MUNICIPALITY OF EAST FERRIS
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
AGENDA

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 5:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.

Municipal Office Council Chambers

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Adoption of Agenda

3.

Accepting the Minutes of the Previous Meeting(s):

a.

Approval of Council Minutes: Regular Meeting of December 10th and the Special Meeting of December 17th, 2024

4.

Business Arising from the Minutes

5.

Declarations of Conflict of Interest- Pecuniary Interest Thereof

6.

Announcements and Updates from Council Members

7.

Delegations to Council:

None for this session.

8.

Committee Reports:

a.

Public Works and Infrastructure Committee

None for this session.

b.

Emergency Management Program Committee

None for this session. Next meeting January 15th, 2025.

c.

Fire and Emergency Services Committee

None for this session.

d.

Planning Advisory Committee

None for this session.

e.

Committee of Adjustment

None for this session.

f.

Recreation, Parks and Culture Committee

None for this session. Next meeting January 21st, 2025.

g.

Striking Committee

None for this session.

9.

Board Reports:

a.

Library Board

1.

Minutes of January 6th, 2025

b.

OPP Detachment Board

1.

Minutes of Community Representative Advisory Committee

2.

Recommendation from Minutes

c.

Cassellholme, DNSSAB, Health Unit and NBMCA

1.

Cassellholme

Board of Management Minutes of October 24th and November 28th, 2024

2.

District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board

Minutes of November 27th, 2024

3.

North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit

Board of Health Minutes of November 27th, 2024

4.

North Bay Mattawa Conservation Authority

Minutes of November 13th, 2024

10.

Departmental Reports & Resolutions:

None for this session.

11.

Notice of Motions

None for this session.

12.

By-laws:

a.

By-law No. 2025-01: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading

Being a by-law to levy Interim Tax Rates and Charges for the year 2025

b.

By-law No. 2025-02: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading

Being a by-law to authorize temporary borrowing from time to time to meet current expenditures during the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2025

c.

By-law No. 2025-03: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading

Being a by-law to set 2025 Tax Ratios for prescribed property classes

d.

By-law No. 2025-04: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Reading

Being a by-law to authorize the purchase of land at 31 Champagne Road from Rene and Linda Champagne

e.

By-law No. 2025-05: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading

Being a by-law to authorize an agreement between the Corporation of the Municipality of East Ferris and His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario as Represented by the Office of the Fire Marshal for the Fire Protection Grant

f.

By-law No. 2025-06:1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading

Being a by-law to appoint Community Emergency Management Coordinators, Chairs and Information Officers

g.

By-law No. 2025-07: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading

Being a by-law to amend By-law No. 2021-60 as amended (Barbara Breault - 2667 Highway 17 East)

13.

Correspondence and Information Items:

a.

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Re: Municipal Accountability Act

b.

Ministry of Natural Resources

Re: Ontario Forest Industry Association 

c.

Emergency Management Ontario

Re: Proposed Amendments to Modernize the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act

d.

Ontario Provincial Police

Re: 2025 Annual Billing Statement Package

e.

Province of Ontario

Re: Ontario Introducing Legislation to Strengthen Local Governance 

f.

Municipality of Kincardine

Re: Property Taxation Implications Related to Non-Market Valuation of Electricity Industry Properties

g.

AMO

1.

Communications

Re: Communications of December 5th, 12th and 19th, 2024

2.

AMO/MEPCO/LAS

Re: Value of AMO Membership and MEPCO Support in 2025

h.

DNSSAB

Re: Municipal Housing Targets (Municipality of East Ferris)

i.

FONOM

Re: Emergency Stabilization Funding to Children's Aid Societies

j.

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation

Re: 2025 Municipal Levy

k.

North Bay-Parry Sound District Health Unit

Re: 2025 Municipal Levy Information Package

l.

Northern Ontario Women's Caucus

Re: Request for Resignation - MPP Michael Mantha

14.

Action Items:

a.

Approval of Correspondence and Information Circulated with the Agenda

b.

Resolution: 2025 Council Memberships

c.

Resolution: East Ferris Winter Carnival

Declaring the East Ferris Winter Carnival a municipally significant event from Thursday, February 13th to Sunday, February 16th, 2025

15.

Approval of Accounts Payable

16.

Other Business

None for this session.

17.

In Camera 

Council will proceed to In-Camera session under Section 239(2)(d) of the Municipal Act - labour relations or employee negotiations - regarding Staff Performance Review.

18.

Confirmatory By-Law

a.

By-law No. 2025-08: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Reading

19.

Adjournment