Special Council Meeting Agenda

Monday, September 16, 2024 at 5:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Location: Essex Municipal Building, 33 Talbot Street South

Location: Essex Municipal Building, 33 Talbot Street South and by livestream at https://www.youtube.com/@EssexOntario​

 

Accessible formats or communication supports are available upon request.  Please contact the Clerk’s Office at [email protected] or 519-776-7336 extension 1100 or 1101.​​

 

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that this land is the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations (comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi Peoples), and of the Huron-Wendat Peoples. We value the significant historical and contemporary contributions of local and regional First Nations and all of the Original Peoples of Turtle Island who have been living and working on the land from time immemorial.

3.

Declarations of Conflict of Interest

4.

Adoption of Published Agenda

4.1

Special Council Meeting Agenda for September 16, 2024

• That the published agenda for the September 16, 2024 Special Council Meeting be adopted as presented / amended.

5.

Public Presentations

5.1

Kelly Linton, Partner, Linton Consulting Services Inc.

RE: Town of Essex Achieving Organizational Excellence: Organizational Review Project

• That the presentation by Kelly Linton, Partner, Linton Consulting Services Inc., regarding the Organizational Review Project be received.

6.

Reports from Administration

6.1

Office of the CAO-2024-10

RE: Organizational Review Update

Recommended Actions:

• That Office of the CAO Report-CAO-2024-10 entitled Organizational Review Update prepared by Doug Sweet, Chief Administrative Officer dated September 16, 2024, be received;

  That Council endorse in principle all recommendations within the Town of Essex Organizational Review Final report as presented by Linton Consulting Inc.;

  That Council approve all recommendations within Phase 1: Foundation Building except for recommendation R2 which will be brought forward during 2025 budget deliberations;

  That Council review all other recommendations within the Town of Essex Organizational Review report during budget deliberations over the next 3 years; and

  That Council approve the 2024 post budget expense in the amount of $16,268 to be funded from the Town’s Salary Stabilization Reserve (as per Phase 1 critical recommendations identified in report CAO-2024-08).

7.

Adjournment

• That the meeting be adjourned at __________.