The Corporation of the Town of Essex

Special Council Meeting Minutes

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Location: https://www.youtube.com/user/EssexOntario
Present:
  • Mayor Larry Snively
  • Deputy Mayor Richard Meloche
  • Councillor Joe Garon
  • Councillor Morley Bowman
  • Councillor Kim Verbeek
  • Councillor Steve Bjorkman
  • Councillor Sherry Bondy
  • Councillor Chris Vander Doelen
Also Present:
  • Chris Nepszy, Chief Administrative Officer
  • Robert Auger, Town Solicitor, Legal and Legislative Services/Clerk
  • Shelley Brown, Deputy Clerk, Legal and Legislative Services
  • Doug Sweet, Director, Community Services/Deputy CAO
  • Jeffrey Morrison, Director, Corporate Services and Treasurer
  • Lori Chadwick, Director, Development Services
  • Cassandra Roy, Legislative Clerk
  • Cynthia Cakebread, Manager, Recreation and Culture
  • Jake Morassut, Manager, Parks and Facilities
  • Rick Arnel, Fire Chief

This meeting was hosted and chaired from the Town of Essex Municipal Building. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic this meeting was not open to the public for in person attendance but was available electronically via livestream and also for viewing post-meeting on YouTube at www.youtube.com/EssexOntario

The Purpose of this Meeting was for Council to have a Roundtable discussion on Community Services matters


Mayor Snively called the meeting to order at approximately 3:01 PM.

There were no declarations of conflict of interest noted at this time.

  • SP21-04-004
    Moved ByCouncillor Garon
    Seconded ByCouncillor Bowman

    That the published agenda for the April 12, 2021 Special Council Meeting re: Community Services Roundtable be adopted as presented.

    Carried
  • SP21-04-005
    Moved ByCouncillor Bjorkman
    Seconded ByCouncillor Bowman

    That Chris Nepszy, Chief Administrative Officer, be appointed as presiding officer of the Committee of the Whole.
    That the presiding officer as appointed shall have the discretion and/or authority to modify, relax or amend any of the procedural rules currently governing Council proceedings except as may be otherwise herein noted by Council; and
    Further that upon the completion of the Committee of the Whole, the Special Council meeting shall reconvene and the presiding officer of the Committee of the Whole shall then Rise and Report to Council to as any Recommendations to Council that were made by resolution of the Committee of the Whole.

    Carried
  • SP21-04-006
    Moved ByDeputy Mayor Meloche
    Seconded ByCouncillor Garon

    That Council now move to go into a Committee of the Whole for a period of time not to exceed 5:00 P.M. so as to consider the items identified in the Committee of the Whole Agenda dated April 12, 2021 and attached hereto as Schedule "A" with such items to
    be discussed based on the order of priorities identified by the Council Members.

    Carried

Council to receive the Rise and Report of the Committee of the Whole Presiding Officer with recommendations to Council if any.

Robert Auger, Town Solicitor, Legal and Legislative Services/Clerk, reported on behalf of the Presiding Officer that Essex Town Council gave direction to Administration to extend a formal invitation to Amherstburg Town Council to convene and hold a future Joint Council meeting for the purpose of encouraging dialogue on the various common issues relating to the residents of McGregor including Co-An Park, the sanitary sewer system and future development in McGregor. There were no other recommendations from Council to report out of the Committee of the Whole

  • SP21-04-007
    Moved ByCouncillor Bowman
    Seconded ByCouncillor Bjorkman

    That Council receive the Report of the Presiding Officer of the Committee of the Whole and that Council adopt the noted recommendations of the Committee of the Whole.

    Carried
  • SP21-04-008
    Moved ByDeputy Mayor Meloche
    Seconded ByCouncillor Verbeek

    That the meeting be adjourned at 5:06 P.M.

    Carried
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