Sonya Sharp

The report is filed for the corporate record. Confidential Attachment 3 will remain confidential under the Access to Information Act (Section 28) and will be reviewed by December 31, 2026.

Adopts a formal policy on how a vacant City Council seat will be handled, updates the Councillors' Assistants Policy (PAC005), and gives three readings to Bylaw 45M2025 to put these changes into effect. In practice this clarifies the procedures for filling vacancies and governs the roles and rules for councillors' assistants.

Names the City's Director, Law as the second Head of the local public body under section 98 of the federal Access to Information Act, giving that official authority to handle or oversee access-to-information decisions. Also gives three readings to amend the City Clerk Bylaw so the appointment and related administrative changes are formally enacted.

Authorizes City Council to formally adopt Procedure Bylaw 42M2025 by giving it the required three readings. This enacts or updates the rules that govern how Council meetings are run, including agenda, debate and voting procedures.

Council approved bylaws allowing the City to send property assessment notices and Assessment Review Board (ARB) documents electronically and repealed an older Charter bylaw. Practically, affected property owners may receive legally valid assessment and appeal documents by email or other electronic methods instead of paper mail, so residents should keep their contact information current and monitor electronic communications for official notices.

Council directs the Chief Human Resource Officer to negotiate a contract extension with Sohail Thaker of Sia Partners so he can continue acting as Council's advisor on performance management of the Chief Administrative Officer and the City Auditor through October 31, 2026. The related closed-meeting discussions and confidential materials will remain confidential under sections 20 and 22 of the Access to Information Act.

Council approves appointing the Director, Law as a second Head of Local Public Body under the Access to Information Act and moves to give three readings to bylaw 49M2025 amending City Clerk Bylaw 73M94.

Council will adopt a policy on vacancies when a Councillor leaves; approve amendments to the Councillors Assistants Policy (PAC005); and move Proposed Bylaw 45M2025 forward to third reading.

Council approves the confidential recommendation and orders that the closed-meeting discussions, report, and attachments remain confidential under the Access to Information Act, to be reviewed by September 17, 2026.

Council is advancing the discussion of Procedure Bylaw 42M2025 by giving it three readings, moving it through the formal bylaw process.

This bylaw amendment changes meeting schedules: it sets new recess times for council and council committee meetings (noon and 3:15 p.m., with 75/60 minute and 30-minute blocks) and moves the late-evening end-of-day recess from 9:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., with reconvene times shifted from 1:00 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. These times can be modified by unanimous consent or by a majority vote as desired.

Council will advance two proposed bylaws to final approval by giving them second and third readings.

Council would authorize three readings for two bylaws: one to enable electronic delivery of property assessment and Assessment Review Board notices, and one to repeal City of Calgary Charter Bylaw 2H2018.

Council directs the Chief Human Resources Officer to extend the contract with Sohail Thaker of Sia Partners to serve as Council's Advisor for the CAO and City Auditor performance management process through October 31, 2026. It also keeps related closed meetings discussions and confidential distributions confidential under the Access to Information Act (Sections 20 and 22).

Thanks two departing public members for their service, appoints the recommended candidate as a Public Member of the Assessment Review Board through December 31, 2025, and records the Deputy Chief's appointment as an Administration Member of the Community Peace Officer Oversight Committee. It also directs the City Clerk to publish the new public member appointment after the appointee is notified and accepts, and keeps the related candidate evaluations confidential under sections 20 and 22 of the Access to Information Act.

Council appoints one public member to the Silvera for Seniors board for the term specified in confidential materials, will publicly announce the appointment after Silvera notifies the applicant and no later than Aug 26, 2025, and formally thanks departing member Rick Bennett. Certain attachments and selection materials remain confidential to protect personal privacy and evaluation details.

Council acknowledges the CAO will disclose his annual base salary after any Council-approved adjustment and directs Administration to publish, every year, the full salary pay band for the Chief Administrative Officer position including minimum and maximum. This makes top executive pay and the allowable salary range public for transparency and public accountability.

