The Administration department provides three key functions:
- Overall management of the operations of the municipality, through the Chief Administrative Officer, who ensures that the policies and directives of Council are implemented.
- Oversight of contracts and agreements, protocol, planning and development, legal matters, records management and Freedom of Information requests.
- Council support, including organisation of Council and Committee meeting agendas, keeping minutes of these meetings, preparation of bylaws, safekeeping of municipal records, and provision of information to the public:
- Processing and coordinating all business relative to the Village of Lions Bay’s Council
- Carrying out statutory requirements in relation to the Community Charter and the Local Government Act
- Providing information and directing enquiries to the appropriate departments
- Providing advice with respect to Council procedures, policies, and function
- Coordinating and providing information to Council to support the decision-making process
- Providing administrative services to the majority of Council’s committees