HALIFAX REGIONAL COUNCIL
AUDIT & FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
AGENDA

January 18, 2012

Halifax Hall, 1st Floor City Hall
1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 14, 2011  (91.0 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 - NONE

8. CORRESPONDENCE, DELEGATIONS
8.1 Correspondence - NONE
8.2 Delegations
8.2.1 Budget Presentation: Greater Halifax Partnership
8.2.2 Budget Presentation: Destination Halifax

9. REPORTS
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 Review of Existing Polices for District Activity/District Capital Funds
(i) One Page Reporting Form – (Verbal Update) – Mr. Louis de Montbrun
9.1.2 RFP for External Auditor – (Verbal Update) – Mr. Louis de Montbrun

9.2 MEMBERS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE
9.2.1 Events Nova Scotia Funding – Councillor Uteck

9.3 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL
9.3.1 Review of Request for Proposal (RFP) Process – Procurement (Verbal Update)
9.3.2 TIPS Line 2011 Annual Report - (Verbal Update)

9.3 SUB-COMITTTEES
9.3.1 Grants Committee - NONE
9.3.2 Investment Policy Advisory Committee - NONE
9.3.3 Special Events Advisory Committee - NONE

10. MOTIONS

11. ADDED ITEMS

12. NOTICES OF MOTION

13. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – February 15, 2012

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 Budget Presentation - TCL – March 2012
1.3 Revised Special Events Granting Framework – February/March 2012
1.4 Long Term Capital/Project Budget Pressures Review – Potential Verbal Update for January 2012

2. Information Report: Work Plan – Corporate Grants, Donations and Contributions Audit