Council directs Administration to fund and hire an independent third-party consultant to conduct a comprehensive post-implementation review of the City's 2023 organizational realignment, examining total costs, new positions, staff impacts (role clarity, workload, well‑being), measurable outcomes and whether intended efficiencies were achieved. The review's findings and recommendations must be made public and reported back to Council by Q4 2026.

Authorizes the Public Member appointment to the Assessment Review Board (term ends December 31, 2025) and appoints Deputy Chief Marion Cenaiko as Administration Member of the Community Peace Officer Oversight Committee. It also requires public disclosure of the Public Member appointment after acceptance and keeps the confidential attachments confidential.

The city must publicly publish the Chief Administrative Officer's annual base salary after any adjustments by Council and disclose the full salary pay band (minimum and maximum) for the CAO position each year.

Council directs Administration to fund and engage an independent consultant to review the City’s organizational realignment, including costs, staffing changes, staff impact, outcomes, and the structure’s effectiveness, with findings publicly released and reported by Q4 2026.

Council approves the recommendations outlined in Confidential Attachment 3 and directs that all related confidential discussions and materials remain secret until the transaction closes, with review by 2040-07-21.

Council approves appointing one Public Member to the Silvera for Seniors board for the term in Confidential Attachment 2, and will release the appointment publicly after notification by Silvera for Seniors by August 26, 2025. The resolution also thanks the departing member Rick Bennett and keeps related materials confidential under the Access to Information Act.

Directs Administration to continue voluntarily publishing councillors' quarterly public disclosures—gifts and personal benefits, supporting details for budget and expense disclosures, meetings, and fundraising under the council fundraising guidelines—where permitted by law, and advances Proposed Bylaw 38M2025 by giving it three readings to amend the Councillors Budgets and Expenses Bylaw. In practice this maintains public access to councillors' disclosures for transparency and moves a formal bylaw change through the approval process.

Council directed the City Clerk to draft a replacement procedure bylaw to repeal Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, with the new bylaw to be ready for Council approval before 2025-09-22 and take effect 2025-10-29. The new bylaw must incorporate recommendations from the City Clerk and from Members of Council, and will set updated rules for how Council meetings and procedures are run.

Council will give three readings to a proposed bylaw that revises the mandate of the Calgary Salutes Committee and will approve the committee's annual operating budget, using funds already allocated within the Partnerships business unit and Neighbourhood Support service line. This updates the committee's formal role and provides the money it needs to operate from existing city resources (no new funding requested).

Adopts a bylaw to change the Calgary Salutes Committee's mandate and approves its annual budget drawn from existing Partnerships and Neighbourhood Support funds.

Council directs the City Clerk to draft a new Procedure Bylaw to replace the current 35M2017, with Council approval by Sept 22, 2025 and an effective date of Oct 29, 2025, incorporating recommendations from both the City Clerk and Members of Council.

Council approves the confidential recommendations in Attachment 3 and directs that all related confidential materials remain confidential until the lease begins, with a review on 2027-06-04.

Council authorizes giving second and third readings to three proposed bylaws (5B2025, 16M2025, and 8M2025), bringing them closer to final adoption.

Keeps the current voluntary quarterly disclosures by Members of Council (gifts and personal benefits; budget and expense disclosures; meetings; fundraising) and advances three readings for Bylaw 38M2025 to amend the Councillors Budgets and Expenses Bylaw.

Council directs that Closed Meeting discussions and Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 remain confidential under FOIP Section 23 until reviewed by December 31, 2026, while allowing those materials to be released to Corporate Planning and Performance and, if needed, shared with Administration only to support next steps.

Keeps the Closed Meeting discussions and Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 confidential under the FOIP Act, with a review due by December 31, 2026. Allows release of these materials to Corporate Planning and Performance, and to Administration if needed, only to support next steps.

Council directs administration to issue an RFP by Q4 2025 to hire third-party consultants to produce a citywide review of misinformation, disinformation and malinformation (MDM) by Q2 2026. The review will assess Administration's role and current processes, examine trends (including AI), explore a reporting framework, analyze a recent case study's impact on democratic decision-making, and authorizes funding for a communications resource with a 2026 budget request to complete the RFP work.

