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Meeting Minutes

Monday, March 3, 2014

A meeting of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons was held on Monday, March 3, 2014 at 11:15 a.m., in Room 112-N, Centre Block.

In the Chair: The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons

Present: The Honourables Peter Van Loan, John Duncan, Rob Merrifield and Dominic LeBlanc; Mr. Philip Toone; Mrs. Nycole Turmel

Secretary to the Board: Audrey O’Brien, Clerk of the House of Commons

Also Present: Stéphan Aubé, Chief Information Officer; Benoit Giroux, Director General, Members' Services; Kevin Vickers, Sergeant-at-Arms; Mark Watters, Chief Financial Officer; Robin Kells, Secretariat

New Member of the Board

Pursuant to sections 50(5) and (2) of the Parliament of Canada Act , the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, (February 26, 2014) was sworn in as member of the Board .

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The minutes of the meeting of February 10, 2014 were adopted and approved for tabling.

Business Arising from Previous Meetings

The Board discussed correspondence distributed since its last meeting on February 10, 2014.

Ratification – Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Agreement

The Board ratified its approval of the Policy on Confidentiality and Conflicts of Interest and revisions to the standard Letter of Offer for Members’ employees.

Members' Sessional Allowance and Additional Salaries

The Board took note of the adjustment of Members' sessional allowance and additional salaries as of April 1, 2014, an increase of 2.2% according to the formula prescribed by the Parliament of Canada Act .

Administration

Long Term Vision and Plan – Information Technology

The Board discussed a presentation on the cost of sustaining the information technology assets acquired through the Long Term Vision and Plan and agreed to consider the matter at its next meeting.

Members’ Allowances and Services

Large-Volume Mailings

The Board discussed the policies and practices regarding large-volume mailings and deferred the matter to its next meeting for further consideration.

Other Business

Information Technology Security

The Board confirmed that Information Services ensures that all digital information residing on IT equipment in the Precinct, such as computers, printers and photocopiers, is properly disposed of prior to the equipment being removed from the Precinct.

Travel Policy

The Board discussed the policy related to air travel and agreed to discuss it further at its next meeting.

The meeting was adjourned.

Audrey O’Brien
Secretary to the Board