Committee of the Whole

THAT, the agenda be adopted as presented.

THAT , the Committee of the Whole meeting minutes of March 25th, 2025, and the Special Committee of the Whole meeting minutes of March 6th, and March 28th, 2025, be approved as amended.

THAT , Staff be directed to prepare a report outlining options and associated costs for the potential installation of video surveillance cameras at municipal properties that have been subject to recurring vandalism.

THAT the 2025 budget be approved as amended; AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to provide the required public notice of Council’s intention to pass the 2025 budget by-law on April 22, 2025.

THAT Council approves the schedule of proposed 2025 fees and charges as amended; AND FURTHER THAT public notice be given as to Council’s intention to pass the 2025 Fees and Charges By-Law on April 22, 2025.

THAT , the Council Committee Appointment Updates (verbal) be received as information.

THAT , the CAO Update (verbal) be received as information.

THAT , the Committee of the Whole meeting adjourn at 7:23 p.m.

THAT, the communications dated April 8th, 2025 be received as information.

THAT, Council passes the necessary By-law to approve Zoning By- Law Amendment ZA-2025-01 (Cowle) for the lands described as Part Lot 15, Concession 3, geographic Township of Lanark, from the “Rural (RU)” Zone to the “Rural – Exception 43- holding (RU- 43-h)” to permit the residential development of a 3,098 m2 (0.77 ac) existing lot of record.

THAT, the Committee of the Whole directs staff to proceed with the road closing procedures for a portion of unopened road allowance, being approximately 225 metres in length and 10 metres in width on the eastern half of the 20-metre wide unopened road allowance between Lot 18, Concession 3 and Concession 4, Lanark Township; AND FURTHERMORE, that once a survey is prepared, that a staff report come back to declare the subject portion of the road allowance as surplus.

THAT, the Council of the Township of Lanark Highlands approve the memorandum of settlement and the agreed to items as presented at the in-camera session of 25 March 2025, for the Collective Agreement term of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026; AND THAT, Council directs the Bargaining Committee to enter into an agreement with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 435 for the same term.