Council authorized the City Solicitor and Chief Administrative Officer to end the contract of the city's Integrity Commissioner in accordance with the existing contract, and recorded thanks for her service. Practically, this ends the current Integrity Commissioner’s role immediately or per contract timelines and may require interim arrangements or a process to appoint a successor for handling ethics complaints and oversight.

Directs Administration to update any council policies or bylaws that reference 26M2018 so they comply with the Municipal Government Act for reporting ward budget spending; keep an opt-in process for councillors to publicly report gifts, meetings, and events; create a respectful workplace policy for councillor staff that councillors can adopt in contracts; and report back to Executive Committee by June 17, 2025 with completed items or timelines for outstanding work.

Appoints specific candidates to the Advisory Committee on Accessibility, the Calgary Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee, and the Social Wellbeing Advisory Committee, records Christian Lee's appointment as Member and Chair of the Calgary Planning Commission, and thanks outgoing members. Directs the City Clerk to publish appointments after appointee notification and acceptance, while keeping certain attachment details confidential under FOIP.

Council directs Administration to update policies to align with the MGA for reporting ward-budget spending and to maintain an opt-in public reporting process for gifts, benefits, meetings, and events. It also directs creating a respectful workplace policy for councillor staff and to return with actions and timelines by June 17, 2025.

Council approves the recommendations in the confidential attachment and directs that the confidential materials remain confidential until the transaction closes, with a review date of 2040-05-14.

A factfinding report by Q3 2026 will analyze the legal, economic and service impacts of rideshare (TNC) and taxi licensing—including effects on outer-urban and wheelchair-accessible service, market competition, existing contracts, and risks of unlicensed operations or litigation—and integrate findings with the VFH fee review and Transitional Strategy. The report should also assess administrative efficiency options, such as aligning renewal dates for all TNC and taxi plates and driver licenses, and consider extending TNDL and Taxi Driver Licence terms to two years while keeping annual safety requirements, noting any needed budget or staffing changes.

This amendment adds language so the population-based cap also accounts for the number of permitted taxi plates, clarifying how many taxi licenses may be issued under the cap.

Council authorized the City Solicitor and Chief Administrative Officer to end the Integrity Commissioner’s contract in accordance with its terms and thanked her for her service.

Direct Administration to scope and issue an RFP for a third-party MDM review and to present a report to Council by Q2 2026. The work includes assessing the City's role in countering MDM, current processes, trends, a reporting framework, and a retrospective analysis of MDM in public discourse; funding for the RFP resource will be included in the 2026 Budget.

Council approves the recommended appointees to several advisory committees, designates Christian Lee as Member and Chairperson of the Calgary Planning Commission, thanks service members, and directs public disclosure of appointments after acceptance.

Council ratifies the jury’s recommendation for the 2025 W.O. Mitchell Book Prize recipient and keeps Attachment 1 confidential to protect personal privacy. The City Clerk will publish the recipient publicly on Calgary.ca after the Calgary Awards ceremony on June 18, 2025.

Council confirms the jury's recommended winner of the 2025 W.O. Mitchell Book Prize, directs that the jury recommendation document (Attachment 1) remain confidential under FOIP Section 17, and instructs the City Clerk to publish the prize recipient on the City's website after the Calgary Awards presentation on June 18, 2025.

Approves three readings of a bylaw to formally dissolve the Event Centre Committee and repeal Bylaw 46M2022, ending that committee's governance role over the event centre. The motion also records thanks to public members Deborah Yedlin and Brad Parry; this is an administrative governance change with limited direct impact on city services.

Council approved Confidential Recommendation 1 from Confidential Report C2025-0416 and directed that the report, attachments, and discussions remain confidential under the FOIP Act, with confidentiality to be reviewed by December 31, 2032.

Council approves the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 3 and orders that all related closed meeting discussions, confidential recommendations, the confidential report, and attachments remain confidential under FOIP until the transaction closes (review date 2040-04-02).

