Council · Regular
March 16, 2026
Regular Council Minutes
19:00 – 20:06 · 1h 6m
10 present · 1 absent
Staff & officers present
Avery Hulley Executive Coordinator — Becky DeWetering Deputy Clerk — Bill Hunter Fire Chief — Daniel Hobson Chief Administrative Officer — James Hutson Clerk — John Bice Perth County Planner — Laura Bere Head Librarian/CEO — Matt Burns Chief Building Official — Nic Larsen Director of Community Services — Wendy McMurray Treasurer —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accept the agenda as amended.
- · Motion 2 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accept Consent Items 4.1 - 4.5 for information and the minutes of the March 2, 2026 Regular Meeting be adopted.
- · Motion 3 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth approve in principle ZN12-2025.
- · Motion 4 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth recommends that the Perth County Land Division Committee, or its designate, approve Consent Application files B47-25, B48-25 & B55-25; and That the Council of the Municipality of West Pert…
- · Motion 5 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth receives the November / December 2025 West Perth Fire Department Activity Report for information.
- · Motion 6 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth receives the 2025 West Perth Fire Department - Year in Review Report for information.
- · Motion 7 added: That the Council for the Municipality of West Perth enter into an agreement with the Municipality of Huron East for their Fire Department to provide certain Fire Services to defined areas of West Perth, known as the Seaforth Fire Area, wit…
- · Motion 8 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth receives the 2025 Annual Drinking Water and Summary Report for information.
- · Motion 9 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth receives the 2025 Annual Wastewater Report for information.
- · Motion 10 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth approve the Sanitary and Stormwater Works Management By-law 23-2026; and That By-laws 89-2002, 110-2002 and 89-2014 be repealed.
- · Motion 11 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth receives the 2025 Cemetery Trust Fund Activity Report for information.
- · Motion 12 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth direct the Treasurer to transfer $756,061.69 to the Heron Industrial Park Reserve to reflect the 2025 activity and historical land cost adjustments as outlined in this report.
- · Motion 13 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth approve the transfer of $18,923.46 as of December 31, 2025, as shown in Appendix 1, as a Partial Repayment from Development Charges Reserve to the Parkland Fees Obligatory Deferred Revenue…
- · Motion 14 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth approve the transfer of $438,129.14 as of December 31, 2025 as shown in Appendix 3 Repayment in Current Year from Collected Development Charges from the Development Charges Reserve to the …
- · Motion 15 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth proceed with the Request for Drain Major Improvement to Branch ‘D’ of the Russell Municipal Drain; and That Council, pursuant to the Drainage Act and subject to any objection from the Uppe…
- · Motion 16 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth give first and second reading to By-law 23-2026, and 24-2026 this 16th day of March, 2026.
- · Motion 17 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth give third and final reading to By-law 8-2026, 15-2026, 23-2026, and 24-2026 this 16th day of March, 2026.
- · Motion 18 added: That By-law 25-2026 being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of West Perth be read a first and second time this 16th day of March, 2026.
- · Motion 19 added: That By-law 25-2026 being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of West Perth be read a third time and finally passed this 16th day of March, 2026.
- · Motion 20 added: That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth adjourn the Council meeting at 8:06 p.m.
- · Attendance added: Walter McKenzie (present)
- · Attendance added: Dean Trentowsky (present)
- · Attendance added: Alex Foster (present)
- · Attendance added: Andrew Fournier (present)
- · Attendance added: Diane Chessell (present)
- · Attendance added: Doug Feltz (present)
- · Attendance added: Murray Rose (present)
- · Attendance added: Nicholas Vink (present)
- · Attendance added: Ryan Duck (present)
- · Attendance added: Steven Herold (absent)
- · Attendance added: Daniel Hobson (present)
- · Attendance added: James Hutson (present)
- · Attendance added: Becky DeWetering (present)
- · Attendance added: Avery Hulley (present)
- · Attendance added: John Bice (present)
- · Attendance added: Wendy McMurray (present)
- · Attendance added: Nic Larsen (present)
- · Attendance added: Bill Hunter (present)
- · Attendance added: Laura Bere (present)
- · Attendance added: Phillip O'Donnell (present)
- · Attendance added: Matt Burns (present)