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Corporate Support Committee Meeting
June 3, 2025
What was decided (9 motions)
9 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
"That the agenda for the June 3, 2025 Corporate Support Committee be approved."
Moved by Warden Brian Ostrander, seconded by Chair Robert Crate
Carried
“That the Corporate Support Committee receive Report 2025-116 ‘Strengthening Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation’ for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive this report for information.”
Moved by Warden Brian Ostrander, seconded by Chair Robert Crate
Carried
“That the Corporate Support Committee, having considered Report 2025- 117 ‘Records and Information Management Policy and Records Retention By-law’, recommend that County Council approve the Records and Information Management Policy; and Further That the Committee recommends that County Council enact a by- law at the June 18, 2025 County Council meeting to update Northumberland County’s Records Retention and to repeal By-law 27-12.”
Moved by Warden Brian Ostrander, seconded by Chair Robert Crate
Carried
“That the Corporate Support Committee receive Report 2025-118 ‘The Impact of Strong Mayor Powers on an Upper-Tier Municipality with Planning Approval Authority’ for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive this report for information.”
Moved by Warden Brian Ostrander, seconded by Chair Robert Crate
Carried
“That the Corporate Support Committee, having considered Report 2025- 119 ‘Municipal Restructuring Study’, recommend that County Council direct staff to proceed with the assessment of the following shared services: Implementation of financial systems and related process review; Roads asset management and operations review; Planning and building inspection services; Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) opportunities; Environmental sustainability opportunities; Economic development and tourism; and Further That that the Committee recommend that County Council direct staff to engage member municipal partners for internal reviews and procure external resources to investigate and recommend alternative service delivery models; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council direct staff to utilize funds in the amount of $200,000 from in year savings or withdraw from General Reserve if surplus funds are not realized.”
Moved by Warden Brian Ostrander, seconded by Chair Robert Crate
Carried
"That the Corporate Support Committee, having considered Report 2025- 119 ‘Municipal Restructuring Study’, recommend that County Council identify this item for separate discussion at the June 18, 2025 County Council meeting.”
Moved by Warden Brian Ostrander, seconded by Chair Robert Crate
Carried
“That the Corporate Support Committee receive Report 2025-124 ‘County Application for Judicial Review, 310 Division Street’ for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive the report for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council identify this item for separate discussion at the June 18, 2025 County Council meeting.”
Moved by Warden Brian Ostrander, seconded by Chair Robert Crate
Carried
“That the Corporate Support Committee, having considered Report 2025- 125 ‘Repeal and Replace of Legal Indemnification By-law’, recommend that County Council enact a by-law at the June 18, 2025 County Council meeting to provide for the indemnity and defence of councilors and employees of the County of Northumberland against liability incurred while acting on behalf of the County of Northumberland and to repeal By-law 55- 08.”
Moved by Warden Brian Ostrander, seconded by Chair Robert Crate
Carried
"That the Corporate Support Committee receive the minutes from the March 13, 2025 and April 10, 2025 meeting of the Northumberland Accessibility Advisory Committee for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive the minutes for information."
Moved by Warden Brian Ostrander, seconded by Chair Robert Crate