May 12, 2026

Revisions

1. 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 and section 8.1 of By-Law 77…
   • · 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 May 12, 2026, as amended.
   • · Motion 3 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby move into Public Meeting pursuant to the Planning Act for the purpose of hearing support and/or objections for re-zoning applications within the munici…
   • · Motion 4 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby adjourn from public meeting and reconvene the regular meeting of Council.
   • · Motion 5 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby APPROVE Zoning By-Law Amendment Application No. D14-03-2026 to rezone lands legally described as Part Lot 20, Concession 2, PART 2, Plan 21R-16544, Geo…
   • · Motion 6 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the presentation from the Rally of the Tall Pines, as presented.
   • · Motion 7 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the presentation from the Canadian Peace Museum, as presented.
   • · Motion 8 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the Staff Report "Canadian Peace Museum- Balance of Financial Commitment" for information purposes; AND FURTHER THAT the Council of the Corpora…
   • · Motion 9 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 April 14, 2026, as presented.
   • · Motion 10 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 March 25, 2026, as presented.
   • · Motion 11 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the Minutes of the North Hastings Community Centre Ad Hoc Committee meeting held on May 6, 2026, as presented.
   • · Motion 12 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the verbal report from the Chair of the North Hastings Community Centre Ad Hoc Committee.
   • · Motion 13 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive and file the 2025 Audit presentation, as presented by Baker Tilly KDN LLP, for information purposes; AND FURTHER THAT the Council of the Corpor…
   • · Motion 14 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 03-2026 for an Engineer of Record for the Town of Bancroft; AND FURTHER THAT Council a…
   • · Motion 15 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council for the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the Grants Update report, as presented.
   • · Motion 16 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council for the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby direct staff to apply for the Enhancing Access to Spaces for Everyone (EASE) Grant to support the purchase of accessible library furnishings for the n…
   • · Motion 17 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 05-2026 for the purchase of a truck for the Buildings and Facilities Department with s…
   • · Motion 18 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive staff report “Funding Request – Bird’s Creek Minor Ball”, for discussion purposes.
   • · Motion 19 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve a fee waiver for the use of the Bancroft and L’Amable baseball diamonds by Bird’s Creek Minor Ball in the amount of $ 1,000.00 from the Communi…
   • · Motion 20 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the verbal staff report "Bancroft Ribfest 2026" for information purposes.
   • · Motion 21 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby deem Bancroft Ribfest 2026, which will take place June 5-7, 2026 at Millennium Park as an event of Municipal Significance for the purposes of obtaining a Special Occa…
   • · Motion 22 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive Staff Report "Reserve Name Changes" for information purposes; AND FURTHER THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does here…
   • · Motion 23 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive Staff Report "2025 Cash-Based (Surplus)/Deficit" for information purposes; AND FURTHER THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancr…
   • · Motion 24 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive Staff Report "2025 Reserve and Reserve Fund Activity"; AND FURTHER THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby appr…
   • · Motion 25 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft receives the “Hastings Street North Promenade – Design Proposal” report for information and discussion purposes.
   • · Motion 26 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby direct staff to authorize a change order with Rural Roots Property Development to include the final preparation and construction of the promenade as a …
   • · Motion 27 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby direct staff to prepare a report for the May meeting of the Committee of the Whole to review the financial impact of how the base rate water charges fo…
   • · Motion 28 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the items listed under the Consent Agenda, items 15 (B) to 15 (L), be received by the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft, for information.
   • · Motion 29 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby direct staff to send a letter of congratulations to Trevor Pitts who has been promoted to S/Sgt Detachment Commander of the Bancroft Detachment.
   • · Motion 30 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 31 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the meeting of Council held on May 12, 2026, be hereby given a first, second and third reading, and be finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered By-Law 38-2026.
   • · Motion 32 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Regular Meeting of Council hereby close at 6:15 pm.
   • · Attendance added: Paul Jenkins (present)
   • · Attendance added: Wayne Wiggins (present)
   • · Attendance added: Charles Mullett (present)
   • · Attendance added: Kevin Lawrence (present)
   • · Attendance added: Tracy McGibbon (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: Mark Pharand (present)
   • · Attendance added: Amber Wannamaker (present)
   • · Attendance added: Sarah Phoenix (present)