Report on Council: December 8, 2014

REPORT ON COUNCIL
December 8, 2014
Regular Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9 am – 12:22 pm
Regular Meeting of Council: 1:32 pm – 1:57 pm
All members of Council Present: Mayor George Cornell, Deputy Mayor Steffen Walma, and Councillors Cindy Hastings, Richard Hinton, and Gibb Wishart

CONFIDENTIAL / CLOSED SESSION: N/A

COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2015: In general, regular meetings of Council will occur on the 2nd and last Mondays of the month. The Regular Committee of the Whole Meeting begins at 9 am, and the first meeting of each month is “consolidated” with the Regular Meeting of Council (i.e. follows). At the second meeting each month, the Regular Meeting begins at 6 pm. Budget meetings will take place on January 19, February 2, and February 17. As there are occasional departures from the regular pattern of meetings, those attending meetings of Council should check the dates on the Township website.

COMMUNITY POSITIONS ON TOWNSHIP ADVISORY COMMITTEES & BOARDS: Positions are available on such committees as the Accessibility Advisory Committee, the Committee of Adjustment, the Champlain Commemorations 2015 Committee, the Community Recreation Advisory Committee, the Heritage Advisory Committee, the Huronia Airport Commission, the Property Standards Committee, and the Tiny Trails & Active Transportation Sub-committee. If you would like to work on a committee or on a board, consult the Township website under Your Government / Committees for information and the application form.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: Members of Council are to serve on committees as follows:
– Accessibility Advisory Committee — Deputy Mayor Walma
– Champlain Commemorations 2015 Committee — Councillor Hinton – Committee of Adjustment — Councillor Hastings
– Community Policing Committee — Councillor Hinton
– Community Recreation Advisory Committee — Councillor Hastings – Economic Development Corporation of North Simcoe — Mayor Cornell – Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initiative — Councillor Wishart
– Heritage Advisory Committee — Councillor Hinton
– Huronia Airport Commission — Councillor Wishart
– North Simcoe Heads of Council — Mayor Cornell & Deputy Mayor Walma – North Simcoe Housing Committee — Deputy Mayor Walma
– Septage Class Environmental Assessment Project Advisory Committee — Councillor Wishart (Chair) and Councillor Hastings (Alternate Chair)
– Severn Sound Environmental Association Board — Deputy Mayor Walma
– Southern Georgian Bay Physician Recruitment Steering Committee — Mayor Cornell – Springwater Recreation Advisory Committee — Deputy Mayor Walma
– Wyevale Park Master Plan Steering Committee — Councillor Hastings