corporate Services/Deputy CAO, dated March 8, 2021, with attached draft remuneration bylaw changes, be received. Further, that the changes be approved as attached for presentation to the CRD Board.

4.

ADJOURNMENT

• That the meeting of the Policy Committee be adjourned at TIME, March 17, 2021.