[0:00] of council for 2022 and I apologize if I speak

[0:06] um quickly I am not a public speaker I much prefer to be behind the scenes so

[0:12] it's not something up but it's part of my role for today so

[0:15] just bear with me

[0:18] so one of the tasks I get assigned to do as part of the inaugural meetings to

[0:23] give an update on the 2022 municipal election so I'm going to start with that

[0:28] today I'll go through that report and then after that we'll do the formality

[0:32] of swearing in the newly elected council members

[0:36] so I first would like to congratulate and welcome the new Council of the Miss

[0:40] Valley of murmuran Lake as a result of the October 24th 2022 election who will

[0:45] take their oath of office momentarily I would also like to extend my gratitude

[0:50] and thanks to staff of the municipality who are instrumental in running a

[0:55] successful election without the hard work and dedication a

[0:59] successful election would not have been possible

[1:02] from the extra assistance with preparation of the voters list answering

[1:06] questions for electors to preparation and assistance on voting days they have

[1:10] been a tremendous help thank you to Jen Bennett Deputy clerk

[1:14] unfortunately she's unable to be here today because she's ill

[1:18] Kristen McConnell Administration who's sitting at the back of the room here

[1:23] Nancy Sinclair Administration so accept of the aisles of actor Ashley

[1:29] Administration who's sitting on the other side of Christian at Quebec and

[1:34] Steve Japan Treasurer who's sitting over on the other side of the room

[1:38] again thank you for all of your hard work and dedication during the election

[1:43] the 2022 elections saw the continued increase in the adoption of an online

[1:48] voting across Ontario householder cast continues to move to

[1:52] technology-based methods in 2022

[1:56] 217 Municipal governments used internet and or phone

[2:01] combined voting methods which is 42 more than the previous

[2:06] election in 2018. both by mail remain largely the same at

[2:10] 71 municipalities using this method

[2:16] foreign the percentage of voter turnout has not

[2:21] varied greatly the June provincial election hit a record low at 46 percent

[2:25] early numbers from the association of municipalities of Ontario show 36

[2:30] percent turnout across 301 of the 444 municipalities that held elections

[2:39] the total number of elect eligible electors for the municipality of

[2:43] marmoran Lake was 4844 voters of which a total of 1522

[2:50] electors voted by internet method and 272 by telephone for a total number of

[2:56] votes cast at 1794. this represents a voter turnout of 37

[3:02] percent the largest voter turnout was in the

[3:05] with the age ranges of 50 to 70 with the lowest being 20 to 40.

[3:13] the 2022 Municipal budget provided 26 500 for the municipal election the

[3:19] actual cost spent was 11 988.45 resulting in 14 511 below budget

[3:29] actual cost in 2018 totaled fifteen thousand four hundred and three dollars

[3:35] and eighteen thousand nine hundred and forty six dollars in 2014 which was a

[3:39] vote by mail some reasons for the cost savings this

[3:43] year include we saved on iPad rental fees because we utilized Council iPads

[3:48] this year whereas in a previous year we had to rent them

[3:52] um we the Hastings County clerks and treasures Association paid for candidate

[3:56] training as a whole so we weren't bearing the cost solely on our own

[4:01] we hired no election staff everything was done through Municipal staff

[4:07] joint advertising took place with member municipalities for the joint compliance

[4:11] audit committee so savings can be used for future 2026

[4:16] election expenses and a robust advertising campaign

[4:21] as for the Ontario Municipal Municipal elections act nomination papers for

[4:26] candidates were filed from May 2nd 2022 until close of nominations august 19

[4:31] 2022 at 2 pm upon that deadline we had two candidates

[4:36] for the mayor position two candidates for the deputy mayor

[4:39] position and eight candidates for the three Municipal Council positions

[4:44] on October 24th at the close of the polls the votes were distributed as

[4:48] follows for mayor Bonnie Dames 659

[4:53] Jan O'Neill 1097 votes for Deputy Mayor Ron fudge 610 votes

[5:01] Mike Stevens 1141 votes for deputy mayor

[5:07] for the three Council positions Alex Angus 604 votes Jason Carman 496

[5:14] votes Sue Connolly 483 votes

[5:18] Eric dosed 934 votes Ron Derry 661 votes

[5:25] Bernie Donaldson 598 votes Jane lacatos 839 votes and Lonnie

[5:32] Schwartz 241 votes I would like to thank everyone who

[5:37] participated and assisted in the municipal election I truly appreciate

[5:41] all the hard work and assistance through the entire election process

[5:44] congratulations once again to the new Municipal Council and I look forward to

