Council Summary January 2023
by Darren Becker
To ensure members of the Lester B. Pearson School Board community remain up-to-date regarding what transpires at regular Council of Commissioners meetings, the Department of Communications and Community Development sends out summaries of the different decisions that are taken following each meeting.
Please find below highlights of some of the decisions that were taken during the January 30th regular meeting. Different Committee reports that were presented as well as the minutes can be found at the following link: https://www.lbpsb.qc.ca/council-of-commissioners/information-from-council
1. The Council of Commissioners approved that the final draft of the Policy on the Employment and the Assignment of Relatives of the Lester B. Pearson School Board be adopted, effective January 30, 2023.
2. The Council of Commissioners of the Lester B. Pearson School Board adopted the Student Transportation Zones for the 2023-2024 school year.
3. The Council of Commissioners approved that the consent of the Lester B. Pearson School Board be given to the carrier Lucien Bissonnette Inc., remaining the contracting party, for its change of control and the sale of the totality of its shares to Transdev Canada Inc.
4. The Council of Commissioners approved that authorization be given that a sports protocol be signed with the Fédération de Water-Polo du Québec and their mandatary Club Aquatique Camo Montréal (Water-Polo) Inc.
5. The Council of Commissioners approved that Commissioners Alaina Charszan and Marium Hasanie represent the Lester B. Pearson School Board at the World Diversity in Leadership Conference to be held in Edmonton from June 20 to June 23, 2023.
6. The Council of Commissioners approved that Commissioners Craig Berger and Marilyne Boyer represent the Lester B. Pearson School Board at the Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law in Education conference to be held in Fredericton from April 30 to May 2, 2023.
7. The Council of Commissioners approved the Lester B. Pearson School Board’s participation in the Centre d’acquisitions gouvernementales (CAG) group purchasing of pedagogical digital equipment for the School Board to benefit from mesure #50767 in its entirety.