This motion directs confidential materials to be distributed for a closed meeting to discuss the Chief Administrative Officer's annual performance review, and authorizes an external consultant to attend the meeting.

It directs Council to give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 55M2025, which would amend the Business Licence Bylaw 32M98 as described in Attachment 2.

Council will give three readings to Bylaw 56M2025 to dissolve the Event Centre Committee and repeal the Event Centre Bylaw 46M2022, effectively ending the committee, and will thank Deborah Yedlin and Brad Parry for their service as public members.

The motion creates an Ad Hoc CAO annual performance review committee comprising the Mayor, Chairs of Standing Policy Committees, and the Audit Committee chair, and directs that closed meeting discussions and confidential materials remain confidential under FOIP, with limited sharing to implement the directive.

Council approved the first confidential recommendation from the confidential verbal report, implementing the recommended action outlined in Confidential Distribution 3.

Council approved the second recommendation from the confidential verbal report, meaning the city will move forward with that recommendation.

Council approves the confidential recommendation in Attachment 1 and directs that the closed meeting discussions, report, and Attachments 1 and 3–7 remain confidential under FOIP Section 17 (privacy).

Council confirms the selection juries' recommendations for the 2025 Calgary Awards, orders the detailed recipient list to remain confidential under FOIP Section 17 until the awards presentation, and directs the City Clerk to publish the winners on the City's website after the June 18, 2025 ceremony.

Council approves the 2025 Calgary Awards recipients as recommended by the juries and directs that Attachment 1 remain confidential to protect privacy. The City Clerk will publish the recipients on the City website after the Calgary Awards presentation on June 18, 2025.

Council will appoint one public member to the Silvera for Seniors board for the term outlined in Confidential Attachment 2; the appointment will be released publicly after applicant notification by Silvera for Seniors no later than March 21, 2025; Salima Shivji will be thanked for her service, and Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 and related selection materials will remain confidential.

Council approves the confidential recommendations in Report C2025-0220 and designates the accompanying attachments, presentation, and discussion as confidential under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Appoints one public member to the Silvera for Seniors board for the term shown in the confidential materials, directs that the appointment be publicly announced after Silvera notifies the applicant and no later than end of day March 21, 2025, thanks resigning member Salima Shivji, and keeps specified attachments and selection materials confidential under FOIP sections 17 and 19.

Council directs that the discussions from the confidential verbal report in the closed meeting remain confidential under the FOIP Act sections 17 and 24.

Council is directed to move both proposed bylaws (1L2025 and 2L2025) through all three readings, a procedural step toward their potential adoption.

Direct that the Closed Meeting discussions and Confidential Attachment 2 stay confidential under FOIP Section 23 and be reviewed by 2026-12-31. Also, allow release of these materials to Corporate Planning and Performance to support next steps, shared with Administration only as needed.

Council thanks departing public members and appoints new public and administrative members to several advisory committees and oversight bodies (including the Community Peace Officer Oversight Committee, Advisory Committee on Accessibility, Social Wellbeing Advisory Committee, and related reserve lists). One appointment will remain confidential until security clearance is complete, confidential attachments are retained under privacy rules, and other appointments will be published after appointees are notified and accept.

Council adopts the confidential recommendations from the confidential presentation and keeps the closed-meeting discussions and the presentation confidential under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP). Administration may share the information as needed, with a review due by 2027-02-27.

Council refers the report back to Administration to conduct additional community engagement and return with revised recommendations through the Community and Development Committee in Q1 2026.

Council decided to keep the Closed Meeting discussions confidential under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Sections 17 and 24), so those discussions will not be disclosed.

Council appointed public members to the Community Peace Officer Oversight Committee, the Advisory Committee on Accessibility, and the Social Wellbeing Advisory Committee, and named an Administration Member to Accessibility. It also placed candidates on reserve lists and directed public disclosure of appointments after acceptance while keeping confidential attachments confidential.

Council directs Administration to implement recommendations 14–16 immediately, continue work to support incoming council staff and return with a training/onboarding review in Q3 2026, and to report back on other specified recommendations at set future committee meetings (including Q2 2026, Q2 2027 and the March 5, 2025 Council Services Committee meeting). It also merges several recommendations for joint review and instructs that Confidential Attachment 1 remain withheld under FOIP sections 17 and 24.

