Confidential Progress, Policy Dispute - Governance Working Group - February 26, 2026
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The Governance Working Group met to discuss a confidential matter that had been deferred from earlier in the year, with Councillor Frank reporting that progress has been made. The committee also dealt with a procedural dispute over accessing existing tenant policies, which resulted in a motion being ruled out of order due to timing and process requirements.
Topics Discussed
CONFIDENTIAL MATTER PROGRESS: The committee moved into closed session to discuss a previously deferred confidential item. Upon returning to public session, Councillor Frank reported that "progress has been made" on the confidential matter. The related public agenda item (3.1 - memo from the council resourcing review task force) was referred to a future meeting to align with the confidential discussion. No details about the substance of the confidential matter were disclosed publicly.
TENANT POLICY ACCESS DISPUTE: A procedural conflict emerged when Councillor Stevenson attempted to obtain existing tenant policies that had been requested through a motion passed in July. The councillor sought to have civic administration provide current tenant policies as of July 2025 to council via email before a March 3rd deadline needed to prepare for March committee meetings. The request involved no new work, only distribution of existing policies.
PROCEDURAL ROADBLOCK: The motion was ruled out of order because the Governance Working Group cannot directly instruct staff to provide information. Reports must go through the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee and then to full council in March, a timeline that would not meet the March 3rd deadline. The clerk indicated the councillor could potentially request the information directly from the city manager, bypassing the committee directive process.
Motions
- Referred: Public agenda item 3.1 (memo from the council resourcing review task force) referred to a future meeting
- Ruled Out of Order: Motion to request civic administration provide current tenant policies as of July 2025 to council via email
Attendees
Present in Committee Room 5: Councillor Frank, Councillor Stevenson
Attending online: Councillor Mallister, Councillor Cuddy, Councillor Hillyard