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Agenda

[0:14] Meeting Call to Order

[0:53] Approval of Agenda

[2:03] Introductions, Recognitions, Memorials

[2:04] Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk - Introduction of the new Director of Homes and Seniors Services

[3:57] Adoption of Minutes

[4:24] Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

[4:35] Presenting Petitions, Presentations and Delegations

[4:39] Motion to Adopt Recommendations from the Committee of the Whole

[4:42] ADM 26-04 - Recommendations from Committee of the Whole – January 13, 2026

[5:33] Committee Recommendations

[5:36] Reports for Information and Immediate Consideration

[5:40] Council Correspondence

[6:29] Statements/Inquiries by Members

[7:59] Closed Meeting Items

[8:03] Consideration of By-Laws

[8:07] By-Law No. 26-03 Fees and Charges

[8:50] By-Law No. 26-04 Authorizing Speed Limits

[9:30] By-Law No. 26-05 Budget

[10:27] By-Law No. 26-06 Borrowing

[11:10] By-Law No. 26-07 Non-Union Remuneration

[11:50] By-Law No. 26-08 Confirmation

[12:31] Adjournment

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[0:00] We're live.

[0:07] Great, thank you. Well, good morning, everyone, and welcome to almost regular meeting of Algin

[0:18] County Council on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. I'd like to call the meeting to order and

[0:26] at the same time, thank staff for pivoting to an online virtual meeting this morning.

[0:33] As everybody knows, the driving conditions are very poor and based on a lighter agenda

[0:40] today, we thought it would be wise to keep everybody safe and at home. So thank you,

[0:45] everybody, for accommodating that. So we'll proceed with the approval of the

[0:53] agenda. Any changes, additions? Councillor Noble? So, Catherine, actually, can I have

[1:02] the resolution? Let me check with Councillor Noble. We'll get the hang of this. Did you have

[1:08] a change or addition, Councillor Noble? Great, okay. Let's hear the resolution, please.

[1:15] Resolved that the agenda for the January 27, 2026 County Council meeting be approved

[1:21] as presented. Thank you. So, Councillor Noble moves. And I think Deputy Warden Jones, second.

[1:29] All in favour? I'll show her hands. Thank you. That is carried. And I want to check

[1:40] with Councillor Latham to make sure that you're okay to participate or let us know

[1:48] or reach out if you have any technical difficulty. Meanwhile, we'll proceed with the next item

[2:00] on the agenda is introductions. And so I'll turn it over to our CEO to introduce our new

[2:07] director of homes who I don't know if we are cursed and we're not meant to cross

[2:12] path since you weren't able to join us at our last meeting and now we're not

[2:17] able to join us today. But please see a parking if I can ask you to proceed with the more formal

[2:27] introduction. Thank you, Warden Jigir. I am very pleased to introduce you and I'm hoping we're

[2:35] not running into too many hurdles. But one day you will meet Joanne Holloway in person. Joanne

[2:43] is with us in the council chambers today. Joanne comes to us from the private sector after many,

[2:48] many years in the long term care industry. So we are happy to have Joanne join us. She's

[2:54] been with us now for a couple of weeks. So I'll ask Joanne just to say a couple of words to

[2:59] council. Welcome, Joanne. Thank you, Blaine. Thank you, everybody. I appreciate you putting

[3:07] your trust in me. It's been very exciting for the past couple of weeks. I've had the

[3:11] opportunity to go into all the homes and as I mentioned in my interview I drove around all

[3:17] the homes before and they were lovely on the outside and they were not disappointing when

[3:21] I was able to get inside. So it's been very exciting and I'm looking forward to meeting

[3:26] everybody face to face again. And thank you again. I appreciate your trust. Well,

[3:34] thank you so much for choosing to work with us. We really, really appreciate and we

[3:41] really look forward to all that you will contribute to the homes in Elkin County as a whole. So

[3:47] a warm welcome and yes, we will cross paths. Physically, I promise. All right. So this takes

[3:55] us to adoption of minutes. We have the resolution, please. Resolved that the minutes of the

[4:02] meeting held on January 13th, 2026 be adopted.

[4:08] Moving second, please. Councilor Windermoos, Councilor Hans second. Were there any errors

[4:14] or omissions? Seeing none. All those in favor? Motion is carried.

[4:23] Enough disclosure of pecuniary interests or the general nature thereof. Seeing none. We do not

[4:35] have any presentations or delegations so that takes us to item 7.1. We have the recommendations

[4:43] from the Committee of the Whole. The Committee met January 13th. You have the resolutions

[4:50] before you. We have the resolution, please. Results that items CW 263 to CW 266 from the

[5:01] Committee of the Whole meeting dated January 13th, 2026 and the recommendations therein

[5:06] be adopted. Thank you. Mover in second, please. Councilor Ketchabut moves. Deputy

[5:14] Warden Jones second. Any further comments? Seeing none. All those in favor? Motion is

[5:26] carried. We don't have any other recommendations from other Committees or reports for information,

[5:38] so that takes us to item 10. We have several items of correspondence. Anything you wish to

[5:45] pull out to discuss separately? I'm here. Okay. We're not seeing any requests for further discussions

[6:00] on any of the items, so the resolution, please. Results that correspondence items 10.1 to

[6:08] 10.6 be received and filed. Mover in second, Councilor Hems moves. Councilor No-Gloss second. All

[6:18] those in favor? Motion is carried. Any statements or inquiries by members? Deputy Warden Jones.

