Minutes of Council Meetings

Minutes of the Special Meeting of Council of the Ontario College of Teachers held via teleconference on January 29, 2009 in Council Chamber A, 6th Floor, 121 Bloor Street East, Toronto

Table of Contents

1. Call to Order/Welcome

2. Agenda

3. Conflict of Interest

4. Business

5. Adjournment

Present: Danny Anckle, Paul Brazeau, Don Cattani (Chair), Dean Favero, Rosemary Fontaine, Nick Forte, Mel Greif, Gordon Hough, Garry Humphreys, Annilee Jarvis (Vice-Chair), Bill Kirkwood, Heather Nagy, Ruth Ann Penny, Jacques Tremblay, John Tucker, Henry Tyndorf, Sharon Young Kipp, Brian P. McGowan (Registrar)

Present Via Teleconference: Gabrielle Blais, Tammy Bush,Brian Doubleday, Cynthia Farrar, Laura Featherstone, Clyde Glasgow, Brent Hamelin, Bill Matheson, Jacques Pavesi, Tanya Roberts, Pauline Smart, Hanno Weinberger

Regrets: Madhu Bhardwaj, Monique Châteauvert, Helen Fox, Peter Joong, Anne Marie Levesque, Alison Morawek, Susan Robertson

Staff: Frank McIntyre, Lise Roy-Kolbusz (Deputy Registrar)

1. Call to Order/Welcome

The Chair, Don Cattani, called the meeting to order at 10:40 a.m. and welcomed all present.

It was noted that Annilee Jarvis and John Tucker comprised the Steering Committee.

2. Agenda (GC20090129-1)

It was moved by Steering, and

CARRIED,

That the Agenda for the January 29, 2009 Special Meeting of Council be approved.

Recorded Vote:

3. Conflict of Interest

No conflicts were declared.

4. Business

4.1 Report of the Search Committee for the Recruitment of Registrar and Chief Executive Officer

It was moved by Steering, and

CARRIED,

That Council move into an in camera session, those present to include members of Council, the Registrar and designated staff.

Recorded Vote:

Council moved into an in camera session at 10:45 a.m.

Council moved out of the in camera session at 11:15 a.m.

The Chair of Council reported that the following motion had been passed unanimously during the in camera session:

That Council appoint Michael Salvatori as Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario College of Teachers no later than June 1, 2009.

The Chair requested that this appointment be kept confidential until such time as the Chair of the Search Committee had arranged for communication with the other candidates and the announcement had been posted on CouncilNet and on the College web site.

5. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 11:15 a.m.