[0:04] Just give it a minute.
[0:29] Okay, we are ready.
[0:33] » Good morning everyone. I'll call the
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[2:08] Okay. So, we have an approval of the
agenda.
[2:12] Mover
>> I
[2:14] » I so move. Moved by councelor Yan.
>> Second.
[2:17] » Second by councelor Thompson.
Call the vote. Um councelor going to
[2:24] order here. Councelor Hook.
>> Yes.
[2:27] » Councelor Thompson.
>> Yes.
[2:29] » Councelor [snorts] Yanch.
>> Yes.
[2:32] » And that motion is carried.
Disclosure of peiniary interest and the
[2:37] general nature thereof.
None noted.
[2:50] First went to section 2392 of the
Municipal Act 2001 as amended. This part
[2:56] of the meeting will be closed to the
public in order to receive an update on
[3:00] a litigation or potential litigation
affecting the municipality.
[3:10] So,
>> we just need a motion to go in to close.
[3:12] Yes.
Have a motion to go into close. I'll
[3:14] » make that motion.
>> Moved by councelor Thompson,
[3:18] seconded by
I'll second.
[3:22] » Councelor Hook.
Call the vote. Councelor Hook.
[3:26] » Yes.
>> Councelor Thompson.
[3:28] » Yes.
>> Councelor Yanch.
[3:30] » Yes.
>> And that motion is carried. Thank you.
[3:34] We will go into a closed meeting.
[3:40] » Okay. So we all exit.
>> Yes.
[10:05] Oh,
[10:11] we lost. Oh, there's K.
[10:20] » Okay, I do believe we are
back to Noble.
[10:26] » Thank you, Christine.
>> Council Hook
[10:30] appears to have some
He's frozen.
[10:36] Maybe we'll
Well, there you are.
[10:40] » Yeah, I may have to stop the video.
Still having some internet problems.
[10:44] Sorry, guys.
>> No, no, not a problem. Okay, ready to
[10:48] go, Christine, then?
>> Yes. Thank you.
[10:50] » Okay.
Good morning everyone again. We are back
[10:53] in an open meeting.
[10:58] A closed meeting was held this morning
pursuant to section 2392 of the
[11:02] municipal act as amended at which
recommendations were made to receive and
[11:06] adopt the recommendations from the
township solicitor regarding a
[11:10] litigation affecting the municipality.
Could we have a motion to adopt the
[11:16] recommendations from the closed meeting?
I so move
[11:21] » by councelor Yanch.
>> Second it.
[11:23] » Second by councelor Thompson.
Call the vote. Councelor Yanch.
[11:28] » Yes.
>> Councelor Hook.
[11:30] » Yes.
>> And councelor Thompson.
[11:33] » Yes.
>> And that motion is carried.
[11:37] Move on to matters for consideration
uh which is 6.1 declaration of vacant
[11:44] head of council seat. Can you speak to
that Christine? Sure. Thank you, Deputy
[11:50] Reev.
Um, I did prepare a staff report uh that
[11:54] was circulated with the agenda. Um, so
I'll just briefly review that. Uh, with
[12:00] the passing of Reev Hog on October 15th,
council must declare the head of council
[12:04] seat vacant. The process for declaring
and filling vacancies on council is
[12:09] prescribed under sections 259 through
268 of the municipal act as amended. Per
[12:16] the act, if the office of a member of
council becomes vacant under section
[12:21] 259, the council shall at its next
meeting declare the office to be vacant
[12:26] except if a vacancy occurs as a result
of the death of a member. The
[12:31] declaration may be made at either of its
two either of its next two meetings.
[12:37] [clears throat] Just a little aside,
normally that would have been done on
[12:41] November the 18th at our next regular
meeting. However, because we needed to
[12:45] call this special meeting today, um that
means we have to declare his his seat
[12:50] vacant today.
All all operational matters related to
[12:55] his passing, including the options to
fill the vacancy for the remainder of
[12:59] the 2022 2026 term will be addressed at
the next regular meeting on October the
[13:06] 8 or October November the 18th. My
recommendation is that council receives
[13:11] for information the declaration of
vacant head of council seat report and
[13:15] further that pursuant to section 262 of
the municipal act 2001 as amended
[13:21] declare the seat for head of council
vacant effective November the 10th 2025.
[13:29] » Thank you Chris Christine
[clears throat] for the report. Does
[13:32] anyone have questions of Christine?
[13:36] None noted. Uh there's a draft uh motion
in front of us. Does we have a mover?
[13:47] » Councelor Thompson. Second by councelor
Hook.
[13:51] Any any other questions?
Call the vote. Uh councelor Yanch.
[13:56] » Yes.
>> Councelor Thompson.
[13:58] » Yes.
>> Councelor Hook.
[14:00] » Yes.
>> And that motion is carried.
[14:05] » Any other new business?
[14:10] None noted. Confirming bylaw. Have three
readings for the confirming bylaw.
[14:15] » I'll do that.
>> Council ranch. Councelor Hook. Second.
[14:21] Call the vote. Councelor Yanch.
>> Yes.
[14:24] » Councelor Thompson.
>> Yes.
[14:26] » Councelor Hook.
>> Yes.
[14:29] » That motion is carried. We have a motion
to adjurnn. Councelor Thompson.
[14:35] » I'll do that. [laughter]
Y [clears throat]
[14:39] [gasps]
[14:41] the vote. Councelor Yanch,
>> yes.
[14:44] » Councelor Thompson,
>> yes.
[14:47] » Councelor Hook,
>> yes.
[14:49] » That motion is carried. And before we
say the meeting is adjourned, Christine,
[14:53] thank you very much for
uh working through all these technical
[14:58] issues to set up a couple meetings uh on
on on very short notice. So, thank you.
[15:04] Much appreciated. Yeah,
>> you're welcome. You all did. You all did
[15:08] very well.
>> Christine,
[15:10] » thank you.
>> Take care. Meeting is
[15:11] » adjourned. Byebye.
>> Byebye everyone. Take care.