LAIRD TOWNSHIP
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Township Office
3 Pumpkin Point Road
R.R. #4
Echo Bay, Ontario, Canada
P0S 1C0
Phone: (705) 248-2395
Fax: (705) 248-1138


MINUTES OF MEETING NUMBER 43 OF
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LAIRD
HELD 0N DECEMBER 20, 2012
AT THE LAIRD TOWNSHIP OFFICE
AT 7:30 P.M.


Present:
Mayor: Dick Beitz
Councillors: Donna Connolly, Chuck Frenette, Todd Rydall
Road Superintendent: Michael Hunter
Clerk: Phyllis MacKay

ON MOTION (No. 188-12) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Todd Rydall that council approves council minutes of November 21, 2012, as presented. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 189-12) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Donna Connolly that council approves road accounts to November 30, 2012 as presented in the amount of $19,327.88. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 190-12) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Todd Rydall that council approves general accounts to December 20, 2012, as presented in the amount of $49,240.50. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 191-12) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Donna Connolly that council requests Tulloch Engineering prepare Expression of Interest under Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative - Capital Program, for Government Road Bridge, and verify data as being factual. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 192-12) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Donna Connolly that council appoints Donna Bos to Main Recreation Committee, effective immediately. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 193-12) Wayne Junor, seconded by Todd Rydall that council approves reduction to tax, interest and penalty as presented in the amount of $30.93. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 194-12) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Wayne Junor that council approves 2013 Insurance Renewal quote of Frank Cowan Company, as presented in the amount of $47,343.00. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 195-12) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Todd Rydall that council corresponds with NE LHIN, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Sault Area Hospital and MPP Michael Mantha regarding its concerns about ward 2A not being open and ambulances unable to unload due to lack of room in the emergency department. CARRIED

Mayor Beitz reported on meeting held by Matthews Memorial Hospital Association dealing with doctor recruitment costs.

ON MOTION (No. 196-12) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council appoints Roy Lapish, Lisa Tarum and Todd Rydall to the Laird Fairgrounds Management Board, effective immediately. CARRIED

Next council meeting is tentatively set for January 9, 2013.

The administrative office will be closed from December 24, 2012 to January 1, 2013, inclusively.

ON MOTION (No. 197-12) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that council corresponds with Canada Post re safety concerns of persons retrieving mail from group boxes at night, without lighting. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 198-12) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council closes the next portion of the meeting to discuss a personal issue. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 199-12) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Wayne Junor that council returns to open meeting. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 200-12) of Wayne Junor, seconded by Chuck Frenette that the council meeting be adjourned. CARRIED




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