Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability Committee Meeting

Addendum

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
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Location:
Council Chambers - members participating remotely

3.
Consent Items:
 

  • Approve the 2021 Halton Court Services (HCS) budget as presented; and

    Approve a cost-recovery collections fee of $30.00 to be added to all defaulted fines effective January 1, 2021, and the collections fee to be reviewed every three years thereafter; and

    Contribute $50,000 from net revenues to the capital reserve fund during 2021 to ensure that requirements of the capital reserve fund policy are met; and

    Approve $40,000 for additional A/V equipment to deliver virtual court and remote interpretation solutions as per provincial requirements due to the pandemic funded through the capital reserve fund; and

    Amend the memorandum of understanding and local side agreement to reflect the transfer of part three Provincial Offences Act (POA) prosecutions from the Ministry of Attorney General (MAG) to the municipal partnership; and

    Approve the hiring of one Prosecutor to manage the download of responsibility from the province for the prosecution of part three offences; and

    Approve the conversion of one part-time Case Administrator to one full-time position to manage the download of responsibility from the province for the case administration of part three offences; and

    That recommendations 5, 6, and 7 above be subject to the terms of the transfer of responsibility for part three prosecutions being determined/clarified by the Province and its municipal partners, and HCS staff reporting back to the joint management board (JMB) on the following:

    1. amending the memorandum of understanding and local side agreement to reflect the transfer of part three POA prosecutions from MAG to the municipal partnership, and
    2. the staffing implications required to manage the download of responsibility from the province for the prosecution of part three offences, and
    3. the financial implications of the transfer of the prosecution of part three offences including mitigation opportunities; and

    Direct HCS staff to report back to the JMB following the first quarter of 2021 on the status of the budget.

4.
Regular Items:
 

Note: This item will be the subject of a Special Council meeting immediately following the February 3, 2021 Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability Committee meeting.

  • Direct the City Manager to proceed with implementing the interim service delivery program recommendations as contained in the appendices attached to city manager’s office report CM-03-21 outlining the framework for ranking facilities to support regional COVID vaccination centres, measures for supporting provincial COVID restrictions at city assets, both from recreation, community and culture and providing interim service delivery modifications approved by the Burlington Leadership Team, Emergency Control Group and/or service leads for parking by-law enforcement - transportation; and

    Direct the Chief Financial Officer to track and monitor the financial implications of the above service delivery program changes in the ongoing COVID-19 financial impact reporting to Council.

5.
Confidential Items:
 

Pursuant to Section 239(2)(c) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.