Committee of Council · Regular
February 17, 2026
Committee of the Whole
16:00
7 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Andrew Fisher Director, Planning & Economic Development — Angela Ryan Bourgeois Director, Operations — Cindy Brown Administrative Assistant — Dwayne Pike Chief, Police Services — Greg Jones Director, Fire Services — Jason MacDonald Chief Administrative Officer — Jeff Bacon Economic Development Officer — Krista Crossman Director, Human Resources — Lori O'Connell Marketing & Communications Officer — Natalie LeBlanc Municipal Clerk — Sarah Wilson Director, Finance — Sean Payne Marketing & Communications Officer — Torben Laux Planner —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the agenda be approved as circulated.
- · Motion 2 added: To approve the consent agenda with the removal of item 4.5 Tourism Strategy Update.
- · Motion 3 added: That Council forward to the February 23, 2026, regular meeting, approval of the Volunteer Code of Conduct Policy.
- · Motion 4 added: That Council forward to the February 23, 2026, regular meeting, approval of the amendments to the Appointment of Members of Council to External Boards, Committees & Commissions Policy #10350-28.
- · Motion 5 added: That Council forward to the February 23, 2026, regular meeting, the repeal of the Membership on National Boards and Committees Policy #10350-17 as well the repeal of the Membership in Clubs, Societies and Associations Policy #10350-18.
- · Motion 6 added: That Council forward to the February 23, 2026, regular meeting First Reading of the By-law to Amend the Commercial Development Support Program By-law P-9 with a provision that staff investigate the procedure for issuing a rebate to a compa…
- · Motion 7 added: That Council forward to the February 23, 2026, regular meeting, approval of the Rounding of Cash Transactions Policy as amended.
- · Motion 8 added: That Council not proceed with a bike locker pilot project at this time.
- · Motion 9 added: That Mayor Small contact Bridgewater Mayor Mitchell to invite him to give a presentation to Council.
- · Motion 10 added: That the CAO be directed to contact Bethany McCormick, Nova Scotia Health's Vice-President of Operations for the Northern Zone, for a general update on the status of the pain clinic, and further that this item be added to the CAO's task re…
- · Motion 11 added: That staff be directed to proceed with Option 1 and maintain the status quo with the priority route salted first with residential streets only being salted on an as-needed basis, that staff define "as needed" in the policy, and that Option…
- · Motion 12 added: That staff be directed to investigate drafting a procedure, policy or by-law regarding graffiti and bring a recommendation back to Council at the April Committee of the Whole meeting.
- · Motion 13 added: That Council continue the meeting past 6:00 p.m.
- · Motion 14 added: That the Committee move to a closed session.
- · Attendance added: Robert Small (present)
- · Attendance added: Charlie Chambers (present)
- · Attendance added: Hal Davidson (present)
- · Attendance added: Nic Furlong (present)
- · Attendance added: Terry McManaman (present)
- · Attendance added: Dwayne Ripley (present)
- · Attendance added: Kathy Wells (present)
- · Attendance added: Jason MacDonald (present)
- · Attendance added: Angela Ryan Bourgeois (present)
- · Attendance added: Andrew Fisher (present)
- · Attendance added: Dwayne Pike (present)
- · Attendance added: Greg Jones (present)
- · Attendance added: Krista Crossman (present)
- · Attendance added: Sarah Wilson (present)
- · Attendance added: Lori O'Connell (present)
- · Attendance added: Sean Payne (present)
- · Attendance added: Torben Laux (present)
- · Attendance added: Jeff Bacon (present)
- · Attendance added: Natalie LeBlanc (present)
- · Attendance added: Cindy Brown (present)
- · Participation added: Greg Jones arrive
- · Participation added: Torben Laux depart