Conseil · Ordinaire

23 mars 2026

City Council

16:00 – 17:40 · 1h 40m

9 présents · 0 absents

Neil Ellis Maire — Barbara Enright-Miller Conseiller — Garnet Thompson Conseiller — Kathryn Ann Brown Conseiller — Kelly Henderson Conseiller — Lisa Anne Chatten Conseiller — Margaret Seu Conseiller — Paul Carr Conseiller — Sean Kelly Conseiller —

Personnel et officiers présents

Brandon Ferguson Director of Finance/Treasurer — David Smith Director, Fire and Emergency Services/Fire Chief — Doug Irwin City Clerk — Elisha Maguire Manager of Economic Development — Jason Barlow Director, Environmental Services — Joseph Reid Director, Transportation and Operations — Karen Poste Manager of Physician Recruitment and Retention — Kari Lambe Director, Community Services — Katy Macpherson Deputy City Clerk — Marc Coyle Director of Information Technology — Marie Doherty Director, People and Corporate Services — Matt MacDonald Chief Administrative Officer — Stephen Ashton Director, Engineering & Development Services —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the minutes of the Council meeting held on March 9, 2026 and the Special Council meeting held on March 16, 2026. be approved.
- · Motion 2 added: That the presentation from Peter Simcisko, Managing Partner, Watson & Associates regarding Development Charges Background Study - Council Information Session be received.
- · Motion 3 added: That Council rise and go into Committee of the Whole at 4:36 p.m. to hear and consider reports, passing of recommendations and resolutions with Councillor Thompson in the Chair.
- · Motion 4 added: That the Director, Fire & Emergency Services/Fire Chief's Report No. FES 26-01, Fire and Emergency Services Establishing and Regulating By-law Revision be received. And that the Draft Establishing and Regulating By-law attached to Report N…
- · Motion 5 added: That the Manager of Physician Recruitment and Retention's Report MPRR 2026-04 regarding the expected impact of the Provincial Primary Care Action Plan on City primary health care recruitment efforts, be received.
- · Motion 6 added: That Consent Items 8.b.1 to 8.b.5 be approved, with the exception of Item 8.b.2 to be considered separately.
- · Motion 7 added: That a by-law to appoint Municipal By-law Enforcement Officers for property owned and/or operated by Realstar, be prepared for Council's consideration.
- · Motion 8 added: That Council approve the amendments to the Grant Policy dated March 2026 as outlined in the Coordinator of Revenue and Customer Service's Report No. CRCS-2026-02, City of Belleville Grant Committee - Policy Updates, to align with the Amend…
- · Motion 9 added: That the Director of Finance/ Treasurer’s Report Number DF-2026-08, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, be received.
- · Motion 10 added: That the Director of Finance/Treasurer’s Report Number DF-2026-09, Senior Leadership Team (SLT) Expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 pursuant to Section 17 of the City of Belleville Policy for Business Travel, Seminars & Conferenc…
- · Motion 11 added: That the Director of Finance/Treasurer's Report Number DF-2025-10, Annual Director of Finance/Treasurer’s Report Pursuant to Section 284 of the Municipal Act R.S.O. 2001, be received.
- · Motion 12 added: That Information Item 8.c.1.a be received and that Items 8.c.2.a and 8.c.2.b be considered separately.
- · Motion 13 added: That the Prince Edward County, Resolution No. 2026-32 regarding Bill 21, Protect Our Food Act, 2025 be received. That the City of Belleville supports Prince Edward County in supporting Bill 21, Protect Our Food Act, 2025 and strongly urgin…
- · Motion 14 added: That the Township of Perry, Resolution No. 2026-078 regarding Reduced-Rate Distribution for Library Materials be received. That the City of Belleville supports the Township of Perry calling upon the Government of Canada to maintain and pro…
- · Motion 15 added: That Committee of the Whole does now rise and return to Council at 5:18 p.m.
- · Motion 16 added: That Schedule "A" of By-law Number 2026-032 be amended to add "45" before "Volunteer Firefighters" in the Volunteer section of the Organizational Chart for Fire and Emergency Services.
- · Motion 17 added: That By-law Numbers 2026-031, 2026-032 as amended, 2026-033 and 2026-034 be read and passed.
- · Motion 18 added: That the City of Belleville write a letter to the Minister of Education requesting that a formal province wide consultation process be developed and implemented before making a decision that would eliminate English Public Board Trustees th…
- · Motion 19 added: That a budget amendment for the Southeast Health Unit from a 3% increase to a 0% increase from last years budget request and that those funds be directed to the Tax Rate Stabilization reserve.
- · Motion 20 added: That Confirmation By-law Number 2026-35 be read and passed.
- · Motion 21 added: That we do now adjourn at 5:40 p.m.
- · Attendance added: Neil Ellis (present)
- · Attendance added: Kathryn Brown (present)
- · Attendance added: Paul Carr (present)
- · Attendance added: Lisa Anne Chatten (present)
- · Attendance added: Barbara Enright-Miller (present)
- · Attendance added: Kelly Henderson (present)
- · Attendance added: Sean Kelly (present)
- · Attendance added: Margaret Seu (present)
- · Attendance added: Garnet Thompson (present)
- · Attendance added: Matt MacDonald (present)
- · Attendance added: Doug Irwin (present)
- · Attendance added: Brandon Ferguson (present)
- · Attendance added: Stephen Ashton (present)
- · Attendance added: Joseph Reid (present)
- · Attendance added: Marie Doherty (present)
- · Attendance added: Dan Smith (present)
- · Attendance added: Marc Coyle (present)
- · Attendance added: Kari Lambe (present)
- · Attendance added: Jason Barlow (present)
- · Attendance added: Elisha Maguire (present)
- · Attendance added: Karen Poste (present)
- · Attendance added: Katy Macpherson (present)