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 (4 motions)
4 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the March 9, 2026 Governance Review Committee Agenda be approved, as presented A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Member S. Brioschi, seconded by Councillor D. Maskell
Carried
That Schedule A to Staff Report 2026-0043, an amending By-law to the Procedure By- law 2025-081 for enacting earlier start times to Council and Committee meetings effective at the beginning of the next term of Council, be amended to provide: i. Council Meetings closed session starts at 10:00 a.m. and open session starts at 1:00 p.m., as presented in the staff report. ii. General Committee and Planning and Development Committee meetings start at 2:30 p.m. iii. Planning and Development Committee Public Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Member S. Brioschi, seconded by Councillor M. Russo
Carried
That Schedule A, as amended, to Staff Report 2026-0043, an amending By-law to the Procedure By-law 2025-081 for enacting earlier start times to Council and Committee meetings effective at the beginning of the next term of Council, be approved. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor M. Russo, seconded by Member V. Bikowski
Carried
Whereas the Public Notice By-law 2025-082 was enacted by Council in October 2025 after an in-depth completed review through Staff Report 2025-0341; and Whereas open houses have varied in length, timing, content, and substance; and Whereas the Planning Act section 17(18) provides required official plan open houses shall be held no later than seven days before the public meeting; and Whereas consistently formatted open houses can serve to build public trust In local government; Now therefore be it resolved that staff be directed to establish standards for open houses formats, including but not limited to: 1. permitted length of open houses, 2. time of day requirements, 3. number of days the open house is held prior to the report being considered by Council or a Committee, Governance Review Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, March 9, 2026 Page 4 of 4 4. presentation requirements provided by staff, 5. public input opportunities; and That staff report back which recommended standards to the June 15, 2026 Governance Review Committee meeting. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Member V. Bikowski, seconded by Councillor M. Russo