Council · Regular
March 10, 2026
Town of Bancroft Council
15:05 – 17:43 · 2h 38m
7 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Andra Kauffeldt General Manager — Jake Krupa Manager of Infrastructure & Capital Projects — Mark Pharand Building & By-Law Officer — Melissa Dynes Acting Treasurer — Michelle Mantifel Acting Clerk — Pat Hoover Fire Chief/CEMC Electronic Robin Tait Acting Deputy Clerk — Sarah Phoenix Municipal Strategic Communication and Civic Engagement —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the suspension of section 8.6 of By-Law 77-2023, being the section describing the deadline for agenda inclusion.
- · Motion 2 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the open session agenda dated March 10, 2026, as amended.
- · Motion 3 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the minutes of the meeting of Council held on February 10, 2026, February 17, 2026, and February 24, 2026, as presented.
- · Motion 4 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on October 28, 2025, as presented.
- · Motion 5 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the Minutes of the Bancroft Business Improvement Area Board of Management meeting held on February 26, 2026, as presented.
- · Motion 6 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the Minutes of the North Hastings Public Library meeting held on January 20, 2026, as presented.
- · Motion 7 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the minutes of the Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance meeting held on January 8, 2026, as presented.
- · Motion 8 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft overrides Mayoral Decision MDE-2026-05 dated March 3, 2026; AND FURTHER THAT Resolution # 70-2026, to amend the 2026 Municipal Budget passed at the February 17, 20…
- · Motion 9 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the update and recommendation regarding the sole source award of Design, Engineering and Project Administration Services for the Bancroft Water…
- · Motion 10 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the recommendation from I.B. Storey regarding the award of RFT-26-001-T2 - Mechanical for the North Hastings Community Centre; AND FURTHER THAT…
- · Motion 11 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the recommendation from I.B. Storey regarding the award of RFT-26-001-T4 - Automation at the North Hastings Community Centre; AND FURTHER THAT …
- · Motion 12 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the recommendation from I.B. Storey regarding the award of RFT-26-001-T5 - Heat Pumps for the North Hastings Community Centre; AND FURTHER THAT…
- · Motion 13 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the recommendation from I.B. Storey regarding the award of RFT-26-001-T6 - Rink Dehumidifers for the North Hastings Community Centre; AND FURTH…
- · Motion 14 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the recommendation from I.B. Storey regarding the award of RFT-26-001-T7 - Demolition at the North Hastings Community Centre; AND FURTHER THAT …
- · Motion 15 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the update and recommendation regarding the award of RFP 02-2026 for Replacement of Bancroft Standpipe: Design, Engineering and Contract Admini…
- · Motion 16 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve the request from the Bancroft Farmers' Market to move the Saturday market to Cenotaph Park for the 2026 season.
- · Motion 17 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby recognize May as Mental Health Awareness Month; AND FURTHER THAT permission is given to allow Baseball for Dad to hang green Mental Health Awareness ri…
- · Motion 18 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby proclaim May 2026 to be Community Living Month; AND FURTHER THAT: the Town of Bancroft recognizes Community Living Month by raising the Community Livin…
- · Motion 19 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft hereby approve the request for Road Toll Fundraisers on May 16th, 2026, and October 10th, 2026, for the benefit of the Bancroft Lions Club on Station Street, so lo…
- · Motion 20 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the 2025 Annual Water Treatment Report, as prepared by Veolia Canada.
- · Motion 21 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the 2025 Councillor Remuneration and Expenses report for information purposes only.
- · Motion 22 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the items listed under the Consent Agenda, items 17 (B) to 17 (E), be received by the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft, for information.
- · Motion 23 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby rescind Resolution #59-2026, to support future Alto High-Speed Rail Access via a Madoc area station, adopted at the February 10, 2026, Regular Council …
- · Motion 24 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby support the statement issued on February 25, 2026, by Shelby Kramp-Neuman, Member of Parliament for Hastings-Lennox and Addington-Tyendinaga on the pro…
- · Motion 25 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following by-laws be introduced and read a first, second and third time and be finally passed and that the Mayor and Clerk do sign and seal the same, any rule of this Council to the contrary notwithstanding: By-Law …
- · Motion 26 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby move into closed session pursuant to the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, Section 239 (2)(f) advice subject to solicitor-client privilege. General Natural: Tra…
- · Motion 27 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby direct staff to carry out all actions as approved in the March 10, 2026, closed session of Council.
- · Motion 28 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the meeting of Council held on March 10, 2026, be hereby given a first, second and third reading, and be finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered By-Law No. 20-2026.
- · Motion 29 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Regular Meeting of Council hereby close at 5:43 pm.
- · Attendance added: Paul Jenkins (present)
- · Attendance added: Wayne Wiggins (present)
- · Attendance added: Charles Mullett (present)
- · Attendance added: Valerie Miles (present)
- · Attendance added: George Eastman (present)
- · Attendance added: Michelle Mantifel (present)
- · Attendance added: Robin Tait (present)
- · Attendance added: Andra Kauffeldt (present)
- · Attendance added: Melissa Dynes (present)
- · Attendance added: Jake Krupa (present)
- · Attendance added: Pat Hoover (remote)
- · Attendance added: Mark Pharand (present)
- · Attendance added: Sarah Phoenix (present)
- · Attendance added: Kevin Lawrence (present)
- · Attendance added: Tracy McGibbon (present)