# Audit, Finance and Administration Committee approves Delegated Authority to Accept Consignment Merchandise 7-0

The motion carried 7 to 0, with 3 absent at the Thursday, June 18, 2026 meeting.

Published: 2026-08-07T19:26:01.248Z
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## Record

Meeting: Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
Item: Motion
Result: Carried 7-0
Time on this item: About 85 minutes
In the recording: 1:21:16

## Report

Audit, Finance and Administration Committee voted 7 to 0, with 3 absent on Delegated Authority to Accept Consignment Merchandise at its Thursday, June 18, 2026 meeting. The motion carried.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

```
Delegated Authority to Accept Consignment Merchandise (City Wide) (Clark/Cooper) That Report PED26010, Delegated Authority to Accept Consignment Merchandise (City Wide), dated June 18, 2026, be received and the following recommendations, be approved: (a) That the Director of Tourism and Culture, or their designate, be delegated the authority to approve, amend, extend and execute all consignment agreements and all required ancillary agreements, not exceed $25,000, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and (b) That Tourism and Culture staff be directed to report back to Audit, Finance and Administration Committee in 2027 on the progress and impact of consignment agreements for the Hamilton Civic Museum giftshops.
```

This item comes up about 1:21:16 into the [meeting recording](https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=ad7e99fe-b9ab-4988-a6ad-c57ddcefacff). The meeting stayed on it for about 85 minutes. The recording is the city's own. Local Wire does not transcribe it or attribute remarks from it.

Every figure above comes from the [official minutes](https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=499858) and the recorded vote they contain. The roll call shows how each member voted.

## Sources

[1] AFA Minutes 26-008 (Please refer to the June 24, 2026 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters.): Audit, Finance and Administration Committee, Thursday, June 18, 2026 — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=499858
[2] Audit, Finance and Administration Committee, Thursday, June 18, 2026 (City of Hamilton eSCRIBE meeting record) — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=ad7e99fe-b9ab-4988-a6ad-c57ddcefacff&lang=English