Council Meeting Highlights - Thursday, April 4, 2024

Bruce County Council Meeting

• Council received a presentation from Major Paul Pickering, 31 Territorial Battalion, Canadian Armed Forces regarding a Canadian Armed Forces Exercise on May 3 - 5, 2024. Presentation
• Council received a Q1 2024 Information Report from the Museum Archives. Report
• Council received the April 2024 Museum Information Report. Report
• Council received a Housing and Homelessness Plan 2024-2034 Update from Human Services. Report 
• Council approved that capital project TS-2023-027 for Bruce Road 19 be deferred to a future year, and budgeted funds including Canada Community Benefit Fund (CCBF) be reallocated to the Durham Street Bridge Project TS-2021-014 in the amount of $1,850,000.00. Council approved that the 2024 budget be revised to reflect a transfer from the County Bridge Reserve up to $1,167,000.00 to pay for the remaining costs of the Durham Street Bridge Immediate Repairs. Report
• Council approved that a by-law be introduced to establish Part 4 on survey Plan 3R10817, being a 2.134 metre widening, to the Public Highway System for Bruce County and forming part of Bruce Road 6 East. Report
• Council approved deaccession from the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre’s collection the listed items in the “Archival Items Recommended for Deaccession April 2024”. Report
• Council approved that a by-law be introduced authorizing the Warden and Clerk to execute the Town of South Bruce Peninsula’s Municipal Capital Facility Agreement for the Sauble Beach Paramedic Station. Report
• Council approved that $100,000 be transferred to the Winter Control Reserve, that $750,000 be transferred to the Affordable Housing Program – Creation of New Units reserve, that $375,000 be transferred to the General Facilities Reserve, and that the remainder of the 2023 surplus funds be allocated to the Tax Stabilization Reserve as per existing policy. Report
• Council approved By-law 2024-021, being a by-law to Appoint of Weed Inspectors. By-law
• Council approved By-law 2024-022, being a by-law to authorize an Agreement with the Ontario Federation of Trail Riders. By-law
• Council approved By-law 2024-023, being a by-law to authorize a Long-Term Care Home Service Accountability Agreement. By-law
• Council received the Minutes of the Striking Committee Meeting held January 25, 2024. Communications
• Council received Minutes of the Bruce County Public Library Board Meeting held February 21, 2024. Communications
   

Long Term Care Homes Committee of Management Meeting

• Committee authorized the Director of Long-Term Care and Senior Services to sign and submit a Declaration of Compliance for Brucelea Haven and Gateway Haven to Ontario Health for the reporting period of January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023. Report
• Committee received the Long Term Care Update Report for January, February, and March 2024. Report
• Committee received the Long-Term Care Quality Report for January, February, March 2024. Report
• Committee received the Long-Term Care Home Service Accountability Agreement Extension. 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