Peterborough County Council Orientation Contents Vision Statement ................................................................................................. 4 Peterborough County – A Brief History ............................................................ 4 Crest vs. Logo ................................................................................................... 6 History of the County Crest: ........................................................................... 6 Population, Household & Employment Statistics ............................................ 9 Council Governance ......................................................................................... 11 Council Composition and Term of Office ......................................................... 11 Members of Council for the 2018-2022 term ................................................... 11 Duties of Warden ............................................................................................. 12 Duties of the Deputy Warden ........................................................................... 12 Procedural By-law ............................................................................................. 13 A Resolution: ................................................................................................... 13 A Motion: ......................................................................................................... 13 Recommendations: .......................................................................................... 13 By-laws: ........................................................................................................... 14 Notice of Motion: .............................................................................................. 14 Procedures – Voting and Appointments ......................................................... 14 Voting at a Meeting .......................................................................................... 14 Recorded Vote ................................................................................................. 15 Weighted Voting .............................................................................................. 15 Why we have Weighted Voting ........................................................................ 15 Council, Committees & Outside Boards........................................................... 17 Integrity Commissioner .................................................................................... 18 Closed-Meeting Investigator ............................................................................ 19 Code of Conduct for Council & Local Boards .................................................. 20 Getting Around .................................................................................................. 21 Parking ............................................................................................................ 22 County Owned/Operated Facilities .................................................................. 23 Council Compensation & Benefits .................................................................. 25 Remuneration .................................................................................................. 25 Page 1 Change – January 1, 2019 – Council Remuneration ....................................... 25 Pay Dates and Submission Deadlines ............................................................. 27 Appointees to Local Boards/Committees ......................................................... 28 Vacation ........................................................................................................... 28 Pregnancy ....................................................................................................... 28 Medical Illness ................................................................................................. 28 Expenses – Conventions/Training/Conferences .............................................. 28 Mileage ............................................................................................................ 29 Benefits ............................................................................................................ 30 Remuneration Review ..................................................................................... 30 Expense and Salary Pay Administration .......................................................... 30 2018-2019 Insurance Coverage Information ................................................... 30 Corporate Profile ............................................................................................... 32 Leadership Team ............................................................................................. 32 Organization Charts ......................................................................................... 33 Administration ............................................................................................... 33 Corporate Projects and Services .................................................................. 35 Finance and Purchasing ............................................................................... 37 Human Resources ........................................................................................ 38 Peterborough County/City Paramedics ........................................................ 39 Planning (GIS and Land Division) ................................................................ 41 Public Works (Infrastructure) ........................................................................ 43 Unions ............................................................................................................. 47 Shared & Joint Services ................................................................................... 48 Consolidated Municipal Services Management Agreement............................. 48 Social Services (City of Peterborough) ............................................................ 48 Provincial Offences Act.................................................................................... 48 Additional Shared Services not in CMSM: ...................................................... 50 Health Services (Peterborough Public Health) ................................................ 50 Fairhaven Long Term Care .............................................................................. 50 Peterborough & The Kawarthas Economic Development ................................ 50 Page 2 Resources ......................................................................................................... 51 Major Communication Tools ............................................................................ 51 Media Communications ................................................................................ 51 Print Communications .................................................................................. 51 Interactive Communication ........................................................................... 51 Staff Communications .................................................................................. 51 Resident Claims ................................................................................................ 52 Information to provide to residents making a claim: ......................................... 52 What to include in the notice of claim: ............................................................. 53 Who Does What? .............................................................................................. 54 Federal Government Services ......................................................................... 54 Provincial Government Services ...................................................................... 54 County Services .............................................................................................. 54 Local Municipal Services ................................................................................. 55 Members of Parliament (MPs) ......................................................................... 56 Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) ...................................................... 59 Environmental Initiatives ................................................................................. 62 Sustainable Peterborough ............................................................................... 62 Climate Change Action Plan ............................................................................ 62 Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus .................................................................. 64 Glossary of Terms ............................................................................................ 65 Resources & Plans – web-linked to source documents ................................ 75 Committee Websites ......................................................................................... 77 Page 3 Vision Statement Peterborough County is a very special place for people, where planning and stewardship protect a diverse landscape, lifestyle and sense of community. To achieve this vision, the County will: Respect and protect its traditions of rural lifestyle Maintain and enhance its quality of life through managed, orderly growth and development Protect the integrity of the environment Preserve and promote the County’s heritage and culture Provide an efficient, helpful and cost-effective form of county