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Council · Regular

May 25, 2026

TOWNSHIP OF RUSSELL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

18:00 – 22:14 · 4h 14m
5 present · 0 absent
Mike Tarnowski Mayor — Charles Armstrong Councillor — Jamie Laurin Councillor — Lisa Deacon Councillor — Marc Lalonde Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Anne-Marie Roy Deputy Clerk — Brian McBain Fire Chief — Céline Guitard Parks and Recreation Director — Joanne Camiré Laflamme Clerk — Jonathan Bourgon Executive Director of Planning and Infrastructure Services — Millie Bourdeau Public Safety and Enforcement Director/CEMC — Richard Godin Chief Administrative Officer — Sébastien Dagenais Director of Corporate Services-Treasurer —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jul 15, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: Motion to approve the agenda as amended.
    • · Motion 2 added: Motion to approve the following Minutes as presented.
    • · Motion 3 added: Motion that all items listed under Consent Items be received as presented except for items 10 h and i which will be dealt as separate items pursuant to item #4.
    • · Motion 4 added: Motion that item 10 h of the Consent Items be received as presented.
    • · Motion 5 added: Motion that item 10 i of the Consent Items be received as presented.
    • · Motion 6 added: That Council receive report PIC-2026-10 dated May 25, 2026, and approve the proposed Vital Services Bylaw for first reading only.
    • · Motion 7 added: That Council receive report ECODEV-2026-06 dated May 25, 2026, and direct Administration to proceed with providing funding in the amount of $85,000 through a combination of the Community Infrastructure Reserve Fund (FRIC) and cash-in-lieu …
    • · Motion 8 added: That Council receive report ECODEV-2026-08 dated May 25, 2026, and give a direction to the Administration to proceed with options A and B outlined in this report.
    • · Motion 9 added: That Council receive report PR-2026-06 dated May 25, 2026, and approve the ad-hoc request of $500 from the Club Optimiste de Russell and approve the in-kind request in the amount of $537 for the use of the hall for their June 13, 2026, eve…
    • · Motion 10 added: Motion that Council approve all recommendations listed on the Agenda under item #11 Reports from Departments and Council Committees except for items # 11 d, g, i and m which will be dealt as separate items.
    • · Motion 11 added: Motion that Council approve By-laws 2026-058 to 2026-065 inclusively, for first, second and third reading as listed on the Agenda, except for By-law 2026-060 which was dealt as a separate item pursuant to item # 11 d.
    • · Motion 12 added: Motion that Council approve By-law 2026-060 for first reading.
    • · Motion 13 added: Motion to Move into Closed Meeting at the hour of 9:36 p.m. to address matters pertaining to section 239 of the Municipal Act, 2001.
    • · Motion 14 added: That By-law 2026-066, being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Russell at its Regular Council Meeting held on May 25, 2026, be read a first, second and third time and passed.
    • · Attendance added: Marc Lalonde (present)
    • · Attendance added: Anne-Marie Roy (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jonathan Bourgon (present)
    • · Attendance added: Mike Tarnowski (present)
    • · Attendance added: Sébastien Dagenais (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jamie Laurin (present)
    • · Attendance added: Charles Armstrong (present)
    • · Attendance added: Joanne Camiré Laflamme (present)
    • · Attendance added: Céline Guitard (present)
    • · Attendance added: Lisa Deacon (present)
    • · Attendance added: Millie Bourdeau (present)
    • · Attendance added: Brian McBain (present)
    • · Attendance added: Richard Godin (present)
    • · Participation added: Charles Armstrong recuse