Bruce County Council Agenda

Thursday, June 05, 2025

9:30 A.m. - 1:00 P.m.

Council Chambers

County Administration Centre, Walkerton

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Additions, Deletions, Amendments to Agenda

3.

Declaration of Pecuniary Interest

4.

Public Notice

5.

Announcements

a.

Recognition of Christine MacDonald - Recipient of the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) Long Service Recognition Award

6.

Adoption of Minutes

May 15, 2025

• Motion:

  That the minutes of the May 15, 2025 Council meeting be approved as circulated.

7.

Public Meeting

8.

Delegations

9.

Reports - for Information

a.

Corporate Services - Reserve and Reserve Fund Analysis 2024 Actual and 2025 Projection

b.

Government Relations - Investment in Local Communities

c.

Government Relations - Strategic Plan - 2025 Quarter 1 Update

d.

Human Resources - OPSEU Local 250 Interest Arbitration Award

e.

Human Services - Bruce County Child Care and Early Learning Directed Growth Plan 2025 Update

f.

Museum - Information Report - June 2025

g.

Paramedic Services - Community Paramedicine Update June 2025

10.

Reports - for Direction

a.

Government Relations - Priority Update

• Motion:

  That Council endorses the priorities identified in this report as part of the ongoing Government Relations policy agenda.

b.

Planning and Development - Proposed Bill 17 Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025

• Motion:

  That staff be directed to submit the comments in pages 2-8 of this report (Report PD-2025-011) to the Province through the Environmental Registry of Ontario and Regulatory Registry of Ontario; and

  That the Clerk circulate a copy of this report to local municipalities in Bruce County as correspondence.

11.

Motions and Notice of Motions

12.

By-laws

By-law 2025-026

• Motion:

  That the following by-laws be approved:

  By-law 2025-026, being a by-law to establish an Additional Residential Unit Revolving Reserve Fund.

13.

Communications (including Minutes of Boards & Committees)

a.

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) - Annual Reports

b.

Municipality of Kincardine - Bill 5 Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025

c.

Municipality of Kincardine - Support for County Waste Management Sub-Committee's leadership on feasibility of organics program

d.

Resolutions of Support - Enabling a Municipal Response to Tariffs

• Municipality of Grey Highlands
• Township of Chisholm
• Municipality of Magnetawan

e.

Grey Bruce Public Health Board - Minutes April 25 2025

14.

Closed Session

• Motion:

  That Council proceed to a Closed Session Meeting, in accordance with the following sections of the Municipal Act, 2001, Section 239(2)(d) labour relations or employee negotiations; and Section 239(2)(k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiation carried on by the municipality, to discuss the following:

a.

Labour Relations Update

b.

Collective Bargaining Mandate - UNIFOR Local 2458 

c.

Information Technology Service Agreement

d.

Minutes of March 20, 2025

e.

Minutes of April 3, 2025

15.

Report from Closed Session

16.

Confirmation of Proceedings

• Motion:

  That the following by-law be approved:

  By-law 2025-027, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the County of Bruce at its meeting held the 5th day of June, 2025.

17.

Adjournment

• Motion:

  That the meeting of Bruce County Council adjourn at ________.