TAMRMS#: B06
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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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Location Update for Standing Committee of the Whole Meetings
Presented by: Marta Caufield, Director, Legal, Legislative and Records Services
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That effective immediately, the scheduled regular Standing Committee of the Whole meetings will occur in the Council Chambers or the Douglas Cardinal Boardroom at St. Albert Place, with an option for Council Members or the public to attend or participate through an electronic platform.
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SUMMARY
A motion of Council is required in order to amend the place where a regularly scheduled meeting of Council or Standing Committee of the Whole is held.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
At the Council Organizational Meeting on November 3, 2025, Council passed the following motion:
AR-25-318
That the regular meetings of City Council will occur in the Council Chambers at St. Albert Place with an option for Council Members or the public to attend or participate through an electronic platform, and the scheduled regular Standing Committee of the Whole meetings will occur in the Douglas Cardinal Boardroom at St. Albert Place with an option for Council Members or the public to attend or participate through an electronic platform.
Section 9 of the Procedure Bylaw states the following:
"Council, by Resolution, may change the time, date or location of any Meeting. Changes to Meeting dates and times must be determined with input from the CAO and Clerk in order to ensure that Administration has adequate time to prepare background material, to minimize conflicts between Meetings and to ensure that notification of the change to Members and to the public can be achieved."
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Although the Douglas Cardinal Boardroom served its purpose for regular SCOW meetings there have been challenges due to the lack of technology, in-camera discussions and the overall configuration of the room particul...
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