Regular Council

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accept the agenda as presented.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth supports the Regional Municipality of Durham's resolution regarding the Bus Stop Dead End; and, That the Council directs staff to send a letter of support to the Regional Municipality of Durham.

That the Council of Municipality of West Perth accepts Consent Items 4.1 - 4.12, with the exception of Item 4.4 for information and that the minutes of the November 15, 2021 Regular Meeting, minutes of the November 15, 2021 Public Meeting, and minutes of the November 22, 2021 Special Council Meeting be adopted.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accepts the West Perth Public Library Board meeting report, as information.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accepts the Operations Manager's December report, as information.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth authorize the CAO to submit an Official Plan Amendment application relating to Policy 13.4.3 of the Mitchell Ward Official Plan; and, That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth direct the CAO to contract Baker Planning Group to act as the Municipality’s agent for the Official Plan Amendment Application.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth approves the sale of Mitchell Road road allowance to Fernwood Dairy, subject to the condition that the buyer shall pay a maximum amount of $10,000 plus HST which shall be applied as follows:  Firstly to the payment of the legal fees and disbursements of both parties:  Secondly to the payment of the cost to prepare and register a reference plan; and  Thirdly to the amount then remaining on account of the purchase price for the property. And That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign and seal all necessary documents.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accepts the correspondence received from Ontario Land Tribunal and gives first, second and third and final reading to Zoning By-law Z84-2021 this 6th day of December, 2021, and the Mayor and Clerk are hereby directed to sign same and affix the Corporate Seal thereto.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accepts the reports from Councillors as presented.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth gives first, second and third and final reading to By-law 90-2021 this 6th day of December, 2021.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth proceeds in Closed Session at 8:39 p.m. for the purpose of addressing:  Labour relations or employee negotiations;  Personal matters about an identifiable individual.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth revises the annual CPI calculation to be based on the Bank of Canada averaged CPI rate for October 1 to September 30 of the previous year and taken to two decimal points; and, That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth directs staff to bring amendments to Section II-1 of the Employment Policy and Procedure Manual to incorporate the new CPI calculation policy; and, That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth adopts the 2022 Staff and CAO Pay Bands with a 2.42 % CPI adjustment effective Pay Period 1 of 2022; and, That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth authorizes staff to recruit a Co-op student for the 2022 Winter Term (January – April, 2022).

That By-law 91-2021, being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of West Perth be read a first, second and third time, and finally passed this 6th day of December, 2021.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth adjourn the Council meeting at 9:05 p.m.