HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpecial Board 16 January 2018 Minutes plus AppendicesMINUTES 16 January 2018
A special meeting of the Board was held this evening in the Board Room, 133
Greenbank Road, Ottawa, Ontario, commencing at 6:48 p.m. with Trustee Lynn Scott
in the chair and the following trustees also in attendance: Donna Blackburn, Christine
Boothby, Erica Braunovan, Chris Ellis (electronic communication), Mark Fisher,
Theresa Kavanagh, Anita Olsen Harper, Keith Penny, and Sandra Schwartz.
STAFF: Director of Education, Jennifer Adams; Associate Director of
Education, Brett Reynolds; Chief Financial Officer, Mike Carson; Superintendent of Human Resources, Janice McCoy; Superintendent of Curriculum, Dorothy Baker;
Executive Officer, Corporate Services, Michèle Giroux; Manager of Facilities, Miro
Vala; Manager of Communications & Information Services, Diane Pernari-Hergert,
Manager of Board Services, Katrine Mallan; Communications Officer, Sharlene
Hunter; Audio Visual Specialist, John MacKinnon; and Board/Committee Coordinator, Samantha Flynn.
27.Call to Order
Vice-Chair Scott called the public meeting to order at 6:48 p.m. She
acknowledged that the meeting is taking place on unceded Algonquin Territory and
thanked the Algonquin Nations for hosting the meeting on their land.
28.Approval of Agenda
Moved by Trustee Penny, seconded by Trustee Braunovan,
THAT the agenda be approved.
- Carried –
29.Report from Committee of the Whole (In Camera)
Trustee Blackburn reported that the Committee of the Whole met in camera this
evening, and reports and recommends as follows:
a.Executive Compensation Program
Moved by Trustee Kavanagh, seconded by Trustee Blackburn,
THAT the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board submit to the
Ministry of Education, the Executive Compensation Program that
was approved by the Board on 16 November 2017 (attached as
Appendix A to Report 18-010) and the public consultation feedback summary (attached as Appendix C to Report 18-010).
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Trustee Kavanagh expressed thanks to the Board and staff for their hard
work in developing the Executive Compensation Program.
Trustee Scott acknowledged members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Executive Compensation for their work in developing the District’s Executive Compensation Program. She noted that the Committee regularly discussed
complex matters and were given helpful feedback from the Ontario Public
School Boards’ Association (OPSBA) and staff.
Moved by Trustee Kavanagh, seconded by Trustee Blackburn,
THAT the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board submit to the Ministry of Education, the Executive Compensation Program that was approved by the Board on 16 November
2017 (attached as Appendix A) and the public consultation
feedback summary (attached as Appendix B).
- Carried –
A recorded vote was held and the motion was carried unanimously by
those present:
FOR: Trustees Blackburn, Braunovan,
Boothby, Ellis (electronic communication), Fisher, Kavanagh,
Olsen Harper, Penny, Schwartz, and
Scott.
(10)
AGAINST: Nil
(0)
ABSTENTION: Nil (0)
30. Report 18-010, Executive Compensation Public Consultation
The Board received Report 18-010 Executive Compensation Public Consultation providing information on the feedback received during the 30-day public
consultation period.
31. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
Jennifer Adams Lynn Scott
Director of Education and Vice-Chair of the Board Secretary of the Board
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Appendix A to Special Board 16 January 2018
Appendix B to Special Board, 16 January 2018
Executive Compensation – Public Consultation Feedback Summary
As required by the Province of Ontario’s Broader Public Sector Executive
Compensation Act, 2014 and regulations, the OCDSB conducted a 30-day online public
consultation on the Board’s proposed Executive Compensation Program. The Program
was posted on the District’s website on 14 December 2017 and members of the public
were invited to submit online feedback until 13 January 2017.
The Board is required to consider the input received and determine whether changes to
the Executive Compensation Program are required before sending its final submission
to the Ministry of Education for approval.
During the 30-day online public consultation period the Board received the following
input from the public:
Date Received Comment
19 December 2017 “Curious why consultation is occurring over the holidays, it blacks out nearly half the time for supposed consultation.”
12 January 2018 “Salary and compensation plans are complex processes.
Without the relevant information, how can the public provide
meaningful input??? The program feres to comparator
organizations but no data is provided about those comparators
and their compensation schemes, nor is a rationale provided as to why the proposed ranges are capped at 50th percentile??
if proper comparators selected, particularly among school
boards, doesn’t this perpetuate inequity”