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LAIRD TOWNSHIP
Community Website
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 64 OF
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LAIRD
HELD 0N FEBRUARY 5, 2014
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. 19-14) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that council approves council minutes of January 22, 2014, as presented. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 20-14) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Todd Rydall that council approves amalgamated tender amounts as discussed, and remain with Algoma AG Centre for fuel supplies.CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 21-14) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Chuck Frenette that council approves general accounts to February 5, 2014 as presented in the amount of $35,315.95.CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 22-14) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that council passes the following resolution: WHEREAS municipalities have been legislated to provide police services; AND WHEREAS municipalities have been paying inequitable costs for policing service; AND WHEREAS the Ontario Provincial Police have developed a model for billing their services to municipalities; AND WHEREAS there are a number of small municipalities who disagree with this funding model and do not believe that they will be beneficiaries of any proposed billing model; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Province of Ontario take back the responsibility for policing small municipalities with a population of 5,000 or less.CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 23-14) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Donna Connolly that council acknowledges its review of By-law 900-10 and will review again in three years.CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 24-14) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that council passes By-law 942-14 and will review again in 2015.CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 25-14) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that council passes By-law 943-14 establishing tax ratios for 2014.CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 26-14) of Chuck Frenette, seconded by Donna Connolly that council passes By-law 944-14 establishing interim tax rates for 2014. CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 27-14) of Donna Connolly, seconded by Todd Rydall that council authorizes the Mayor and Clerk sign final version of Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative – Capital (MIII-CP) project.CARRIED

ON MOTION (No. 28-14) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Donna Connolly that the council meeting be adjourned.CARRIED


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