This motion would remove section 29 from Bylaw 10M2025 and re-number the remaining sections accordingly. It changes the structure of the bylaw but does not introduce new programs or funding.

Council adopts Confidential Recommendation 1 from the confidential presentation, keeps the related discussions and presentation confidential under FOIP, and allows administration to share the information when needed.

Council directs Administration to review items 5, 9, 10, 11, and 13 from Report WBC2024-0979 for potential future work in Q2 2027, and discuss implementing item 8 in Q2 2026. It also requires implementing items 14–16, continuing work on item 3 to support incoming staff with a review in 2025–2026, and merging items 3, 4, 6 with items 4, 5 from the Council Compensation Review Committee for discussion at the 2025 Council Services Committee meeting. Confidential Attachment 1 remains confidential under FOIP sections 17 and 24.

This bylaw amendment changes the calculation method by replacing the threshold '80 percent of the average' with '90 percent of the median.' Depending on the data, this could change who qualifies or how much is allocated under the bylaw.

Council adopts a rule to keep all discussions from closed meetings confidential under FOIP Sections 17 and 24 (privacy and advice from officials).

Adds a rule that any documentation required by subsection 17(9) must be disclosed to the public under section 23(1)(c). In practice, this means those records will be published or otherwise made available, increasing transparency for the process covered by subsection 17(9).

Council sends recommendations 4 and 5 of the Final Report to the Council Services Committee so the committee can create a work plan and develop recommendations on the salary band for councillor assistants to be considered in the 2027–2030 budget cycle. This starts planning and advice for future budgets and does not change pay immediately.

Council approves recommendations 1, 2, 3 and 6 from the Council Compensation Review Committee's final report, implementing the committee's proposed changes to councillor salaries, benefits or allowances. The changes will apply beginning with the next term of Council and do not take immediate effect.

Council filled mid-term vacancies by appointing councillors to standing specialized committees and regional boards — Councillor Chabot to the Audit Committee (and as alternate on the CMRB Land Use and Servicing Committee), Councillor Sharp to the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, and Councillor Spencer to the CMRB Governance Board. Councillor Mian was appointed Deputy Mayor for August 2025; all appointments expire at the 2025 Organizational Meeting of Council, ensuring committees and boards remain staffed.

Gives final approval (second and third readings) to repeal Bylaw 19M91 and replace it with Proposed Bylaw 29M2024. This enacts updated rules for how City Council runs meetings and makes decisions, affecting council procedures and governance.

Authorizes Council to give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 50M2024, which will repeal and replace Bylaw 35M2018. Once passed, the new bylaw's rules and provisions will take effect in place of the previous bylaw as recommended in Report C2024-1252.

Edits Report C2024-1309 to renumber and reword recommendations, adopts recommendations 1–3 and 6 now, and inserts a new Recommendation 2 that sends recommendations 4 and 5 (which concern councillor assistant salary bands) to the Council Services Committee. The Committee is asked to create a work plan and propose next steps for the 2027–2030 budget cycle; no immediate salary changes are made by this motion.

Temporarily suspends the usual agenda flow for the mid-term appointments item and puts in place a specific one-time process: Administration will publicly release councillors' preferences for vacancies, introduce each committee/board, allow brief clarification questions, permit councillors to express interest and speak up to two minutes, and select appointees by acclamation/consensus or confidential ballot followed by motion, debate and vote. The change applies only to Item 9.3.1 and is intended to standardize and make more transparent how Council fills mid-term vacancies.

This motion advances Proposed Bylaw 7B2024 to its final consideration by giving it second and third readings.

Administration must prepare a report by Q4 2025 evaluating pet store sales of dogs, cats, and rabbits not sourced from local shelters or rescues, including potential actions such as a retail ban, advocacy to the Alberta government, public education, or bylaw updates.

Authorizes appointments to fill mid-term vacancies on standing committees and boards/commissions until the 2025 Organizational Meeting, and designates Councillor Mian as Deputy Mayor for August 2025.

