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
  • Kevin Girard, Director, Infrastructure Services

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

This meeting was held for the purpose of a Council Roundtable Discussion on Infrastructure Services Matters

 

1.
Call to Order
 

Mayor Snively called the meeting to order at approximately 3:00 P.M.

2.
Declarations of Conflict of Interest
 

There were no conflicts of interest noted at this time.

3.
Adoption of Published Agenda
 

3.1
Special Council Meeting Agenda for March 9, 2021
 

  • SP21-03-005
    Moved ByCouncillor Vander Doelen
    Seconded ByCouncillor Verbeek

    That the published agenda for the March 9, 2021 Special Council Meeting re: Council Roundtable: Infrastructure be adopted as presented.

    Carried

4.
Move into Committee of the Whole
This item has attachments. 

1.March 9 2021 Minutes Committee of the Whole.pdf
  • SP21-03-006
    Moved ByCouncillor Vander Doelen
    Seconded ByCouncillor Bjorkman

    That Chris Nepszy 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
  • SP21-03-007
    Moved ByCouncillor Bowman
    Seconded ByCouncillor Bjorkman

    That Council now move to go into a Committee of the Whole for a period of time not to exceed 5:00 PM so as to consider the items identified in the Committee of the Whole Agenda dated March 9, 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

5.
Matters arising from Committee of the Whole
 

Council received the Rise and Report of the Committee of the Whole Presiding Officer.

Chris Nepszy, Chief Administrative Officer, rose and reported that some items on the lists are operational in nature and may require communication with the Director. Mr. Nepszy stated that the next Roundtable meeting would discuss Community Services and Council can reassess the priority list.

Mr. Nepszy further reported that there are no specific recommendations at this time.

  • SP21-03-008
    Moved ByCouncillor Verbeek
    Seconded ByCouncillor Bowman

    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

6.
Adjournment
 

  • SP21-03-009
    Moved ByCouncillor Garon
    Seconded ByCouncillor Bjorkman

    That the meeting be adjourned at 5:05 P.M.

    Carried
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