[5:48] working with everyone over the next four years

[5:52] so that concludes my report on the election

[5:54] and so now we'll move on to the nice ceremonial tasks of inaugurating your

[5:59] new Council

[6:05] so now newly elected members will take their oath of office

[6:09] so I'm going to call you up to the podium at which time I will ask that you

[6:14] place uh your right hand up and place your

[6:18] left hand on the Bible and you'll just repeat after me and then we'll sign your

[6:23] declaration so if I could call Jan O'Neill up please

[6:30] [Music]

[6:37] okay so you just repeat after me so I and

[6:41] please state your name I Jim O'Neal having been elected without being been

[6:46] elected to the office of Mayor to the office of Mayor in the municipality of

[6:51] Marmon Lake and the municipality of marmar and Lake to solemnly promise and

[6:55] declare do solemnly promise and declare that one I will truly faithfully and

[7:02] impartially exercise this office to the best of my knowledge and ability I will

[7:07] agree I am truly faithfully and impartially

[7:12] exercise the office

[7:15] I have not received and will not receive I have not received and will not receive

[7:21] any payment or reward any payment or reward or promise thereof or promise

[7:26] thereof for the exercise of this office for the

[7:30] in a bias a biased or right

[7:32] corrupt or any improper

[7:36] again I will disclose any pecuniary interest I will disclose any Community

[7:40] or interest direct or indirect director indirect in accordance with the

[7:44] municipal conflict of interest Act s like the Venture step

[7:49] I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to his majesty King Charles

[7:53] III I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to his majesty King Charles

[7:58] III and I make this solemn promise and declaration and I'll make the psalm help

[8:04] promise and declaration conscientiously believing it to be true

[8:09] be true and knowing that is of the same force and effect and knowing that it is

[8:14] of the same force and effect as if made under oath as if needed

[8:18] [Music]

[8:43] thank you thank you we'll have a seat I'll bring you back up after

[8:50] foreign

[9:10] [Music]

[9:18] [Music] you solemnly promise and declare that

[9:22] you solemnly promised I will truly faithfully and partially

[9:28] exercise this office [Music]

[9:34] partially the exercise this office to the best of my knowledge and ability to

[9:38] investing knowledge and ability I have not received and will not receive

[9:43] any payment or reward I do you ignore will receive any pain or

[9:47] reward or promise thereof or promise for the exercise of this office but the

[9:52] exercise of this office in a biased correct or improperation in a bias

[9:56] corrupt I will disclose any peculiary interest

[10:02] direct or indirect direct or indirect in accordance with the municipal conflict

[10:07] of interest taxes in accordance with the invisible conflict of interest

[10:11] I will be faithful and very true allegiance to his majesty King Charles

[10:15] III I'll be faithful and we have truly allegiance to its majesty and King

[10:19] Charles III I make this solemn promise and I make

[10:23] this song from us and declaration conscientiously a declaration

[10:27] conscientiously believing it to be true believing it to be true and knowing that

[10:31] is of the same force and effect as if made under oath

[10:37] same forcing effect Maybe

[10:43] [Music]

[11:04] from dairy

[11:10] [Music] so I can say your name I run Dairy

[11:16] having been elected to the office of counselor

[11:19] have you been elected to the office of counselor in the municipality of Marmot

[11:23] Lake the municipality of Limerick do solemnly promise

[11:28] and declare that I will truly faithfully and impartially exercise this office I

[11:35] will truly faithfully and impartially exercise his office to the best of my

[11:39] knowledge and ability to the best of my knowledge

[11:43] I have not received and will not receive any payment or reward I have not

[11:47] received I will not receive any payment or reward or promise Sarah

[11:52] so the exercise of this office of this office in a biased correct or

[11:58] any improper manner buy-ish corrupt or any improper manner

[12:03] I will disclose any peculinity I will disclose any picking their

[12:08] interest direct or indirect director and Direct in accordance with the municipal

[12:12] conflict of interest cards Within the nickel comp

[12:16] Lex I'll be thankful and bear true allegiance to his majesty King Charles

[12:19] III I'll be faithful and very truly just to Majesty King Charles III and I make

[12:25] this song I make the song Promise and

[12:28] declaration conscientiously a declaration conscientiously believing it

[12:32] to be true believing it to be true and knowing that is in the same force and

