City Council Agenda - November 26, 2012 - City of Guelph

COMMITTEEREPORTTOGovernance CommitteeSERVICE AREA Corporate & Human ResourcesDATE November 13, 2012SUBJECTCouncillor Employment StatusREPORT NUMBER CHR-2012-62________________________________________________________________________________________________________SUMMARYPurpose of Report:To provide information regarding the requirements to review modifications to theemployment status of Councillors.Committee Action:To receive the information contained in the report.RECOMMENDATIONThat the November 13, 2012 report entitled “Councillor Employment Status” bereceived for information.BACKGROUNDOn November 18, 2008 a report entitled “Full vs. Part Time Councillors”(Attachment 1) prepared by the Director of Information Services/Clerk was receivedfor information by Council. This staff report provided information relating to:• The City’s transition from an at large method of election to a ward system• The statutory framework related to altering the composition of council• A comparative analysis of full vs. part time councillors in Ontario includingthe related compensation and costs• Several process review options which could be engaged in order to inform arecommendation in regards to the potential shift from full to part timecouncillors• A method to quantify the time commitment associated with being acouncillorPage 1 of 5CITY OF GUELPH COMMITTEE REPORT