City of Hamilton
;
ORIENTATION SESSION
AGENDA

Meeting #:
Date:
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Location:
David Braley Health Sciences Centre
100 Main Street West
Call to Order

1.
8:30 am to 8:45 am ARRIVAL, REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING

 

2.
8:45 am to 9:00 am OPENING REMARKS / ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

This item has attachments. 
1.1. Opening Remarks Introduction - Nov 8.pdf

Janette Smith, City Manager

  • Land Acknowledgement
  • Overview of the Orientation 

Mayor-Elect Andrea Horwath

  • Council-Elect Introductions

Janette Smith, City Manager

  • Organizational Overview

AUDITORIUM

3.
9:00 am to 12:00 pm DEPARTMENTAL COUNCILLOR MEETINGS

This item has attachments. 
1.2. Departmental Information Note Healthy Safe Communities.pdf
2.2. Departmental Information Note Planning and Economic Development-final.pdf
3.2. Departmental Information Note Public Works-Final.pdf
4.2.Departmental Information Note City Managers Office-final.pdf
5.2. Departmental Information Note Corporate Services-final.pdf
6.2. Contact List - Corporate Leadership Team.pdf

City Manager's Office and All Departments

  • Department Leadership Teams (DLT) Introductions
  • Department Overview

VARIOUS MEETING ROOMS

Please refer to your Individual Meeting Schedule, which details the room your are scheduled to be in for the 30 minute interval (To be distributed at the meeting)

Please note that you have 5 minutes between each session to refresh your coffee or tea.

4.
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm LUNCH & NETWORKING

 

5.
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm GOVERNANCE: ROLE OF COUNCIL

This item has attachments. 
1.3. KeyNote - Governance and Role of Council.pdf

Professor David Siegel, Political Science, Brock University

Room 2008

6.
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm COUNCIL & COMMITTEE OVERVIEW

This item has attachments. 
1.4. Council and Committee Overview.pdf

Andrea Holland, City Clerk

  • Council and Committee Structure and Schedule
  • Review of the Procedural By-law
  • Inaugural Meeting Overview
  • Boards and Agencies

AUDITORIUM

7.
2:30 pm to 3:00 pm BREAK, REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING

 

8.
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm LEGISLATIVE LANDSCAPE AND COUNCIL OBLIGATIONS

This item has attachments. 
1.5. Legislative Landscape and Council Obligations.pdf

Lisa Shields, City Solicitor

  • Overview of key legislation and Councillor's fiduciary duties and responsibilities

AUDITORIUM

9.
3:30 pm to 4:00 COUNCIL-STAFF RELATIONSHIP POLICY AND WORKFORCE OVERVIEW

This item has attachments. 
1.6. Council-Staff Relationship Policy Workforce Overview.pdf

Janette Smith, City Manager

  • Overview of the Council-Staff Relationship Policy
  • Statutory Officials
  • Human Resources Overview

AUDITORIUM

10.
4:00 pm to 4:30 pm HUMAN RESOURCES ONBOARDING

 

Human Resources

  • New and returning Councillor assistance

Room 2023

11.
4:00 pm to 4:30 pm COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ONBOARDING

 

Information Technology/Clerks

  • IT Technology pick up
  • Technology and eSCRIBE Tutorials

Rooms 2010 & 2011

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