Council · Regular
February 24, 2026
CITY OF MERRITT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
18:00 – 19:27 · 1h 27m
7 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
D. Tomkinson Fire Chief — D. Zakall Director of Community Services — H. Ferris Director of Housing Electronic K. Jodoin Committee Clerk — K. Mullin Communications and Engagement Manager — K. Natkinniemi Director of Finance and Human Resources & CFO — K. Shah Planner — Linda Brick Director of Corporate Services — P. Jani Director of Planning and Development Services — R. Green Chief Administrative Officer — S. Milne Fire Prevention Officer —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on February 10, 2026 be adopted, as amended.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT Council approve the following 2026 Grant in Aid Funding applications...
- · Motion 3 added: AND THAT Council approve the following 2026 Grant in Aid In Kind applications...
- · Motion 4 added: THAT “City of Merritt Fire Rescue Department Establishment and Operations Amendment Bylaw No. 2417, 2026” be given First Reading;
- · Motion 5 added: THAT “City of Merritt Fire Rescue Department Establishment and Operations Amendment Bylaw No. 2417, 2026” be given Second Reading;
- · Motion 6 added: THAT “City of Merritt Fire Rescue Department Establishment and Operations Amendment Bylaw No. 2417, 2026” be given Third Reading.
- · Motion 7 added: THAT Council directs staff to conduct a Public Hearing to gather comments from the community regarding the Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store Application at Unit 108 – 1700 Garcia St, Merritt.
- · Motion 8 added: THAT Council receive the February 19, 2026 report of the Communications and Engagement Manager entitled “Budget Open House Feedback” for information.
- · Motion 9 added: THAT Council direct administration to schedule a Special Council meeting on Friday, March 6, 2026 from 10am to 2pm
- · Motion 10 added: THAT Council authorizes a 2025 contribution of $371,827.00 to the Protective Services Reserve.
- · Motion 11 added: THAT Council authorizes a 2025 contribution of $69,593.32 to the Interest Funded Housing Reserve.
- · Motion 12 added: THAT Council authorizes a 2025 contribution of $619,307.43 to the Interest Funded Infrastructure & Operations Reserves and directs staff to charge an admin fee of $100,592.96 to ROC operations for services provided to ROC operations and pa…
- · Motion 13 added: THAT Councillor Baxter and Councillor Etchart attend the 2026 BC Economic Summit in Penticton on May 11-14, 2026. AND THAT funds be allocated from the Council Conference account.
- · Motion 14 added: THAT Council adopt the Single Egress Stairway Policy attached to the February 10, 2026 report of the Fire Chief entitled “Single Egress Stairway Policy”.
- · Motion 15 added: THAT Council approve the procedure outlined in the February 11, 2026 report of the Director of Corporate Services for addressing shopping carts in the community.
- · Motion 16 added: THAT Council rescind the City Hall Christmas Closure Policy.
- · Motion 17 added: THAT Bylaw 2412, Waterworks, and Bylaw 2386, Fees and Charges, be forwarded to the Policy and Bylaw Review Committee for further review.
- · Motion 18 added: THAT staff be directed to write a letter of support for the 2026 Bass Coast Festival.
- · Motion 19 added: THAT staff be directed to write a letter of support for the 2026 Nicola Valley Rodeo.
- · Motion 20 added: THAT this meeting be closed to the public pursuant to Section 90(1)(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of th…
- · Attendance added: Yvette Baxter (present)
- · Attendance added: Wendy Charney (present)
- · Attendance added: Dana Egan (remote)
- · Attendance added: Adam Etchart (present)
- · Attendance added: Manuel Olguin (present)
- · Attendance added: Paul Petroczi (present)
- · Attendance added: R. Green (present)
- · Attendance added: Linda Brick (present)
- · Attendance added: H. Ferris (remote)
- · Attendance added: K. Natkinniemi (present)
- · Attendance added: D. Tomkinson (present)
- · Attendance added: P. Jani (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Milne (present)
- · Attendance added: K. Mullin (present)
- · Attendance added: K. Jodoin (present)
- · Attendance added: K. Shah (present)
- · Attendance added: Michael Goetz (present)
- · Attendance added: D. Zakall (present)
- · Participation added: Dana Egan arrive