TOWN OF LOCKEPORT

COUNCIL MEETING

FRIDAY JANUARY 10, 2025, AT 1:00 P.M.

AGENDA (REVISED)

  1. Call to order 
  1. Silence Electronic Devices 
  1. Conflict of Interest 
  1. Approval of Agenda, including additions or deletions 

Staff Suggested Motion – That Council approve the agenda for the January 10, 2025, meeting as presented. 

  1. Approval of Minutes 
  • Regular Council Meeting Minutes December 13, 2024

Staff Suggested Motion – That Council approve the Minutes from the Regular Council Meeting of December 13, 2024.

  • Special Meeting Minutes December 20, 2024

Staff Suggested Motion – That Council approve the Minutes from the Special Meeting of December 20, 2024.

  1. Business arising from Previous Minutes 

          There was no business from the previous meeting.

  1. Community Forum (Open Mic)
  • 20 Minutes Maximum
  • Each resident is allowed a maximum of five minutes
  • The resident is to speak directly to Council
  • There will be no interaction by Council at this time
  • If questions are posed by residents the question will be recorded to be researched
  1. Presentations 
  • SouWest Nova Transit Association (Kevin Curry) (Page 1-12)
  1. Finance 
  • List of invoices already paid in the amount of $169,390.33 (Page 13)
  • Region 6 Budget Report 2025-2026 (Page 14-26)

Staff Suggested Motion – That Council approve the 2025-2026 budget for Region 6 as presented.

  1. Other Business 
  • Re-adoption of Hospitality and Expense Policy (Page 29-40)

Staff Suggested Motion – That per section 23(7) of the Municipal Government Act, Council re-adopt the Town of Lockeport Hospitality Policy as presented/with the following changes.

Staff Suggested Motion – That per section 23(7) of the Municipal Government Act, Council re-adopt the Town of Lockeport Travel reimbursement Policy as presented/with the following changes.

  • Washrooms at Seacaps Park (Page 41)
  • Seacaps Playground
  • Joint Municipal Fire Services Committee (Page 42)
  • Tim Rhyno rezoning application
  1. Council Reports
  • Mayor Derek Amalfa (Page 43)
  • Deputy-Mayor Anna Chetwynd (Page 44)
  • Councillor Craig Hillen (Page 45)
  • Councillor Kevn Chetwynd (Page 46)
    • Region 6 Summary 2024-2025 (Page 47)
  • Councillor Candace Malik (Page 48)
    • Western Counties Regional Library (Page 49-57) 
  1. Correspondence 
  • Letter from the Honourable John Lohr, Municipal Affairs regarding adopting the legislated Code of Conduct (Page 58)
  1. Information Only
  • Email from Ian Morrison, Director of Operations and Communications, NSFM regarding insurance trends for 2025 (Page 59-60)
  1. Date of next meeting 
  • January 24, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
  1. “In Camera” 
  1. Adjournment 

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