Upcoming meeting preview for County Council on September 24, 2026 10:00 AM.

This preview is based on the published agenda package and supporting reports.

One-Sentence Summary

Council will consider Agenda Item 2 regarding the national anthem O Canada and Agenda Item 3 regarding the Land Acknowledgement via a roll call vote. Council will review closed session minutes from the September 10, 2026 Committee of the Whole meeting. Staff will prepare a report to review aggregate policies following an upcoming presentation by Judi Smelko of the Saugeen Preservation Society. Council will consider correspondence from the Municipality of North Perth regarding the Ontario Land Tribunal and minor exemption applications for Isaac Martin and Benjamin Martin under the Forest Management By-law. Council is scheduled to adopt amendments to proposed Conservation Authorities Act regulations before the September 12, 2026 deadline. Staff will present a Long-Term Care Committee update noting that salaries account for 84% of the operating budget and are not impacted by CPI. The agenda includes discussion of Rockwood Terrace occupancy delays until summer 2027 due to roofing issues and a manufacturing plant shutdown. Council is scheduled to adopt By-law 5306-26 to establish a new conference and seminar attendance policy. Staff will report on the 2027 budget totaling $119,911,600 in expenses.

Whole Agenda Summary

County Council is scheduled to convene for a session focusing on budget revisions, policy updates regarding councillor attendance, and long-term care committee minutes. Staff will present reports detailing the impact of roofing issues at Rockwood Terrace, which delays occupancy until summer 2027, and propose by-laws to redesignate approximately 10 hectares in the Township of Normanby as an Industrial Business Park Settlement Area while excluding hazard lands. Council is scheduled to adopt By-law 5306-26 to establish a new conference and seminar attendance policy allowing members to attend two eligible conferences annually and one related seminar with reimbursement for specified expenses, review aggregate policies following a presentation by Judi Smelko of the Saugeen Preservation Society, consider correspondence from the Municipality of North Perth regarding the Ontario Land Tribunal, and review closed session minutes from the September 10, 2026 Committee of the Whole meeting. Staff will explain that salaries account for 84% of the operating budget and are not impacted by CPI regarding the Long Term Care Committee of Management minutes dated September 17, 2026. Council is scheduled to consider Agenda item 2 regarding the national anthem O Canada. A roll call vote is scheduled for agenda item three concerning the Land Acknowledgement. Staff will prepare a report to review aggregate policies before the next official plan review and will present updates on proposed Conservation Authorities Act regulations with comments due before the September 12th deadline. Council is expected to

Most Newsworthy Agenda Items

  • Occupancy at Rockwood Terrace will be delayed until summer 2027 due to roofing issues and a manufacturing plant shutdown, necessitating approximately 36 additional Personal Support Workers for the transition. * Staff report that inflationary pressures and wage harmonization drove the proposed 2027 budget totaling $119.9 million in expenses with a net levy requirement of $12.5 million. * The agenda proposes a by-law to redesignate approximately 10 hectares in the Township of Normanby from a Rural area to an Industrial Business Park Settlement Area while excluding hazard lands. * Council is scheduled to adopt By-law 5306-26 to establish a new conference and seminar attendance policy allowing members to attend two eligible conferences annually and one related seminar with reimbursement for specified expenses. * Staff will prepare a report to review aggregate policies following an upcoming presentation by Judi Smelko of the Saugeen Preservation Society. * Council plans to consider correspondence from the Municipality of North Perth regarding the Ontario Land Tribunal. * The agenda includes reviewing closed session minutes from the September 10, 2026 Committee of the Whole meeting. * Staff will explain that salaries account for 84% of the operating budget and are not impacted by CPI regarding the Long Term Care Committee of Management minutes dated September 17, 2026. * Council is scheduled

What To Watch

  • Which agenda items move forward to formal recommendations.

  • Whether staff proposals trigger additional public consultation or revisions.

  • Follow-up actions, timelines, and any deferred items.

Read full agenda archive page: https://helpos.ca/agendas/grey-county/county-council/2026-09-24

Transcript will be published here: https://helpos.ca/transcripts/grey-county/county-council/2026-09-24

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Original Agenda Package Links

Official meeting page: https://pub-grey.escribemeetings.com/MeetingsCalendarView.aspx/Meeting?Id=e9f9fbcf-1161-4025-8650-aafd34922f7c