Suspends normal agenda flow for item 9.3.1 to publicly release councillor preferences for committee appointments and invite floor expressions of interest. It then allows selection of candidates by acclamation or confidential ballot, with limited debate and questions.

Council will advance Proposed Bylaw 67P2024 by giving it the required second and third readings after amendments.

The motion approves recommendations 1–3 and 6 from the Council Compensation Review Committee's Final Report, changing how council members are compensated for the next term.

The motion directs Council Services Committee to develop a work plan and provide recommendations on Councillor Assistant salary bands. These recommendations will guide next steps for the 2027-2030 budget cycle.

Requires that the documents required by subsection 17(9) be publicly disclosed in accordance with section 23(1)(c).

This motion directs Council Services Committee to develop a work plan and recommendations on Councillor Assistant salary bands, based on recommendations four and five from the Final Report, for the 2027-2030 Budget Cycle.

This bylaw amendment only changes a date referenced in section 6, shifting the deadline from January 1st, 2025 to April 1st, 2025. No other policy or funding changes are included.

The motion advances two proposed bylaws: 51M2024 to amend the Community Standards Bylaw 32M2023 and 52M2024 to amend the Traffic Bylaw 26M96, giving them three readings each.

Council will approve the administration’s recommended tools to regulate short-term rentals and give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 53M2024 to amend the Business Licence Bylaw.

Amends Report C2024-1175 to direct the Returning Officer to require that a candidate's completed PIC be dated no earlier than six months before the date of their nomination submission. Practically, candidates must provide a recent police/information check taken within the prior six months when filing, ensuring background checks are current and potentially requiring candidates to obtain or renew the check shortly before nominating.

Council will require every person running for Calgary City Council to submit a Police Information Check (including a Criminal Record Check) with their nomination papers. Any cost for the check must be paid by the candidate, and the requirement takes effect for the 2025 municipal election and all subsequent elections.

Asks Council to undo or reopen its Oct 22, 2024 decision to appoint David Bull to the Combative Sports Commission for a three-year term ending at the 2027 Organizational Meeting. This is an internal governance action that affects the membership of the advisory commission but does not directly change city policy or services.

Council appoints a public member to the Calgary Sports and Major Events Committee for a two-year term, directs the City Clerk to announce the appointment once the appointee accepts, and orders that related selection materials and specified attachments remain confidential under FOIP provisions for personal privacy and confidential evaluations.

Council directs the Returning Officer to draft an Elections Bylaw and return it for three readings, and to require that all candidates for Calgary City Council submit a valid Police Information Check (including a Criminal Record Check) dated within six months of nomination. Candidates must pay any costs themselves and the requirement takes effect for the 2025 municipal election and future elections.

Council appoints David Bull to the city's Combative Sports Commission for a one-year term ending at the 2025 Organizational Meeting of Council. This fills a commission seat and gives him voting and oversight responsibilities related to regulation and safety of combative sports under the existing bylaw.

Directs that the Closed Meeting discussions and Confidential Presentation remain confidential under FOIP Section 24, with a review date of 2026-09-17.

Amends the election nomination requirements to require every candidate to submit a valid Police Information Check (including a Criminal Record Check) with their nomination papers, with all costs paid by the candidate; applies to the 2025 municipal election and future elections.

Council will approve the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 3 and require that the confidential report, attachments, and discussions remain private until the transaction is completed (review due by November 26, 2039).

Council is asked to revisit its October 22, 2024 decision to appoint David Bull to the Combative Sports Commission for a three-year term ending in 2027.

Council will appoint a public member to the Calgary Sports and Major Events Committee for a two-year term. The appointment will be publicly announced after the appointee accepts, and related selection materials will be kept confidential under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Directs the Returning Officer to prepare an Elections Bylaw and require every candidate to submit a current Police Information Check (PIC) dated within six months of nomination submission, at the candidate's expense; effective for the 2025 municipal election and subsequent elections.

Council directed that discussions held in closed meetings be kept confidential in accordance with FOIP sections 17 (privacy) and 24 (advice from officials).

