Regular Meeting

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report GR-6-2024 ; and Endorses the request to support Bill 165, Keeping Energy Costs Down Act, 2024; and Directs the administration to send a letter signed by the Mayor to the concerned parties to inform them of the Municipality's support.

That the Council of the Municipality of Casselman acknowledges reception of administrative report OPS-6-2024; and Authorizes the creation of the position of Building Inspector/Municipal Engineering Technician and the job description prepared for this purpose in Appendix A of this report; and Accepts a salary classification of $71,125 to $86,535 for the position of Building Inspector/Municipal Engineering Technician; and Authorizes the Director General to initiate a recruitment process to fill the position following the adoption of this report.

That the Council of the Municipality of Casselman acknowledges reception of administrative report OPS-4-2024; and Adopts the 2024 operations plan as proposed in Schedule A; and Accepts the quarterly update presented in Schedule B.

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report RH-1-2024; and Accepts the salary classification of $8 912 for the District Chief in the Fire Services as well as the job description prepared for this purpose in Appendix A of this report.

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report RL-6-2024; and Authorizes the administration to use the total amount of the grant to hire two additional summer students to carry out community activities.

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report RL-7-2024; and Accepts to amend the ice rental fees as per schedule A of this report.

That the Council acknowledges receipt of the administrative report RL-8-2024; and Accepts the modifications to the detailed fees outlined in Schedule A.

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report URB-8-2024; and Approves the Part Lot Control By-law, which is included as schedule “B” to this report and item 9.3 of the Agenda; and Directs staff to submit a certified copy of the said By-law to the Planning and Forestry Department of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell to ratify the By-law.

That Council acknowledges the reception of administrative report URB-9-2024; and Accepts the application for extending the approval of the Cassel Homelands Plan of Subdivision bearing file number 030-S-19-003 as shown in appendix A, and subject to: Maintaining the existing conditions of approval as shown in appendix B to this report; and Permitting the extension of the approval period until August 28, 2029; and Directs staff to confirm the conditional approval of the application for extending the approval of the Cassel Homelands Plan of Subdivision 030-S-19-003 with the Planning and Forestry Department of the Unites Counties of Prescott and Russell.

WHEREAS the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) has proposed regulatory changes under the Conservation Authorities Act, as detailed in posting #019-8320 on the Environment Registry of Ontario, which grant the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry unprecedented powers to i) prevent a conservation authority from issuing a permit and decide on a permit application in the place of the conservation authority, and ii) review a conservation authority permit decision at the request of an applicant, as notified by Jennifer Keyes, Director, Resources Planning and Development Policy Branch; AND WHEREAS these changes threaten to undermine the expertise, autonomy, and localized knowledge of conservation authorities, risking the effective stewardship of Ontario’s natural resources, as articulated in the letter from Genevieve Lajoie, Mayor of Casselman and dedicated board member of the South Nation Conservation; AND WHEREAS the proposed changes may lead to developments that compromise water quality, public health, and biodiversity, and ignore the critical role of conservation authorities in climate adaptation strategies, indigenous rights and knowledge, and environmental and economic sustainability; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Municipality of Casselman stands in solidarity, expressing deep concern and opposition to the proposed regulatory changes under the Conservation Authorities Act; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Municipality of Casselman supports the call to up