TOWN OF LOCKEPORT

COUNCIL MEETING

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 AT 1:00 P.M.

AGENDA 

  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 September 26, 2025, meeting as presented/with the following additions/deletions

  1. Approval of Minutes of September 12, 2025, Regular Council Meeting

Staff Suggested Motion: That Council approve the September 12, 2025, meeting Minutes as circulated.          

  1. Business arising from previous Minutes

All business was dealt with at the previous meeting.

  1. Community Forum (Open Mic)
  • 20 Minutes Maximum
  • Each resident is allowed a maximum of five minutes.
  • Each resident is to state their name and where they live
  • The resident is to speak directly to the 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

There are no presentations scheduled for this meeting.

  1. Department Reports
  • Public Works Department Report (Page 1)
  • Administration Report (Page 2-3)
  1. Finance
  • List of invoices already paid in the amount of $80,870.05 (Page 4-5)
  • Years of Service Award Policy Review (Page 6-7)
  1. Other Business
  • Roods Head Park
  • Draft Briefing Paper - Exploring a Municipal Joint Services Board for Shelburne County, prepared by CAO/Clerks of the five Eastern Counties Municipal Units (Page 8-14)
  • Draft Briefing Paper for Funding Requests from Non-Profit Organizations (Page 15-16)
  • Woods Restrictions/Roods Head (Page 17-18)
  • Laneway behind Town Market
  • Policy for Partial Street Closing – Spruce Street (Page 19-20)
  1. Committee Reports
  1. Correspondence
  • Letter from Mayor Rod Gilroy, Municipality of Cumberland to Pam Mood, President of Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities regarding Strong Mayor Powers. (Page 21-22)
  • Letter from Doug Glasser, Mayor, Town of Stewiacke to the Honourable Scott Armstrong, Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, MLA, Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley regarding Strong Mayor Powers (Page 23-24)
  • Email from Pam Mood, President of Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities to all Municipalities regarding Municipal Governance Survey (Page 25)
  1. Information Only
  1. Date of next meeting
  • Friday October 10, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
  1. “In Camera”     
  1. Adjournment

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