Council appoints David Bull to the Combative Sports Commission for a one-year term ending at the 2025 Organizational Meeting. The appointment complies with Bylaw 53M2006.

The amendment directs the Returning Officer to require that the completed PIC be dated no earlier than six months before a candidate’s nomination submission, tightening the timeframe for election documentation.

This motion requires Administration to report back in the 2026 Adjustments with a service-by-service staffing breakdown: total full-time equivalents and limited-term positions, permanent versus temporary staff, front-line versus office staff, and union versus management exempt staff.

This motion directs that discussions held in closed meetings be kept confidential in accordance with FOIP sections 23 and 24.

Direct Administration to reconstitute the Finance and Budget Committee and assign it a mandate to review every operating budget in detail over the next four years. It will also oversee service planning and budgeting.

Approves a one-time $775,000 operating investment called "Strengthening Transparency: Improving Engagement with Calgarians" (Distribution 1), funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve. The funds will be used to support city transparency and public engagement activities—such as outreach, consultation tools, and communication improvements—so residents have more opportunities to participate in municipal decisions.

Requires City Administration to return with the 2026 Adjustments and a detailed report for each service showing numbers of full-time equivalents and limited-term positions, permanent versus temporary staff, front-line versus office staff, and union versus management-exempt classifications. This will give Council and the public clearer information on staffing composition to inform budget and workforce decisions.

Approves a one-time $775,000 operating allocation for the "Strengthening Transparency: Improving Engagement with Calgarians" initiative (Distribution 1). Funds will be drawn from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to support enhanced public engagement and transparency activities such as outreach, consultations, and related tools or programs.

Council directs Administration to report back as part of the 2026 budget adjustments with a detailed breakdown of staffing by service. This includes total FTEs and limited-term positions, permanent vs temporary, front-line vs office, and union vs management exempt.

Council approved that discussions in closed meetings will remain confidential, in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) sections 23 and 24.

Council directs Administration to reconstitute the Finance and Budget Committee. It will be given a mandate to review every operating budget in detail over the four-year term and to oversee service planning and budgeting.

Council is initiating the formal wind-down of the Green Line program by repealing the Green Line Board bylaw, receiving related materials into the corporate record, and declaring any related property transactions as Major Real Estate Undertakings to protect value. Several presentations, distributions and closed-meeting discussions are to be held confidential under FOIP provisions and reviewed by December 31, 2039.

Directs City Administration to hire an accredited third‑party consultant to evaluate Calgary's public participation and engagement policies against industry best practices (e.g., IAP2), identify lessons learned and opportunities to improve how the City gathers and validates public feedback, and report back to Council by Q2 2025. Administration must also bring a mid‑cycle budget amendment to fund this work because it is not currently resourced.

Council will receive the confidential verbal presentation for the corporate record, keep the discussion and presentation confidential under FOIP, and allow Administration to share the information as needed with a review by October 28, 2026.

Council will receive the Ethics Advisor and Integrity Commissioner’s annual report and place it in the corporate record. No additional actions or funding are approved.

The motion directs that the Cover Report and Attachments 1, 2, Revised Attachment 3, 4, 5, and 7 be kept confidential under FOIP Section 23 and released publicly only after Council rises and reports.

This bylaw change suspends some agenda and debate rules to allow each councillor to speak on a motion up to two times, instead of a single or undefined number of speeches.

Council directs that the Confidential Public Submission be kept confidential under FOIP Section 17, restricting public access to it.

Council approves the confidential recommendations from the Verbal Report and directs that the closed‑meeting discussions and related confidential documents remain confidential under the Alberta FOIP Act until January 31, 2025.

Direct Administration to create a report on how the city would dispose of assets to non-profits below market value using the 2018 framework, with findings reported to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee by Q2 2025.

Direct Administration to hire an accredited, independent public participation consultant to analyze Calgary's engagement policies and compare them to industry best practices (e.g., IAP2). The consultant will identify lessons and opportunities to improve participation, with funding to be added via the Mid-Cycle Adjustments and an update to City Council due by Q2 2025.

