Regular Council

THAT the agenda for the January 24, 2024 Regular Council meeting be accepted with the addition of Wes Henneberry from OCWA as a Deputation and the Town Manager's Report under Staff Reports.

THAT the minutes of the January 10, 2024 Regular meeting of Council be approved as presented.

THAT Council receive Wes Henneberry's presentation and authorize the Mayor and Town Manager to sign the Operational Plan for the Deseronto Drinking Water System.

THAT Schedule of Accounts numbered 02-2024 in the amount of $194,854.20 be approved for payment.

THAT Council receive the Town Manager's report

THAT Council receive the report entitled "Deseronto Fire Department - Bunker Gear" as presented, AND FURTHER THAT Council grant pre-budget approval of $9,000.00 in the Deseronto Fire Department budget to purchase 3 sets of bunker gear prior to the February 1, 2024 price increase.

THAT Council receive the report entitled "Deseronto Fire Department - Training" as presented; AND FURTHER THAT Council endorses the training plan for OFM compliance for the Deseronto Fire Department.

THAT the December 2023 reports for the Building Inspection Services Board and the By-Law Enforcement Services Board are received by Council.

WHEREAS, municipal public works departments from across the Province of Ontario provide invaluable services to our communities ensuring the health and safety of all residents; AND WHEREAS, if it was not for our municipal public works employees from across the Province of Ontario maintaining our public roads systems, our communities would not be able to function as emergency personnel could not respond to calls, school buses could not get our children to school, residents would not be able to get to work, school or appointments and many more basic functions would not be able to happen; AND WHEREAS, municipal public works departments are already feeling the impacts of a labour shortage, which will only be exasperated over the next three to five years, which will cause levels of service municipalities are able to provide to ensure the health and safety of our residents to decrease; AND WHEREAS, there is currently no provincial-wide course that properly trains potential municipal public works employees, specifically relating to municipal heavy equipment. THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED, that the Town of Deseronto supports the work of the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors to develop a Municipal Equipment Operator Course to address this issue; AND THAT, the Town of Deseronto calls on the Province of Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Training, Immigration and Skilled Trades to fully fund the Municipal Equipment Operator Course in 2024 through the Skills Development Fund; AND THAT, a copy

THAT Council receive the Notice of Decision on File 12T-22-002 submitted by 1966780 Ontario Inc.

THAT Council receive the amendments from Quinte Conservation.

THAT Council receive the media release from the Eastern Ontario Warden's Caucas.

THAT Council endorse the hiring of Bryan Brooks as the Town Manager retro- actively back to October 10. 2023.

THAT Council endorse the hiring of John Peakman as a Transit Driver retro- actively back to January 5. 2024.

THAT Council endorse the hiring of Pam Miller as an Administrative Assistant retro-actively back to January 9, 2024.

THAT By-law 04-2024, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Regular January 24, 2024 Council meeting, having been read a first, second and third time, be assigned a number and finally passed this 24th day of January 2024..