About the Business Services Committee
The mandate of the Business Services Committee covers policy development and evaluation of central support services to the organization and schools, including finances, facilities and sites, equipment and supplies, student transportation, insurance and inventory control; tuition fees; community use of school facilities; demographic planning; capital construction programs; budgeting; audit reports; and safety and security.
The Business Services Committee usually meets on the second Wednesday of the month during the school year at 7:30 pm. You may confirm dates and start times on the Board’s web site.
Click here for a schedule of Business Services Committee meetings
Purpose of In Camera Meetings:
- Under provincial law, “A meeting of a committee of a board, including a committee of the whole board, may be closed to the public when the subject-matter under consideration involves,
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the security of the property of the board; |
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the disclosure of intimate, personal or financial information in respect of a member of the board or committee, an employee or prospective employee of the board or a pupil or his or her parent or guardian; |
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the acquisition or disposal of a school site; |
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decisions in respect of negotiations with employees of the board; or |
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litigation affecting the board.” |
How to appear as a Delegation or Ask A Question at a Meeting:
- Members of the public who would like to address the Committee at a public meeting may do so as a delegation or through the public question period. A maximum of five delegations will be heard at any regular Committee meeting. To request a spot, please contact Sue Baker, Committee Coordinator at 613-596-8211, ext 8363, or by e-mail.
To appear as a delegation, you must submit your written statement to Sue Baker by 4:00 pm on the Thursday prior to a regularly scheduled Committee meeting. Your written statement will be included in the agenda package.
At the beginning of each Committee meeting, a maximum of 35 minutes will be allotted for delegations and public question period. Each delegation is restricted to four minutes speaking time if it is the first time appearing on an issue.
- A maximum of 15 minutes will be allotted for public question period at regular committee meetings. You must sign in with your public question prior to the meeting.
Business Services Committee Membership
Association Representatives (Non Voting):
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Ottawa-Carleton Assembly of School Councils (OCASC), Lillian Thomsen, Carrie Eaton |
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Ottawa-Carleton Secondary School Administrators’ Network (OCSSAN), (TBD) |
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Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Operations Committee (OCEOC), Michael McLellan and Adell Hay |
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Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers’ Federation (ETFO), Janet Fraser |
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Ottawa Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF), Ron Shewchuk (Teachers) & Andrew Horwood (Support Staff) |
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Student senate, Joelle Morisset and Brina Rozman |
Staff:
Jennifer Adams, Director of Education and Secretary of the Board
Michael Carson, Superintendent of Facilities, 613-596-8211, extension 8818
Michael Clarke, Chief Financial Officer, 613-596-8211, extension 8881
Business Services Committee Agenda
- The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board posts complete standing committee and Board meeting agendas and reports on the website on the Friday prior to the respective meetings. Draft agendas are also posted on the web at least six business days prior to the respective meetings Click here to view.If you would like further information on an agenda or how the Committee meeting works, please contact Sue Baker, Committee Coordinator at (613) 596-8211, ext.8363.
Business Services Committee Reports (Minutes)
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board posts complete Business Services Committee reports (minutes) on the web after receipt at a Board meeting.