This bylaw change suspends parts of the Procedure Bylaw and adopts a rule that each Councillor may speak on a motion up to two times, for Notice of Motion EC2024-1138.

Council will adopt a new policy that sets pay and expense rules for citizen members who serve on Council-established boards, commissions, and committees, to take effect January 1, 2026 if corresponding service plan and budget changes are approved at the November 5, 2024 meeting. A related confidential attachment containing advice and privileged information will remain withheld under FOIP sections 24 and 27.

Appoints Spencer as Chair and Wyness as Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee; appoints Sharp as Chair of the Event Centre Committee; and appoints Carra as Chair of the Calgary Salutes Coordinating Committee, with terms expiring at the 2025 Organizational Meeting.

Council will move into a private (closed) meeting under FOIP exemptions to discuss confidential matters regarding public member and civic partner appointments and the appointment/designation of chairs for several boards and panels, and it authorizes specified external representatives to attend that closed discussion. The meeting restricts public access to deliberations about board memberships and leadership, with any final appointment decisions affecting who serves on those bodies.

Adopts an updated position profile for the General Chair of the Calgary Assessment Review Board and designates a confidentially named candidate to serve as General Chair effective January 1, 2025. Requires the City Clerk to publicly announce the appointment by October 25, 2024, while keeping the report, certain attachments and related discussions confidential under FOIP sections 17 and 19.

Appoints public members to multiple civic boards and committees (including the Calgary Convention Centre Authority, Calgary Public Library Board, Heritage Calgary, Silvera for Seniors, and the Calgary Sports and Major Events Committee) for the terms listed in confidential attachments. Directs that appointment results be publicly released after applicants are notified (by Oct 25, 2024) and that closed meeting discussions, confidential attachments and selection materials remain withheld under FOIP sections 17 and 19.

Appoints the candidate named in the confidential attachment as Chair of the Calgary Subdivision and Development Appeal Board effective January 1, 2025, and requires the City Clerk to publicly announce the appointment by the end of day October 25, 2024. It also directs that the related report, specified attachments and closed-meeting discussions remain confidential under FOIP sections protecting personal privacy, confidential evaluations, and privileged information.

Council approved appointing and nominating City administration representatives to the listed boards, commissions and committees and confirmed continuing or position-based appointments as shown in the attachments. This action fills and confirms who will represent The City on those bodies and ensures ongoing administrative participation, but it is an administrative governance action rather than a new policy or budget change.

Acknowledges the end of one public member appointment and appoints or nominates public members to numerous City of Calgary boards, commissions and committees as listed in confidential attachments. It directs when appointments may be publicly released (with police oversight and Community Peace Officer appointments withheld until enhanced security clearances are completed) and approves a related confidential recommendation.

Directs the public release of the previously confidential ranked list of councillor preferences for wholly‑owned subsidiary appointments and temporarily suspends the normal agenda flow for Item 9.3.8 to use a specific appointment procedure. That procedure includes an administration introduction, clarification questions, display of preferences and call for interest, two‑minute candidate remarks, selection by acclamation/consensus or confidential ballot, and allows the Mayor to declare three Councillors‑at‑Large to the Executive Committee with terms expiring at the 2025 Organizational Meeting before moving to motion, debate and vote.

Swaps the scheduled deputy council appointments so Councillor Penner replaces Councillor Carras as the January 2025 deputy, and Councillor Carra replaces Councillor Penner as the September 2025 deputy. This is an administrative change affecting who performs deputy duties in those months and does not alter policy or budgets.

Reverses the Council decision from October 24, 2023 that set two-year terms for councillor appointments to the Calgary Stampede Board and restores the previous one-year appointment terms. Practically, councillor representation on the Stampede Board will be reviewed and reappointed annually, allowing more frequent turnover and oversight.

Council will pause the organizational meeting and move into a closed session under FOIP sections 17 and 19 to privately nominate seven councillors for each of two standing policy committees. This determines committee membership but is conducted confidentially to protect personal privacy and allow confidential evaluations.