[12:36] effect

[12:39] and knowing that it is in the same effect

[12:42] same force in a fact that it's made under oath

[12:54] foreign

[13:21] hi Eric Jones I've been elected to the office of

[13:24] Council having been elected to the office of counselor in the municipality

[13:28] Department in the municipality of Harmony do solemnly promise and declare

[13:32] that you solemnly promise and declare that

[13:36] I will truly faithfully and impartially exercise this office I will truly

[13:41] faithfully and partially exercise this office to the best of my knowledge and

[13:45] ability to the best of my knowledge and ability I am not received and will not

[13:50] receive any payment or reward I have not received and will not receive any

[13:54] payment or reward or promise thereof or promise thereof for the exercise

[14:00] for the exercise of this office in a bias

[14:05] Ed bias corrupt or any improper [Music]

[14:11] May disclose any pecuniary interest direct or indirect direct or indirect in

[14:16] accordance with the municipal complex in accordance with the municipal

[14:20] conflict of interest Act faithful and very

[14:26] true I will be faithful and very true allegiance to his majesty King Charles

[14:30] III and I make this solemn promise and

[14:35] declaration and declaration conscientiously

[14:39] believing it to be true believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the

[14:44] same force and effect as if and knowing that is that it is of the

[14:49] same force and effect as if made under oath

[15:09] and last but not least Jane lackadais

[15:19] thank you

[15:23] so I can say your name and I've been elected to the office of

[15:29] counselor or they've been elected to the office of counselor and the municipality

[15:33] of Modern Life and the municipality of modern like do solemnly promise and

[15:37] declare that do so clear that I will truly faithfully and

[15:42] impartially exercise this office of truths that we can face of it and

[15:47] partially exercise this office to the best of my knowledge and ability to the

[15:52] best of my knowledge of the reality I have not received and will not receive

[15:56] any payment or reward I have not received I will not receive any payment

[16:00] overboard or promise thereof or promise they will for the exercise of this

[16:05] office for the exercise of this office in a biased correct or any proper manner

[16:10] and a bias

[16:13] I will disclose any pecuniary interest or will dispose any of the human or

[16:17] interest direct or indirect director indirect in accordance with the

[16:21] municipal conflict of interest

[16:25] conflict of interest acting I will be faithful and bear true

[16:29] allegiance to his majesty King Charles III I will be faithful in their True

[16:34] Religions to his majesty King Charles III

[16:40] and declaration conscientiously and declaration

[16:43] to sleep believing it to be true and knowing that

[16:50] it is of the same force and effect as if needed it is of the same force and

[16:55] effect

[16:57] exciting everything

[17:13] so I would like to now introduce everyone to the new members of council

[17:18] for the 2022-2026 term for the municipality of

[17:22] marmara Lake

[17:25] [Applause] so I will now turn it over to Mayor

[17:32] O'Neill for any rumors

[17:41] thank you Tanya I think you must have that memorized but

[17:45] I know you've said so many times

[17:50] it is my honor to serve as your mayor for the next term of counsel

[17:56] as I stated during the campaign my personal commitment to you is to

[18:01] create a team of counsel and staff working together

[18:06] to represent and serve the Marlborough and Lake Community with honesty

[18:11] Integrity transparency loyalty and fiscal responsibility

[18:18] this is the first day of the next term of counsel

[18:21] firstly I want to take this opportunity to thank all staff for conducting a

[18:27] responsible incredible election thank you to all staff for their

[18:31] assistance to the candidates and continued service to all residents

[18:36] it's not easy being a staff person during an election

[18:40] there are increased expectations and duties there is always the uncertainty

[18:45] of the outcome thank you to all candidates who put

[18:49] their name forward to serve the community and the previous Council for

[18:53] their service congratulations to the successful

[18:57] candidates and elected officials who are now your counsel

[19:02] I look forward to serving our community with you

[19:05] and to conduct the business of the municipality over the next four years

[19:10] I personally want to thank my family friends and residents for your support

[19:15] over the last four years and during the recent campaign

[19:19] thank you for voting voting is extremely important and speaks to the acceptance

[19:24] of the campaign initiatives promises and commitments made by all candidates

[19:30] thank you to the various volunteers group organ groups organization Sports

[19:35] and committees who who contribute to the overall quality of life in our community

[19:42] thank you for being here today to celebrate the beginning of the next term

