HALIFAX REGIONAL COUNCIL
AUDIT & FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
AGENDA

June 15, 2011
Halifax Hall, 2nd Floor, City Hall
Halifax, NS
11:00 a.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 18, 2011 (171 KB)

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES

5. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE

6. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE

7. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
7.1 Proposed Civic Events Working Group (216 KB) – Mr. Andrew Whittemore
7.2 Councillor Mosher - Auditor General’s Report – Grants, Donations, Contributions

8. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS, DELEGATIONS
8.1 Correspondence – NONE
8.2 Petitions
8.3 Delegations - NONE

9. REPORTS
9.1 STAFF - NONE

9.2 MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT & FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
9.2.1 Councillor Walker – Audit Reporting Process

9.3 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL - NONE

9.4 SUB-COMITTTEES
9.4.1 Grants Committee – NONE

9.4.2 Investment Policy Advisory Committee (See Information Item 2) (405 KB)

9.4.3 Special Events Advisory Committee - NONE

9.5 MATTERS REFERRED FROM REGIONAL COUNCIL
9.5.1 Long Term Capital / Project Budget Pressures Review – Mr. Peter Duncan (Update)

9.6 MATTERS REFERRED FROM STANDING COMMITTEES - NONE

10. MOTIONS - NONE

11. ADDED ITEMS

12. NOTICES OF MOTION

13. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – August 17, 2011

14. ADJOURNMENT

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IN CAMERA ITEMS - NONE

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Upcoming Agenda Items
1.1 Community Facilities Master Plan – Funding Strategies - early spring 2012
1.2 Review of the Business Park Reserve Policy – September 2011
1.3 Investment Policy Presentation – September 2011
1.4 Capital Cost Contributions for HRM – Update – August 17, 2011
1.5 Revised Special Events Granting Framework – August 17, 2011
2. Investment Policy Advisory Committee – Quarter Ending March 31, 2011 (405 KB)
3. Investment Activities – Quarter Ending March 31, 2011  (767 KB)