The Dryden Record

Council Meeting

December 11, 2023

Who was there

Present (7): Jack Harrison, Catherine Kiewning, Bill Latham, Martin MacKinnon, Ritch Noel, Michelle Price, Bryan Tardiff

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (14 motions)

14 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

THAT Council hereby consider the following items of the Consent Agenda - Part 1 - General under date of December 11, 2023 as read and adopted: 9. a, b 10. a, b
Moved by M. Price, seconded by M. MacKinnon
Carried
THAT the Minutes of the Council Meeting held November 27, 2023 be adopted.
Moved by R. Noel, seconded by M. MacKinnon
Carried
THAT the Summary Report of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association Board Meeting held November 22, 2023 be received.
Moved by C. Kiewning, seconded by B. Latham
Carried
THAT as per the recommendation in Staff Report Museum-2023-002, Council approve the Dryden & District Museum's 2024-2027 Strategic Plan.
Moved by M. Price, seconded by B. Tardiff
Carried
THAT as per the recommendation in Staff Report Public Works-2023-10, Council endorse the Drinking Water Quality Management Standard (DWQMS) Operational Plan.
Moved by M. Price, seconded by R. Noel
Carried
THAT Council consider Consent Agenda - Part 2 - By-laws, under date of December 11, 2023 which is comprised of the following by-laws, as read a first, second and third time: By-law 2023-67 By-law 2023-68 By-law 2023-69
Moved by C. Kiewning, seconded by B. Latham
Carried
THAT By-law 2023-67 being a by-law to amend By-law 3529-2007, a by- law to adopt the City of Dryden Corporate Policy and Procedure Manual, by deleting and replacing the following policies and procedures under section Human Resources: (a) HR-HS-08 Incident Reporting Policy and Procedure (b) HR-HS-09 Vehicle Operating Policy and Procedure and Vehicle Incident Review System (c) HR-HS-57 Safety Audits Policy and Procedure be read a first, second and third time.
Moved by M. MacKinnon, seconded by C. Kiewning
Carried
THAT By-law 2023-68 being a by-law to amend Chapter 259, Waterworks, of the Municipal Code of The Corporation of The City of Dryden by deleting and replacing § 259-4 Monthly Rates for waterworks within City limits be read a first, second and third time.
Moved by B. Tardiff, seconded by M. Price
Carried
THAT By-law 2023-69 being a by-law to rescind and replace By-law 2023- 64, adopted by Council on November 27, 2023, due to a typographical error, be read a first, second and third time.
Moved by M. MacKinnon, seconded by B. Latham
Carried
THAT Council resolves to execute the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Significant Neighbouring Community Funding Agreement for the 2024 Learn More Program, including the Community Well-being reserve fund apportionment; and, FURTHER THAT the NWMO and the City of Dryden acknowledge that acceptance of the Learn More Program funding does not constitute the Municipality’s community support for the APM project nor the selection of the Township of Ignace as a final host community pursuant to NWMO’s Site Selection Process.
Moved by B. Latham, seconded by C. Kiewning
Carried
THAT as per the recommendation in Staff Report Administration-2023- 027, Council approves donations to the Community Table in the amount of $6,067 and to the Dryden Food Bank in the amount of $15,000 using community well-being funding received from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization.
Moved by B. Latham, seconded by M. Price
Carried
THAT Council suspend the rules of procedure of The Corporation of the City of Dryden By-law 2023-23 Section 4.2 (E) - Dates, Times and Curfew of Meetings - for the purpose of extending the Open Council Meeting adjournment time for up to one (1) hour.
Moved by M. Price, seconded by M. MacKinnon
Carried
THAT By-law 2023-71 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council be read a first, second and third time.
Moved by C. Kiewning, seconded by M. Price
Carried
THAT this meeting be declared adjourned.
Moved by M. Price, seconded by B. Tardiff
Carried

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