2005-03-14_Minutes--Procès-verbal
March 14, 2005
Minutes of the Portion of the Committee of the Whole Meeting Open to the Public
Monday, March 14,2005,5:00 p.m.
8th Floor Boardroom, City Hall
Present:
Mayor McFarlane,
Deputy Mayor Hooton and Councillors Chang, Chase, Court, Farren, Ferguson,
McGuire, Tait, Titus and White
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1. Totten, City Manager; J. Nugent, City Solicitor; A. Beckett, Commissioner of
Finance and Corporate Services; P. Woods, Deputy City Manager and Common
Clerk, and E. Gormley, Assistant Common Clerk
1. MeetinQ Called To Order
The Mayor called the Committee of the Whole meeting to order.
2. Presentation Official Languages Act
Michel Carrier, New Brunswick Commissioner of Official Languages, a position
independent of government, outlined his role as Commissioner advising that it is one of
ombudsman and to promote official languages in the province. Referring to a submitted
outline of the steps made by The City of Saint John to implement bilingualism, he stated
that he was pleased with the progress made by the City in its efforts to meet the
requirements of the municipality.
He outlined the process for filing complaints under the Official Languages Act and
distributed booklets outlining those steps.
3. Discussion of Confidential Matters
On motion of Councillor White
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Hooton
RESOLVED that the public be excluded from the meeting for the
duration of the discussion on the following matter(s): 3. Nominating Committee
10.2(4)(b), and 4. Municipal Tax Regime LNG TerminaI10.2(4)(c,f).
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
Common Clerk
March 14, 2005
Public Committee of the Whole
2005-121
Record Pursuant to Section 10.2(4)
The meeting of the Committee of the Whole of Common Council held on Monday, March
14, 2005 was closed to the public pursuant to Section 10.2(4) of the Municipalities Act
during the Committee's discussion of the following matter(s): 3. Nominating Committee
10.2(4)(b), and 4. Municipal Tax Regime LNG TerminaI10.2(4)(c,f).
Common Clerk