External Board · Regular

January 30, 2026

Board of Directors of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario

09:00 – 14:00 · 5h 0m

37 present · 4 absent

Cam Guthrie Mayor — Christa Lowry Mayor — Dave Plourde Mayor — Dorothy McCabe Mayor — Fred Mota Mayor — Jamie McGarvey Mayor — Lynn Dollin Mayor — Marianne Meed Ward Mayor — Michelle Boileau Mayor — Natasha Salonen Mayor — Rick Dumas Mayor — Roger Sigouin Mayor — Sally Hagman Mayor — Dane Nielsen Deputy Mayor — Karen Redman Chair — Robin Jones Chair — Aina DeViet Councillor Regrets Angela Caputo Councillor Regrets Anna Hopkins Councillor — Barbara Dobreen Councillor — Bonnie Clark Councillor — Cheraldean Duhaney Councillor — Chris Moise Councillor — Colin Best Councillor — Deb Doherty Councillor Regrets Diane Ballantyne Councillor — Josh Matlow Councillor Regrets Kieran McKenzie Councillor — Kristen Oliver Councillor — Marcus Ryan Councillor — Marilyn Crawford Councillor — Nathan Townend Councillor — Paul Ainslie Councillor — Paul Vicente Councillor — Rachel Chernos Lin Councillor — Rhonda Mulcahy Councillor — Riley Brockington Councillor — Sharmila Setaram Councillor — Tammy Hwang Councillor — Tanya Vrebosch Councillor — Tom Mrakas Councillor —

Staff & officers present

Adam Garcia Manager, Executive Office — Afshin Majidi Director, Finance & Operations Centre — Alicia Neufeld Senior Manager — Amanpreet Singh Sidhu CAO & City Solicitor, City of Orillia — Dan Chapman Chief Administrative Officer, City of Kitchener — Daniela Spagnuolo Policy Advisor — Dershil Shah Senior Advisor — Ian Dawson Executive Assistant — Iffra Ismail Senior Advisor — Karen Nesbitt Director, Policy Centre — Lindsay Jones Executive Director — Maria Rodriguez Policy Advisor — Meighan Wark Chief Administrative Officer, County of Huron — Michael Jacek Senior Advisor — Nicole Martin CAO, Town of Amaranth Regrets Petra Wolfbeiss Director, Membership Centre — Sabrina Savedra Digital Communications & Marketing Coordinator, Executive Office — Spencer Sandor Senior Advisor — Trevor Wilcox General Manager, Corporate Performance, County of Simcoe —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the minutes of the Friday November 28, 2025 AMO Board of Directors Meeting be approved as circulated.
- · Motion 2 added: That the report be received for information.
- · Motion 3 added: That the report be received for information.
- · Motion 4 added: That the AMO Board of Directors approve the annual update to the MPAC Board of Directors Nomination List.
- · Motion 5 added: That the January 2026 Membership Report be received for information.
- · Motion 6 added: That the financial statements dated September 30, 2025, be accepted as presented.
- · Motion 7 added: That the Caucus Chair reports be received for information.
- · Motion 8 added: That the report be received for information.
- · Motion 9 added: That AMO's 2025 CCBF Outcomes Report be received and approved for submission to the Government of Canada.
- · Attendance added: Trevor Wilcox (present)
- · Attendance added: Dorothy McCabe (present)
- · Attendance added: Chris Moise (present)
- · Attendance added: Diane Ballantyne (present)
- · Attendance added: Anna Hopkins (present)
- · Attendance added: Cam Guthrie (present)
- · Attendance added: Sally Hagman (present)
- · Attendance added: Kristen Oliver (present)
- · Attendance added: Lynn Dollin (present)
- · Attendance added: Deb Doherty (regrets)
- · Attendance added: Robin Jones (present)
- · Attendance added: Colin Best (present)
- · Attendance added: Dan Chapman (present)
- · Attendance added: Bonnie Clark (present)
- · Attendance added: Dave Plourde (present)
- · Attendance added: Rick Dumas (present)
- · Attendance added: Riley Brockington (present)
- · Attendance added: Christa Lowry (present)
- · Attendance added: Barbara Dobreen (present)
- · Attendance added: Marcus Ryan (present)
- · Attendance added: Meighan Wark (present)
- · Attendance added: Kieran McKenzie (present)
- · Attendance added: Marianne Meed Ward (present)
- · Attendance added: Michelle Boileau (present)
- · Attendance added: Roger Sigouin (present)
- · Attendance added: Fred Mota (present)
- · Attendance added: Paul Vicente (present)
- · Attendance added: Karen Redman (present)
- · Attendance added: Marilyn Crawford (present)
- · Attendance added: Tom Mrakas (present)
- · Attendance added: Tammy Hwang (present)
- · Attendance added: Rhonda Mulcahy (present)
- · Attendance added: Dane Nielsen (present)
- · Attendance added: Nathan Townend (present)
- · Attendance added: Natasha Salonen (present)
- · Attendance added: Tanya Vrebosch (present)
- · Attendance added: Lindsay Jones (present)
- · Attendance added: Afshin Majidi (present)
- · Attendance added: Petra Wolfbeiss (present)
- · Attendance added: Karen Nesbitt (present)
- · Attendance added: Alicia Neufeld (present)
- · Attendance added: Michael Jacek (present)
- · Attendance added: Spencer Sandor (present)
- · Attendance added: Dershil Shah (present)
- · Attendance added: Iffra Ismail (present)
- · Attendance added: Daniela Spagnuolo (present)
- · Attendance added: Maria Rodriguez (present)
- · Attendance added: Adam Garcia (present)
- · Attendance added: Sabrina Savedra (present)
- · Attendance added: Ian Dawson (present)
- · Attendance added: Cheraldean Duhaney (present)
- · Attendance added: Sharmila Setaram (present)
- · Attendance added: Amanpreet Singh Sidhu (present)
- · Attendance added: Jamie McGarvey (present)
- · Attendance added: Paul Ainslie (present)
- · Attendance added: Rachel Chernos Lin (present)
- · Attendance added: Aina DeViet (regrets)
- · Attendance added: Nicole Martin (regrets)
- · Attendance added: Angela Caputo (regrets)
- · Attendance added: Josh Matlow (regrets)
- · Participation added: Dan Chapman depart
- · Participation added: Amanpreet Singh Sidhu depart
- · Participation added: Jamie McGarvey depart