Regular Council

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth receives the 2025 Audit prepared by Seebach and Company as presented.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth receives and supports the resolution from the City of Mississauga regarding Emergency Shelters Serving Women and Children Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence and; That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth directs the Clerk to forward a copy of this resolution to Premier Doug Ford, MP John Nater, MPP Matthew Rae, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, and AMCTO Legislative and Policy Advisory Committee.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth receives and supports the resolution from the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand regarding an Apology to the British Home Children and Child Migrants and Their Families, and; That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth directs the Clerk to forward a copy of this resolution to Prime Minister Mark Carney, MP John Nater, MPP Matthew Rae, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, and AMCTO Legislative and Policy Advisory Committee.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accept Consent Items 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.7 - 6.12 and the minutes for information and the minutes of the July 13, 2026 Regular Meeting be adopted.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth proceed in Closed Session under Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended at 8:00 p.m. to address matters related to:  (k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth recommends that the County of Perth Land Division Committee, or its designate, approve Consent Application B19-26; and That Council forward the conditions listed in the staff report dated August 10, 2026 to the County of Perth Land Division Committee, or its designate, for Consent file B19-26, affecting the property legally described as Concession 4, Lot 8 (5302 Line 29) in the Municipality of West Perth.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth receives the Morello Municipal Drain - Consideration of Engineer's Report for information; and That the costs for preparation of the report and all costs associated to date be distributed according to the most recent 1999 Assessment Schedule.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accepts the report dated June 1st, 2026 from Dietrich Engineering Limited for the Meyer Municipal Drain; and That Council provisionally adopt the Engineer’s Report for the Meyer Municipal Drain by giving first and second reading to By-law 51-2026; and That the Court of Revision for the Meyer Municipal Drain be scheduled for September 8th, 2026.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth proceed with the Request for Drain Major Improvement to Branch ‘A’ of the Russell Municipal Drain; and That Council, pursuant to the Drainage Act and subject to any objection from the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, appoint Chris Dietrich from Dietrich Engineering Limited as the Drainage Engineer on a date thirty days from the notice to the Upper Thames Conservation Authority, for the examination of the drainage works and to proceed with the requirements of the proposed improvement under Section 78 of the Drainage Act.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth approve Option 2: Implement Cost Recovery Through User Fees for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) recycling collection services as identified in the staff report.

That Council of the Municipality of West Perth accept donated funds totaling $8,500 and direct the Treasurer to allocate the funds for the purpose of purchasing Youth Centre equipment during the 2026 fiscal year.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth approve the Blue Imp Playground Design for the new Memorial Forest Playground; and That Council authorize staff to utilize $110,000 from the Parkland Reserve to utilize group buying procurement for the purchase of the Blue Imp Playground; and That Council direct staff to report back with a Site Plan and Sponsorship Agreement for their review.

That Council approve the new Keterson Park Capital expense of up to $85,000 to be funded from the Reserve for Parks and Recreation (01-1000-0972) for:  Pavilion electrical Repairs - $10,000  Parking Lot Paving - $65,000  Agricultural Society Support - $10,000

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth approve the allocation of the 2025 surplus revenue in the amount of $348,415 as follows:  $100,000 be applied towards development projects and transferred to the Reserve for Transportation Roads (GL 01-1000-0932); and  $108,415 be applied towards the Arena Ice Plant project (ARE-0019) to reduce the amount of external financing required and transferred to the Reserve for Recreation and Parks (01-1000-0972); and  $80,000 be applied towards the Electrical and Ag Society projects and be transferred to the Reserve for Recreation and Parks (01-1000-0972); and  The remaining $60,000 be temporarily retained within the Reserve for Tax Stabilization pending final reconciliation of the additional OPP funding received in 2025.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth declare the Huron County Fastball League Year End Tournament held by Fullarton A's Fastball Club at Keterson Park on September 11th, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 1:00 am; September 12th, 2026 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 am; and September 13th, 2026 from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm to be of municipal significance and advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that it has no objection to it taking place.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth declare the Mitchell Hawks Year-End Slow Pitch Tournament held at Keterson Park on August 28, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 12:00 am; August 29, 2026 from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm; and August 30, 2026 from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm to be of municipal significance and advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that it has no objection to it taking place.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth give first and second reading to By-law 48-2026, 49-2026, 50-2026, 51-2026, 53-2026, 54-2026, 55-2026, and Z327-2026 this 10th day of August, 2026.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth give third and final reading to By-law 48-2026, 49-2026, 50-2026, 53-2026, 54-2026, 55-2026, and Z327-2026 this 10th day of August, 2026.

That By-law 56-2026 being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of West Perth be read a first and second time this 10th day of August, 2026.

That By-law 56-2026 being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of West Perth be read a third time and finally passed this 10th day of August, 2026.