Council Meeting

That the meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich opens at 5:00 p.m. Motion:

THAT the regular meeting end to sit as a Committee of Adjustment hearing to hear application file MV 05/24, filed by Amanda Perdue, at 5:22pm. Motion:

THAT the regular meeting reconvenes at 5:32pm Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Planner titled “Planning Act, O. Reg 299/37 – Additional Residential Units”, dated October 23, 2024, for information. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich supports the resolution from the Town of Cobourg urging the Province of Ontario to implement similar measures to ensure that individuals with severe mental health and addictions issues in Ontario have access to secure, involuntary care when necessary; and THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Rob Flack - MPP, Karen Vecchio - MP, and the Town of Cobourg. Motion:

WHEREAS official statistics from the Government of Ontario confirm that rural roads are inherently more dangerous than other roads; AND WHEREAS, despite only having 17% of the population, 55% of the road fatalities occur on rural roads; AND WHEREAS, rural, northern, and remote municipalities are fiscally strained by maintaining extensive road networks on a smaller tax base; AND WHEREAS, preventing crashes reduces the burden on Ontario’s already strained rural strained health care system; AND WHEREAS, roadway collisions and associated lawsuits are significant factors in runaway municipal insurance premiums. Preventing crashes can have a significant impact in improving municipal risk profiles; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich requests that the Government of Ontario take action to implement the rural road safety program that Good Roads has committed to lead. It will allow Ontario's rural municipalities to make the critical investments needed to reduce the high number of people being killed and seriously injured on Ontario’s rural roads; and FURTHER THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Rob Flack - MPP, Karen Vecchio - MP, Premier Doug Ford, Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation, Hon. King Surma, Minister of Infrastructure, Hon. Rob Flack, Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Lisa Thompson, Minister of Rural Affairs, Hon. Trevor Jones, Associate Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response, and Hon. Sylvia Jones, Minister of Heal

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich supports correspondence from the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury endorsing the Ontario Deposit Return Program to include nonalcoholic beverage containers; and THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Rob Flack - MPP, Karen Vecchio - MP and the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich supports the resolution from the Town of Tillsonburg urging the provincial government to continue funding Southwest Community Transit beyond March 2025 to ensure the ongoing viability of this essential service for small urban and rural Ontario; and THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Rob Flack - MPP, Karen Vecchio - MP and the Town of Tillsonburg. Motion:

THAT relevant correspondence was reviewed. Motion:

THAT the items on the Consent Agenda be approved. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Clerk titled “2025 Council Meeting Schedule”, dated October 23, 2024 for information; AND THAT the following be the Council Meeting Schedule for 2025: January 15 and 29, 2025 February 12 and 26, 2025 March 12 and 26, 2025 April 9 and 23, 2025 May 14 and 28, 2025 June 11 and 25, 2025 July 16, 2025 at 4:00pm August 13, 2025 at 4:00pm September 10 and 24, 2025 October 8 and 22, 2025 November 12 and 26, 2025 December 10, 2025 Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the CAO/Treasurer titled “Employee 2025 Wage COLA Adjustment” dated October 23, 2024, for information; AND THAT Council preapprove the COLA of 1.60%, based on 100% of September 2024 CPI for the 2025 budget and be applied to employee wages effective January 1 for the 2025 calendar year. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Archival/Records & Clerk’s Assistant titled “Cultural Heritage Committee Annual Report 2024”, dated October 23, 2024 for information; AND THAT Council directs the Cultural Heritage Committee as to how the Committee should proceed going forward. Motion:

THAT the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich receives the report of the Archival/Records & Clerk’s Assistant titled “Fairview Cemetery Scattering Garden Report”, dated October 23, 2024 for information; AND THAT Council approves the installation of a scattering garden in Fairview Cemetery. Motion:

WHEREAS the Dutton and District Non-Profit Housing has connection fees of approximately $263,000 for wastewater and $16,000 for water; and WHEREAS the DDNPH is restricted as to when funds are released for the project NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich approves deferring the first half of the fees until the first draw of the mortgage and the second half of the fees until first occupancy. Motion:

THAT the Council for the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich now moves into a session of the meeting that shall be closed to the public at 6:54 p.m., in accordance with Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 for discussion of the following matters: Labour relations or employee negotiations - s.239(2)(d) of the Municipal Act - Medical Centre Motion:

THAT the Council for the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich hereby comes out of the closed session of the meeting at 7:14 pm, and the regular meeting reconvenes. Motion:

THAT By-law #2024-47, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich, be read a first, second and third time and passed. Motion:

THAT the meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich closes at 7:15 p.m. Motion:

THAT the Council for the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich now moves into a session of the meeting that shall be closed to the public at 6:54 p.m., in accordance with Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 for discussion of the following matters: a. Labour relations or employee negotiations - s.239(2)(d) of the Municipal Act - Medical Centre Motion: