Council Meeting

THAT the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Marmora and Lake for Tuesday, February 20th, 2024, be approved as presented.

THAT the foregoing minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Marmora and Lake held Feburary 6th, 2024, be approved as presented.

THAT Council receive the inspection report for information.

Page 2 of 6 Council Meeting February 20, 2024 THAT Council approve and receive the Schedule 22 reports for information.

THAT Council direct staff to move forward and submit an application to expand the distribution of the core drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater to approximately 60 vacant parcels, most of which are lots on a historic registered plan 727 in the village of Deloro that the municipality currently owns.

THAT Deputy Mayor Mike Stevens be appointed as Marmora and Lake’s representative on the Central Hastings Police Services Board for the 2022- 2026 term of Council.

THAT the foregoing minutes and reports of the Committees and Boards listed are hereby received for information.

THAT Council deny the request for use of Council Chambers from October 31st through November 10th, 2024, for a Christmas vendor market.

WHEREAS, municipal public works departments from across the Province of Ontario provide invaluable services to our communities ensuring the health and safety of all residents; AND WHEREAS, if it was not for our municipal public works employees from across the Province of Ontario maintaining our public roads systems, our communities would not be able to function as emergency personnel could not respond to calls, school buses could not get our children to school, residents would not be able to get to work, school or appointments and many more basic functions would not be able to happen; AND WHEREAS, municipal public works departments are already feeling the impacts of a labour shortage, which will only be exasperated over the next three to five years, which will cause levels of service municipalities are able to provide to ensure the health and safety of our residents to decrease; AND WHEREAS, there is currently no provincial-wide course that properly trains potential municipal public works employees, specifically relating to municipal heavy equipment. THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED, that the Municipality of Marmora and Lake supports the work of the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors to develop a Municipal Equipment Operator Course to address this issue; AND THAT, the Municipality of Marmora and Lake calls on the Province of Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Training, Immigration and Skilled Trades to fully fund the Municipal Equipment Operator Course in 2024 through the Skills Deve

THAT Council receive the report for information.

THAT the correspondence of the Deputy Clerk is hereby received.

Being a bylaw to appoint or confirm certain officers for the purposes of the corporation for the year 2024.

Being a bylaw to confirm the proceedings of the Regular Meeting of Council held on the 20th day of February, 2024.

THAT this meeting is now adjourned.