Administrative Policies Committee
STANDING COMMITTEE
This committee will study and report to council on policy matters which include, but are not limited to issues related to:
- Accounting; audits; purchasing, including tenders, requests for information and requests for proposals; financial policy; tax collection.
- Delegated the responsibility of public meetings in accordance with Municipal Act requirements with respect to applications for cancellation, reduction or refund of taxes as permitted under Section 357, Subsection 1, of the Municipal Act, and following the public meetings shall make recommendations to Council with regard to the proposed cancellations, reductions and/or refunds. (Note: Budget process and approvals are dealt with at Committee of the Whole, not Administrative Policy.)
- City-owned property/facility maintenance - asset management; city owned property, including the acquisition, disposal and leasing; fleet, including the acquisition, disposition and usage; staff accommodation; industrial land sales; museums; theatres; recreation, including facilities such as arenas, community centres, golf courses, marinas, parks and pools.
- Naming of City-owned assets (excluding streets).
- External Customer Service, including cashiering; telephony; electronic service delivery; vital statistics.
- Human resources, including salary administration, labour relations, employee development, workplace health, payroll and benefits.
- Strategic Planning.
- Economic Development.
MEMBERS:
- Councillor R. Downes
- Councillor K. George
- Councillor D. Hector
- Councillor B. Paterson
- Councillor L. Schell
- Councillor Jeff Scott
ABOUT PRESENTING TO THIS COMMITTEE:
Your informed opinion is important. Should you have an interest in an item that appears on this committees agenda, please contact the Clerk's Department to let them know you wish to appear as a delegate and/or provide correspondence regarding your issue, idea, or solution to the Committee.
CONTACT:
James Thompson, Committee Clerk, Clerk's Department, at jcthompson@cityofkingston.ca or call 613-546-4291, ext. 1268.




