HALIFAX REGIONAL COUNCIL
AUDIT & FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
AGENDA

Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Halifax Hall, 2nd Floor, City Hall
Halifax, NS
11:00 a.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 29, 2010, June 15th & 27th, 2011

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, PETITIONS, DELEGATIONS
8.1 Correspondence
8.1.1 E-mail dated June 16, 2011 from Aubrey Fricker
8.2 Petitions
8.3 Delegations - NONE

9. REPORTS
9.1 STAFF

9.1.1 Workplan to Implement Auditor General’s Recommendations in Review of the Concerts on the North Common – Mr. Richard Butts

9.1.2 Capital Cost Contribution Program – Mr. Peter Duncan

9.2 MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT & FINANCE STANDING COMMITTEE

9.2.1 Councillor McCluskey – HRM employee reimbursement for Canada Games volunteering

9.2.2 Councillor McCluskey - GHP / Destination Halifax / Trade Centre Ltd. budget presentations

9.3 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL

9.3.1 District Activity & District Capital Funds

9.3.2 Wireless Communications

9.4 SUB-COMITTTEES
9.4.1 Grants Committee - NONE
9.4.2 Investment Policy Advisory Committee - NONE
9.4.3 Special Events Advisory Committee - NONE

9.5 MATTERS REFERRED FROM REGIONAL COUNCIL - NONE

9.6 MATTERS REFERRED FROM STANDING COMMITTEES - NONE

10. MOTIONS

11. ADDED ITEMS

12. NOTICES OF MOTION

13. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – September 21, 2011 * this meeting will be held in the Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall.

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 Long Term Capital / Project Budget Pressures Review – September 2011
1.5 Revised Special Events Granting Framework – September 2011
1.6 Multi-District & Event Facilities – A Case for Action – September 2011

2. Update on Commons Computation Fund (T113)

3. Information Report – Hurricane Juan and White Juan – Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) Claims

4. Write-off of Uncollectible Accounts (to be circulated)

5. 2011 Assessment Roll Appeals