Council / Committee Meetings – Thursday, December 1, 2022

Bruce County Council Meeting

Oath of Office (Councillors):

• Bruce County Councillors, the locally-elected Mayors of the eight lower-tier municipalities in the County, were sworn into their new roles on Bruce County Council by Tammy Grove-McClement, Solicitor for the County of Bruce.
• 2022-2026 Bruce County Council:
  • Chris Peabody – Municipality of Brockton
  • Don Murray – Township of Huron-Kinloss
  • Garry Michi – Town of South Bruce Peninsula
  • Kenneth Craig – Municipality of Kincardine
  • Luke Charbonneau – Town of Saugeen Shores
  • Mark Goetz – Municipality of South Bruce
  • Milt McIver – Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula 
  • Steve Hamell – Municipality of Arran-Elderslie

Election of 2023 Warden:

• Bruce County Council elected Chris Peabody, Mayor of the Municipality of Brockton, as Bruce County’s Warden for the 2022-2023 term. This is Mayor Chris Peabody’s first term as County Warden. 

2023 Committee Chair and Committee Appointments:

• Executive, Corporate Services, and Human Resources Committees - Warden Peabody
• Human Services Committee and Bruce County Housing Corporation - Councillor Goetz
• Information Technology Committee - Warden Peabody
• Long Term Care Homes Committee of Management - Councillor Craig
• Museum Committee - Councillor Michi
• Paramedic Services Committee - Councillor Murray
• Planning and Development Committee - Councillor Hamell
• Transportation and Environmental Services Committee - Councillor McIver
• Grey Bruce Board of Health - Warden Peabody, Councillor Charbonneau, and Councillor Craig
• Bruce County Library Board - Warden Peabody, Councillors Goetz, Murray, and Michi
• Board of Directors for the Nuclear Innovation Institute - Councillor Charbonneau
• Green Ribbon Panel - Councillor Craig
• Clean Energy Frontier - CAO Thomson and Councillor Murray
• Accessibility Advisory Committee - Warden Peabody
• Community Drug and Alcohol Strategy - Councillor Craig and Councillor Goetz
• Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) Board of Directors - Councillor Charbonneau

Bruce County Council approved:

• a by-law to establish a Spruce the Bruce Reserve.
• support for the Town of Saugeen Shores letter to the Province regarding Well Water Testing. Letter

Corporate Services Committee

• Committee received a report on the 2022 Budget Annual Disclosure. Report
• Committee received a report on the 2021 Council Statement of Remuneration. Report
• Committee received a Q3 2022 report on the Summary of Awarded Tenders. Report
• Committee received a Q3 2022 report on Summary of Purchasing Policy Suspension Approvals. Report
• Committee received a Q3 2022 report on the Financial Statement Review. Report

Paramedic Services Committee:

• Committee approved, in advance of the final 2023 capital budget approval, to single source and order three ambulances from Demers Ambulances, consistent with the vehicle replacement schedule. Committee approved to make a 30% down payment approximately equivalent to $174,786.00 + HST to secure the vehicles for delivery. Report

Museum Committee:

• Committee received a report on Museum Collections. Report
• Committee received a report on Museum Marketing. Report
• Committee received a report on Museum Programming. Report
• Committee received a report on Museum Revenue Development. Report
• Committee received a report on Museum Education and Outreach. Report

Human Services Committee:

• Committee approved a three year service agreement with Community Connection (211). Report
• Committee received a Q3 2022 report on Income and Support Services. Report
• Committee received a Q3 2022 report on the Bruce County Community Housing Registry Waitlist. Report
• Committee received a Q3 2022 report on Licensed Child Care and Early Years. Report
• Committee received a 2021/2022 report on Housing Stability Fund Activities & Expenditures. Report

This publication identifies highlights from recent Bruce County Council and Committee meetings. Bruce County’s Office of the CAO maintains complete agendas and minutes from all Council and Committee meetings, which can be reviewed at www.brucecounty.on.ca/government/agendas-and-minutes