Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (8 motions)
8 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That Council receives the report titled "Fire Department Activity Report ", report number FD-01-12-2025 for information.
Moved by Ron Schnurr, seconded by Mike Niesen
Carried
That Council appoints firefighters Bennett Curtis, Brendan Sowerby, Cohen Wettlaufer, Adian McMahon and Clayton Dietz as Firefighters for the Municipality of South Bruce; And Further That Council appoints Andy Huber and Tyson Kraemer as Captains of the Mildmay Fire Station; And further that the Appointments by-law be amended to include the above appointments, effective immediately, and to be reflected in the next consolidated appointments by-law.
Moved by Jeff Goetz, seconded by Mike Niesen
Carried
That Council approve the annual indexing of Development Charges (DCs) for 2026, in accordance with By-law #2025-36, effective January 1, 2026; And further that the Development Charges be adjusted by 4.20% based on the Statistics Canada Non-residential Building Construction Price Index (NRBCPI) change from Q3 2024 to Q3 2025 change for the Toronto region; And further that staff update the Development Charges Schedules and publish the revised rates on the municipal website as required under the Development Charges Act.
Moved by Mark Ireland, seconded by Ron Schnurr
Carried
That Council approves the Municipal Drain Assessment Agreements prepared and presented by 1934046 Ontario Inc. and Voisin/Shaw for the Bell-Sitler Municipal Drain which outlines the share of drainage assessment the owner of each parcel of land should pay related to that Municipal Drain.
Moved by Jeff Goetz, seconded by Mike Niesen
Carried
That Council directs staff to close the REC-RFQ-2-2025 Process, rejecting all bids for the Teeswater-Culross Community Centre Accessible Washroom.
Moved by Mike Niesen, seconded by Ron Schnurr
Carried
That the Council return to “Open Session” at 10:29 p.m.
Moved by Jeff Goetz, seconded by Mike Niesen
Carried
That Council regretfully accepts the resignation of the Recreation and Facilities Manager, Catherine Simpson.
Moved by Ron Schnurr, seconded by Mike Niesen
Carried
That the following By-Law be Read, a First, Second and Third Time and Finally Passed and numbered as follows: 2025-88 Being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of South Bruce