Item - 2025.AA3.3
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee on January 30, 2025 and was adopted with amendments.
AA3.3 - Committee Discussion on Indigenous Council Members
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee:
1. Requested City Council to direct the City Manager to report to Executive Committee in Q3 with a jurisdictional scan and recommendations required to initiate the creation of an Indigenous Member of Council.
2. City Council request the City Manager to report on the process of creating the Indigenous Member of Council to the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee prior to submitting their report to Executive Committee.
Summary
Committee discussion on possibilities for an Indigenous member of Council.
Motions
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory committee requests that Executive Committee:
1. Request City Council to direct the City Manager to report to Executive Committee in Q3 with a jurisdictional scan and recommendations required to initiate the creation of an Indigenous Member of Council.
2. Direct the City Manager to report on the process of creating the Indigenous Member of Council to the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee prior to submitting their report to Executive Committee.