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19 - October 2, 2024 Special Meeting of County Council Minutes"go calflm",... ElginCounty Elgin County Council Special Meeting Minutes October 2, 2024, 9:00 a.m. Masonic Centre of Elgin 42703 Fruit Ridge Line St. Thomas ON Members Present: Warden Ed Ketchabaw Deputy Warden Grant Jones Councillor Dominique Giguere Councillor Mark Widner Councillor Mike Hentz Councillor Richard Leatham Members Absent: Councillor Jack Couckuyt Councillor Andrew Sloan Councillor Todd Noble Staff Present: Blaine Parkin, Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk Nicholas Loeb, Director of Legal Services Michele Harris, Director of Homes and Seniors Services Brian Masschaele, Director of Community & Cultural Services Amy Thomson, Director of Human Resources Jennifer Ford, Director of Financial Services/Treasurer Peter Dutchak, Director of Engineering Services Mat Vaughan, Director of Planning and Development Carolyn Krahn, Manager of Economic Development, Tourism & Strategic Initiatives Katherine Thompson, Manager of Administrative Services/Deputy Clerk 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 9:33 a.m. with Warden Ketchabaw in the chair. 2. Adoption of Minutes ►NOTO 3. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof None. 4. Presenting Petitions, Presentations and Delegations None. 5. Committee of the Whole Moved by: Deputy Warden Jones Seconded by: Councillor Hentz RESOLVED THAT we do now move into Committee of the Whole. Motion Carried. 6. Reports of Council, Outside Boards and Staff 6.1 Michael Howes, Managing Director 2WA Consulting - Elgin County Strategic Plan Staff Input - Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategy Michael Howse split Council and Executive Leadership Team Members into small groups to discuss the proposed Mission, Vision, Values, and Proposed Strategies developed utilizing feedback from the first joint Council/Staff Strategic Planning Session. The small groups also reviewed feedback from County Staff. The groups indicated which parts of the strategy they liked, and what changes needed to be made. The group will meet again to discuss collated content. 7. Council Correspondence 7.1 Items for Consideration None. 7.2 Items for Information (Consent Agenda) None. 8. Other Business 8.1 Statements/Inquiries by Members None. 8.2 Notice of Motion None. 8.3 Matters of Urgency I► 1iC- 9. Closed Meeting Items ? 10. Motion to Rise and Report None. 11. Motion to Adopt Recommendations from the Committee of the Whole Moved by: Councillor Widner Seconded by: Deputy Warden Jones RESOLVED THAT we do now adopt recommendations of the Committee of the Whole. Motion Carried. 12. Consideration of By -Laws 12.1 By -Law No. 24-35 Confirmation BEING a By -Law to Confirm Proceedings of the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin at the October 2, 2024 Meeting. Moved by: Councillor Leatham Seconded by: Councillor Hentz RESOLVED THAT By -Law No. 24-35 be now read a first, second, and third time and finally passed. Motion Carried. 13. Adjournment RESOLVED THAT we do now adjourn at 12:14 p.m. K r Blaine Parkin, /Ed Ketchabaw, Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk. Warden.