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Home Cornwall Meetings April 27, 2026

Council · Regular

April 27, 2026

Cornwall City Council

19:00 – 22:25 · 3h 25m
7 present · 2 absent
Justin Towndale Mayor — Claude E. McIntosh, Councillor Councillor — Dean Hollingsworth, Councillor Councillor — Elaine MacDonald, Councillor Councillor — Fred Ngoundjo, Councillor Councillor — Maurice Dupelle Councillor Regrets Sarah Good, Councillor Councillor — Syd Gardiner Councillor Regrets Todd Bennett, Councillor Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Bill Lister Chief, Paramedic Services — Denise Labelle-Gélinas Interim City Clerk — Jenelle Malyon Deputy City Clerk — Katharine Price-Rass General Manager, Human Resources — Katherine Wells Director, Communications, Government Relations and Strategic Planning — Louis Savard Director of Information Technology, Digitization, Innovation & Special Projects — Matthew Stephenson Deputy CAO and Fire Chief — Mellissa Morgan General Manager, Human Services — Ryan Windle Director, Development and Building Services — Tim Mills Chief Administrative Officer — Tracey Bailey Treasurer and General Manager of Finance — Tracey Beauregard Deputy Clerk — Wayne Meagher Director of Legal and Legislative Services —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: Motion to move into a Closed Meeting at 5:00 p.m. to address matters pertaining to Section 239 (2) and (3.1) of the Municipal Act, 2001.
    • · Motion 2 added: Motion to adopt the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council of Monday, April 27, 2026, as presented.
    • · Motion 3 added: Motion to adopt the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of Monday, April 13, 2026, as presented.
    • · Motion 4 added: That Council receive this presentation for information purposes.
    • · Motion 5 added: That the Council of the City of Cornwall endorsed the City of Cornwall Growth Analysis and Land Needs Assessment Study, prepared by Watson and Associates Economists Limited dated April 16, 2026, and That Staff be directed to consider the f…
    • · Motion 6 added: The Council receive this report.
    • · Motion 7 added: That the Council Remuneration Framework remain status quo.
    • · Motion 8 added: That Council approve the annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index – (November to November)
    • · Motion 9 added: That Council approve the annual adjustments to be aligned with the Non-Union Employee Group’s economic increase.
    • · Motion 10 added: That Council defer this matter to the Council meeting of May 11, 2026, to allow time for additional information to be provided.
    • · Motion 11 added: That Council accepts this report and direct staff to proceed with the implementation plan.
    • · Motion 12 added: That Council support the Mayor’s efforts and ongoing discussions with the Federal Government in that the toll booth separating the City of Cornwall and Cornwall Island be removed and relocated nearer to the US Border in efforts to remove b…
    • · Motion 13 added: That Council receive this report.
    • · Motion 14 added: That Council approves the installation of the Free Library at Eastridge Park, to be installed and maintained by the Cornwall Lions Club at no cost to the City, subject to staff confirming final placement and compliance with Parks Standards.
    • · Motion 15 added: That Council receive this report for information and consideration.
    • · Motion 16 added: That By-laws 2026-45 to 2026-47 and 2026-49, be approved subject to Section 284.11 (4) of the Municipal Act).
    • · Motion 17 added: That Council defer this By-law to allow for a more comprehensive study
    • · Motion 18 added: That Council approve By-law 2026-48.
    • · Motion 19 added: That Council receive report 2026-53-CAO
    • · Motion 20 added: That By-law 2026-50, being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Cornwall at its meetings held on Monday, April 27, 2026, be adopted.
    • · Motion 21 added: That the Regular Meeting of Council be adjourned at 10:25 p.m.
    • · Attendance added: Sarah Good, Councillor (present)
    • · Attendance added: Claude E. McIntosh, Councillor (present)
    • · Attendance added: Dean Hollingsworth, Councillor (present)
    • · Attendance added: Elaine MacDonald, Councillor (present)
    • · Attendance added: Fred Ngoundjo, Councillor (present)
    • · Attendance added: Todd Bennett, Councillor (present)
    • · Attendance added: Matthew Stephenson (present)
    • · Attendance added: Denise Labelle-Gélinas (present)
    • · Attendance added: Tracey Beauregard (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jenelle Malyon (present)
    • · Attendance added: Tracey Bailey (present)
    • · Attendance added: Maurice Dupelle (regrets)
    • · Attendance added: Syd Gardiner (regrets)
    • · Attendance added: Tim Mills (present)
    • · Attendance added: Mellissa Morgan (present)
    • · Attendance added: Bill Lister (present)
    • · Attendance added: Wayne Meagher (present)
    • · Attendance added: Katherine Wells (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ryan Windle (present)
    • · Attendance added: Louis Savard (present)
    • · Attendance added: Katharine Price-Rass (present)
    • · Attendance added: Justin Towndale (present)
    • · Participation added: Elaine MacDonald, Councillor arrive