First Meeting of the Newly Constituted Council

L. Haugh, Chairperson
B. Anderson
J. Attwood
D. Barber
M. Bestwick
S. Burnell-Jones
K. Campbell
T. Clifford
K. Cook
A. Cunningham
D. Dietrich
D. Fox
L. Hall

B. Hill
E. Howe
P. Howe
S. Ireland
S. Keating
V. Kerr
R. Kitson
K. Lawrence
L. Lillie
J. Mac Eachern
M. McGinn
M. A. Murray
D. Norling

S. Richardson
L. Ross
R. Rupert
J. Sanger
A. Taylor
M. Taylor
M. Ternovan
B. Turner
K. Wetherall
C. Weylie
B. Weichel
S. Young

A. Coghlan
J. Hofbauer, Recorder

H. Crawford
P. Reinhart

G. Siskind
C. Stanford

CHAIR

P. Howe chaired Council for the election of officers.

NOMINATIONS

P. Howe announced the nominations received to date:

President: Liz Haugh
Vice-President, RN: Sandra Keating, Sheila Richardson
Vice-President, RPN: Deanne Barber

Nominations from the floor were requested. There being none, a motion to close nominations was requested.

Motion 1

Moved by A. Taylor, seconded by L. Lillie,

That nominations be closed for the office of President.

CARRIED

Motion 2

Moved by L. Hall, seconded by M. Ternovan

That nominations be closed for the office of Vice-President, RN.

CARRIED

Motion 3

Moved by R. Kitson, seconded by A. Cunningham,

That nominations be closed for the office of Vice-President, RPN.

CARRIED

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

L. Haugh was acclaimed as President and D. Barber as Vice-President, RPN.

The nominated candidates for Vice-President, RN each gave a short speech and participated in a question and answer session.

A secret ballot election followed. L. Baker, L.Vanson, and K. Wetherall were as scrutineers for the counting of the ballots.

P. Howe announced the results of the election of officers for 2002-2003:

President: Liz Haugh
Vice-President, RN: Sandra Keating
Vice-President, RPN: Deanne Barber

BALLOTS

P. Howe requested a motion to destroy the ballots.

CHAIR

L. Haugh chaired the remainder of the meeting.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UPDATE

A. Coghlan presented the Executive Director update on the building renovations. She noted that hearings will be held off-site during the renovations. It was noted that acoustics and the sound system in the Council chambers and hearing room are being addressed.

STATEMENTS FROM NEW OFFICERS

L. Haugh, D. Barber and S. Keating each addressed Council briefly. All expressed appreciation for the honour of serving as Council officers over the coming year. L. Haugh noted that Council's focus on governance has resulted in a group that has strong decision-making skills.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

The Executive recommends the non-Council members of the Finance Committee. L. Haugh noted that the Executive is recommending the reappointment of the current members.

Motion 4

Moved by K. Wetherall, seconded by E. Howe,

That M. Ferguson-Pare and J. Roberts be appointed as the non-Council members of the Finance Committee from June 2002 through June 2003.

CARRIED

COMPENSATION SUB-COMMITTEE

The Executive recommends the members of the Sub-Committee on Compensation.

Motion 5

Moved by L. Lillie, seconded by L. Hall,

That C. Caron, M. Ferguson-Pare, and G. Yaffee be appointed as the Sub-Committee on Compensation from June 2002 through June 2003.

CARRIED

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

P. Howe highlighted the report of the Nominating Committee. He noted that the major focus of the committee is the effective functioning of committees. He reviewed the considerations of the Nominating Committee in determining the slate, and highlighted the process used by the committee this year. He noted that, in an effort to make the process more transparent and objective, the committee made use of computer random selection.

Motion 6

Moved by P. Howe, seconded by M. Ternovan,

That Council accept the report of the Nominating Committee, including the slate of committee appointments (attached to the minutes)

CARRIED

DATES

To enhance long-range planning, dates are being recommended through December 2003.

Motion 7

Moved by A. Cunningham, seconded by R. Rupert,

That Council meetings in 2003 be:

• March 18 and 19, 2003;
• June 4 and 5, 2003;
• October 1 and 2, 2003; and
• December 10 and 11, 2003.

CARRIED

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of Council will be October 2 and 3, 2002.

CONCLUSION

At 2:20 p.m., it was,

Motion 8

Moved by A. Cunningham, seconded by R. Kitson,

That Council conclude.