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Toronto Workforce Innovation Group Board of Directors Meeting

July 13th, 2015

5:30 – 7:30 P.M.

489 College St., Suite 305

Minutes

Present: Darlene H., Diane H., Carmen J., Imanzi K., Alim M., Alan M., Jay P., Allison P.,Jennifer P., Janice Moro

John M., Karen L.

Presentation on City of Toronto’s Poverty Reduction Strategy – Ricardo Tranjan.

Ricardo gave brief overview of strategy. The strategy was approved by council on June 7th and they are moving forward on implementation. TWIG is meeting with Ricardo and his team in early August to discuss how we could aid in the implementation. Ricardo provided the following links for more information:

Staff Report

Phase One Engagement Report

Declaration of Conflict of Interest – none declared
Approval of Minutes from April 7th – moved by Jay, second Alim - carried / People (4)
Rebecca Hasdell




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Re-cap of Strategic Planning Session – where do we go from here?- sub-committee of Janice and Imanzi plus Karen will review and recommend next steps to September Board meeting on the 21st.

Highlights of ED report:

  1. A Local Employment Planning Council for Toronto – TWIG is working with the City to think through how a local employment planning council might be structured and implemented in Toronto.
  2. Centre for Workforce Innovation – TWIG/Workforce Planning Ontario in partnership with Ryerson University, Humber, Boreal, George Brown College, COFA (francophone), Social Capital Partners and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce submitted the proposal on July 6th. We are expecting an interview process and an announcement in early October.
  1. Risk Management issues – termination update – our lawyer has indicated that they will receive A Statement of Claim from Enriketa’s lawyer. This is the first step to mediation.
  1. In Camera session - following are the minutes from the in camera session held electronically as part of the meeting.

In Camera follow up to Board meeting on July 13th, 2015

Board motions

  1. Be it resolved that the Board allows Karen Lior, the Executive Director to work four days a week beginningAug 1st 2015.

2. Be it resolved that the by-laws be changed to allow a Board member to elected to an Executive position at any time after joining the Board of Directors.

3. Be it resolved that the wording in Article 5 Section 1 of the by laws be changed from:

"Each Officer shall have a minimum of one-year experience on the Board of Directors prior to being eligible to serve on the Executive Committee"

to: "No minimum experience is required for a member of the Board of Directors to be eligible to serve as an Officer."

4. Be it resolved that Majid Kazmi become the Secretary/Treasurer of the Toronto Workforce Innovation Group.

Adjournment – the meeting was adjourned at 7:30

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