[6:38] Yeah, thank you, Warden Jones. Just give everybody heads up or impact awards from the Chamber of

[6:46] Commerce has come up and we have quite a few people being nominated for different categories

[6:54] from Central Oregon and South Old and a few other places, so it's exciting that we're seeing

[6:59] the businesses from Elgin County being part of the nomination and selection team.

[7:05] Yes, that's great. Do we have a date for the awards? I don't have it off the top of my head,

[7:13] maybe Carolyn, Mike, or Catherine. I didn't write that down. No, didn't want to put you on the

[7:22] spot, but if someone knows, Councilor Sloan. Through the warden, it's April 17th. Okay.

[7:37] Thank you for that. I'm sure there'll be lots of communication around that closer to the date

[7:42] and opportunity to secure tickets, so stay tuned. But yeah, thank you for the heads up. That's

[7:48] great to see. Any other statements or inquiries by members?

[7:56] Seeing none, we do not have any items for a closed meeting, so that takes us to consideration of

[8:02] bylaws. Catherine. Bylaw number 2603. Being a bylaw to provide a schedule of services and

[8:14] activities subject to fees and charges by the County of Elgin and to repeal bylaw number 2520.

[8:20] Resolved that bylaw number 2603 be now read a first, second, and third time and finally passed.

[8:32] Mover and seconder. Councilor Hans moves.

[8:36] If you were in Joan's second of those in favor,

[8:45] motion is carried. Next bylaw, please. Bylaw number 2604. Being a bylaw to

[8:53] authorize speed limits. Resolved that bylaw number 2604 be now read a first, second, and third time

[9:01] and finally passed. Mover and seconder, please. Councilor Noble moves.

[9:15] Deputy warden Joan second. Any further discussion?

[9:20] Comments? Seeing none. All those in favor?

[9:26] Motion is carried.

[9:27] The next bylaw is our budget. Bylaw number, thank you. Bylaw number 2605. Being a bylaw

[9:39] to provide for the adoption of the 2026 budget of the corporation of the County of Elgin and to

[9:45] establish the 2026 tax ratios and 2026 tax rates for the said corporation of the County of Elgin

[9:54] and its constituent lower tier municipalities. Resolved that bylaw number 2605 be now read a

[10:01] first, second, and third time and finally passed. Mover and seconder.

[10:10] Councilor Ketchum moves. Councilor Winder second. Any further discussions? Comments?

[10:17] Seeing none. All those in favor?

[10:19] The motion is carried.

[10:25] Next bylaw, please. Bylaw number 2606. Being a bylaw to authorize the warden and treasurer

[10:33] to borrow from time to time to meet current expenditures during the fiscal year ending

[10:38] December 31, 2026. Resolved that bylaw number 2606 be now read a first, second,

[10:46] and third time and finally passed. Mover and seconder please. Councilor Hems moves.

[10:57] Councilor Ketchum seconds. Any other comments or debate? All those in favor?

[11:05] Motion is carried. And the next bylaw. Bylaw number 2607. Being a bylaw to

[11:14] establish remuneration rates for employees covered by the job evaluation scale. Resolved

[11:20] that bylaw number 2607 be now read a first, second, and third time and finally passed.

[11:28] Mover and seconder please. Deputy warden Jones moves. Councilor Hems seconds.

[11:39] Any further comments or questions? All those in favor?

[11:44] The motion is carried.

[11:49] Then we serve a budget official. Congratulations everyone again. Great work.

[11:55] That'll take us to your confirmatory bylaw. Bylaw number 2608. Being a bylaw to confirm

[12:02] the proceedings of the municipal council of the corporation of the county of Elgin

[12:06] at the January 27th, 2026 meeting. Resolved that bylaw number 2608 be now read a first,

[12:14] second, and third time and finally passed. Mover and seconder please. Councilor Nopal moves.

[12:22] Councilor Woodner seconds. All those in favor?

[12:27] Motion is carried. And now for adjournment.

[12:31] Resolved that we do now adjourn at 9 12 a.m. to meet again on February 10th, 2026 at 9 o'clock a.m.

[12:43] Mover and seconder please. Councilor Woodner moves. Deputy warden Jones seconds. All those

[12:49] in favor? Then the motion is carried. I think we have a new record.

[12:56] We might. We might.