City council updates chief administrator recruitment

Summary#

On September 22, 2026, Council approved this item on the consent agenda, without debate. It adopted the recommendation to receive the Chief Administrative Officer Recruitment and Appointment Sub-Committee’s September update for the Corporate Record; it did not approve a recruitment or appointment action.

  • The recommendation was carried by Council, 15 to 0.
  • The update was presented as a verbal report, but its contents are not included in the available material.

What it means for you#

  • The public: This decision only places the update in the City’s Corporate Record. It does not directly change a public service or set a new rule.
  • The CAO recruitment and appointment process: The recorded decision does not appoint a CAO or set out recruitment steps.

Money#

No cost information is in the available material.

What is unclear#

  • What the sub-committee reported in its verbal update is not included.
  • The material does not say whether any recruitment or appointment action was taken separately.

Case for#

No argument for the decision is available from the supplied material.

Case against#

No concern about the decision is available from the supplied material.

Votes

Calgary City Council, item 7.22 (Chief Administrative Officer Recruitment and Appointment Sub-Committee Update - September 2026 (Verbal), EC2026-0593): That the Consent Agenda be adopted as follows: 7.22 Chief Administrative Officer Recruitment and Appointment Sub-Committee Update - September 2026 (Verbal), EC2026-0593

For (100%)

Executive Committee, item 7.9 (Chief Administrative Officer Recruitment and Appointment Sub-Committee Update - September 2026 (Verbal), EC2026-0593): That with respect to Verbal Report EC2026-0593, the following be approved, after amendment: That the Chief Administrative Officer Recruitment and Appointment Sub-Committee recommend that the Executive Committee recommend that Council receive this distribution for the Corporate Record.

For (100%)