[19:46] of counsel and to meet the new members of council thank you

[19:50] I'm going to call on Mike I believe has a few words to say

[19:55] [Applause] thank you we would like to thank

[20:03] everybody who got out and voted Tanya noted that we had roughly 40 of

[20:09] the people out voting it doesn't seem like a lot but when you

[20:13] take a look at the rest of the province it was a lot of people here I think

[20:16] Oshawa had eighteen [Music]

[20:19] High School elected of 18 people voting everybody on the council is a good

[20:25] person everybody has different points of view different opinions and Country

[20:30] different backgrounds our job is to try to get a consensus and try to do the

[20:35] just for our community you know we all come from different

[20:38] places in the community but our job is to make sure that our

[20:43] money is well spent for the benefit of everyone not just the people that

[20:47] surround you

[20:50] do I think stop again we came through a really bad spring our

[20:59] our place is just totally doesn't even understand because people couldn't get

[21:03] in and out of their place for over three days

[21:05] that had to walk three kilometers today

[21:10] Township Hydro everybody worked together were very very hard

[21:16] and it was a good example of I guess interagency cooperation

[21:20] and that's the way Council should work no problem we should all work together

[21:24] to try to solve it come up with the dust solution let us use of our money

[21:30] just again thank you for coming out today appreciate it

[21:34] I've been here a long time but this will be the last time

[21:39] [Applause] thank you Mike

[21:48] Ron did you wish to say a few words no Eric

[21:53] moved to New counselor area code

[22:01] I wanted to thank my friends and family who supported me through this process

[22:06] and gave me the push to step forward it wasn't an easy decision for me but I'm

[22:11] passionate about this place and excited and ready to contribute

[22:16] I want to thank all who throughout the campaign sent me messages emails phone

[22:20] calls and met me in person thank you for caring about our community

[22:25] and bringing your issues and questions forward you helped me to be more

[22:30] informed going forward I really hope to be an

[22:35] ambassador for murmur Lake and show others our successes and the opportunity

[22:40] and potential that we have here to those who live here now

[22:44] to those who live here seasonally and those who in the future will call murmur

[22:49] and Lake home I'm really looking forward to working

[22:52] with this team of counsel before you and our excellent staff who work so hard

[22:57] with the resources that they have to make the municipality

[23:02] run as a council we rely on their expertise their experience and their

[23:07] ability to execute I'd like to leave you all with a

[23:11] reminder of a few of my promises that I made during the campaign

[23:16] to listen to respond

[23:19] to be informed to learn and to highlight and share

[23:24] these are my goals in which I'm going to operate going forward as I represent you

[23:29] and our extraordinary municipality

[23:34] [Applause] thank you Eric

[23:41] counselor lactose

[23:51] [Music] hi um as I was thinking of my thank you

[23:58] speech I couldn't help but think about so Valley Field in an Oscar presentation

[24:03] saying you're liking it you really like me you voted for me

[24:09] thank you very much um you've put your trust and your faith

[24:13] in me to listen to you

[24:17] help you with your requests um I I I'm humbled I'm humbled by that

[24:23] um I'm a new person only been here three years and

[24:27] um

[24:34] um I want to thank my husband for his support

[24:37] and my family for their support um we have an excellent Municipal staff

[24:42] of your family wonderful but you will I'm sure you're going to be barraged

[24:47] with a lot of questions there must be movies here

[24:50] um but um thank you all very much and I look forward to working with everybody

[24:54] for the next video [Applause]

[25:01] thank you very much to everyone I think we have a really good counsel

[25:08] and group going forward I know we have excellent staff we've worked together

[25:11] for the last four years and I know there's just better things to come for

[25:16] this but

[25:18] I think it shows and please give our Council a round of applause

[25:23] [Applause]

[25:28] thank you I'll turn you back over to Tanya

[25:33] she gets the final word

[25:38] well I think that concludes the official business of the

[25:42] knee so we have some light Refreshments at the back and this is now your

[25:46] opportunity to meet and greet new members of council and old members of

[25:51] council maybe that you haven't had a chance to speak to or get to know and we

[25:55] encourage that to Mell around the Lions have graciously opened the bar so we

[26:00] encourage you to go and purchase something a pop or whatever it's

[26:03] important for the Lions and to be able to provide this servicing and make some

[26:08] money so they're important service club and we really appreciate having them so

[26:12] again thank you and please stay and have some refreshments and take

[26:17] [Applause]

2022 Council Inauguration

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