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(902) 226-2400, Toll Free: 1-800-567-2600

Community Calendar

Regular Council Meeting
Wednesday 31 January 2024, 07:00pm

Location: Council Chambers

Agenda

Regular Council Meeting

Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 7:00 p.m.

Council Chambers

AGENDA

 1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call of Councillors

3. Items Added to the Agenda (Approval of Agenda)

4. Review of Minutes, Re:
a) Regular Council Meeting Minutes, April 25, 2022 (Amended)
b) Regular Council Meeting Minutes, December 18th, 2023

5. Question Period:
 Restricted to Items on the Committee Reports
 PHONE IN: ( 902) 226-9885 (see Question Period Details Below)

6. Committee Reports:
 Committee of the Whole
 Purchase of Property PID 75220756
 Low Income Tax Exemption
 Coastal Riders ATV Group Request for Letter of Authority
 2024 Municipal Election: Voting Method, Returning Officer, Advance Polling Day, Enumeration or use of Lists or Permanent Register, Tariff and Expenses
 Raising the Villages Cooperative Ltd. Grant Request in the Amount of $5000
 Guarantee for The Village of St. Peter’s in the Amount of $185,000 for the purpose of Wastewater Backup Power
 Eastern Counties Regional Library Request for Additional Rent
 Planning Advisory/ Heritage
 Road Name Change
 Request to Purchase Municipal Property, PID 75142133
 Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-Law
 Land / Legal – In Camera Document
 By-Law/Policy
 Strategic Communications Plan and Associated Policies

7. Motion to Adopt:
a) Delegation Appearing before Municipal Council Policy, As Amended
b) Publication of Council, Committee of Council, Committee Reports, and meeting Packages on Municipal Website Policy, As Amended
c) Social Media Policy, As Amended

d) Website Content and Maintenance Policy, As Presented
e) Communications Policy, As Presented
f) Municipality of the County of Richmond Strategic Communications Plan, As Presented

8. First Reading, Re:
a) Municipality of the County of Richmond Planning Strategy and Land Use By-Law

9. Correspondence
a) Action Required:
n/a
b) For Information Purposes
n/a
10. Unfinished Business
a) Deer Population
11. Review of Action Items
a) Action Items List
12. Items Added to the Agenda

13. Question Period
 Restricted to the remainder of the Agenda following the Committee Reports
 PHONE IN: ( 902) 226-9885 (see Question Period Details Below)

14. Adjournment

Question Period Details PHONE IN: (902) 226-9885
Any member of the public may ask a question on any item listed in the agenda without giving notice. A maximum of ten (10) minutes is set aside for Question Period. Anyone wishing to ask a question either in person or by phone must identify who they are prior to asking the question.
Comments must be phrased in the form of a question. Council will hear the question and will answer if appropriate.
No person speaking during Question Period shall:
 Speak disrespectfully
 Use offensive words
 Disobey the rules of order or a decision of the Chair