AGENDA
Municipality of Clare
Regular Council Meeting
Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 7:00 pm.
1) CALL TO ORDER
2) APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3) CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION
4) PRESENTATIONS
5) Adoption of Minutes
5.1 March 20, 2024 – Regular Council Meeting
5.2 April 3, 2024 – Council-In-Committee Meeting
6) BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS
7) WARDEN'S ACTIVITY REPORT - Warden Yvon LeBlanc
8) OFFICIAL STATEMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
9) CORRESPONDANCE
9.1 The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier – Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
9.2 Mary Surette – Managing Director, Yarmouth Hospital Foundation
9.3 Guy Surette – Chair, Liaison & Oversight Committee, Western Regional Enterprise Network (WREN)
10) PRESENTATION OF THE 2024-2025 OPERATIONAL BUDGET AND CORRESPONDING MOTIONS
10.1 Motion to Adopt Municipal Tax Rates
10.2 Motion to Adopt Sewer Service Charges
10.3 Motion to Adopt Streetlight Area Rates
10.4 Motion to Adopt Fire Service Rates
10.5 Motion to Adopt Low Income Property Tax Exemption
10.6 Motion to Adopt Due Date and Interest Commencement Date
10.7 Motion to Accept the 2024-2025 Municipal Operational Budget
11) CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER'S (CAO) REPORT - CAO Stéohane Cyr
12) COMMITTEE REPORTS
12.1 Building Permits – Councillor Danny Hill
12.2 Waste Check – Councillor Carl Deveau
13) NEW BUSINESS
13.1 Motion to Approve 2024-2025 Capital Budget
13.2 Motion to Accept Proposal – New Website Design, Acadian Shores Interpretive Tour
13.3 Motion to Accept Proposal – New Website Design, Discover La Baie Sainte-Marie
13.4 Motion to Purchase Groundskeeping Equipment
13.5 Motion to Approve Community Flagpole Request – Clare Pride
13.6 Motion to Approve Road Naming Request – Sunrise Drive
13.7 Motion to Approve Road Naming Request – Sunshine Drive
13.8 Motion to Write a Letter of Support – Fishing Gear Coalition of Atlantic Canada
13.9 Motion to Write a Letter of Support – Weymouth July 1st Committee
13.10 Motion to Approve Municipal Tax Exemption – Clare Curling Association
13.11 Motion to Approve Municipal Tax Reimbursement – Clare Curling Association
14) CLOSED SESSION
15) DATE AND TIME OF NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING : Wednesday, May 15, 2024
16) ADJOURNEMENT