Brennan Orr

The council received a quarterly report from the RCMP detachment. Other key agenda items included the acceptance of the 2025 Community Safety Survey for information, discussion of an invitation for a street hockey tournament, and an in camera session regarding privileged information and confidential evaluations. The meeting concluded with the council's approval of the annual performance evaluation and updated employment agreement for the CAO.

The committee meeting addressed unfinished business regarding the 2026 Capital Budget Draft and a discussion concerning the Bylaw 1990 Simplified Option.

The council meeting addressed several operational and community initiatives. Key discussions included the approval to proceed with community designation for Rural Renewal and Rural Entrepreneur streams, the passing of an amendment to the Waste Management Bylaw, and the authorization to hire a firm for tax arrears recovery services. Council also directed administration to investigate potential changes to the property assessment sub-class bylaw and to express opposition to a renewed police funding model due to its negative financial impact on small municipalities. Following an in-camera session, the council decided to submit a non-binding expression of interest for a regional waste project and reappointed members to the Environment Committee.

The Council meeting involved several key actions, including presentations by the RCMP regarding their quarterly report and Northback concerning the modernization of Grassy Mountain. Development permit application 100-25 for a gravel extraction pit was approved with specific conditions. First readings were given for bylaws regulating water and sewer utility services, with public hearings scheduled for the upcoming year. Additionally, the Council accepted the year-to-date operational report, approved the 2026 provisional operating and capital budgets, and passed the budget for the local public library board. In closed session, the Council addressed privacy and economic interest matters, appointed a new member to the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and ratified the collective agreement with CUPE Local 70.

The meeting included a review of the 2026 Capital Budget funding summary and a discussion regarding the Rural Renewal and Rural Entrepreneur stream. The Council also moved into an in-camera session to address items related to the disclosure of information harmful to third-party business interests and personal privacy.