August 2 County Council Highlights

Grey County Council met on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Wiarton-Keppel International Airport.  Each year, Grey County holds one offsite council meeting in the Warden’s home municipality.  Below are highlights from the meeting.

• Ag 4.0, an economic development initiative to support innovation in the agriculture and food sector was launched.  A two-day summit and innovation tour will take place November 2-3. The summit will give producers an opportunity to learn from fellow innovators and connect with tech professionals. Registration is open now and space is limited.
• Patrick Hoy was appointed the new Director of Transportation Services. Pat has more than 20 years’ experience in civil engineering and has been the Manager of Engineering Services with Grey County for the past five years.
• Grey County Council is requesting the Niagara Escarpment Commission host at least one more public meeting in Grey County to discuss proposed changes to the Niagara Escarpment Plan. These changes increase the amount of land overseen by the commission and could affect land uses for property owners.
• Council directed staff to do more research into allowing ATVs on County Roads, based on requests from lower tier municipalities. A report will be shared at the August 18^th Transportation and Public Safety Committee meeting.
• Grey County Council reviewed year-end financial projections for all four standing committees.
• Grey County will recruit a Technical Supervisor to oversee repair and restoration of Grey County Housing units and other projects.
• The size of the Grey County Accessibility Advisory Committee has been increased to seven members to allow for more public involvement.
• In September, Grey County Council will further discuss moving to a Committee of the Whole governance structure as a pilot.  Under this format, every member of County Council sits on every committee.  Council will also discuss switching to consent agendas where only significant reports will be discussed and debated, unless flagged by a councillor for more discussion.
• The HVAC units on the Administration Building will be replaced at the same time as sprinklers are installed.
• Council approved an updated code of conduct.
• Grey County will be updating aerial photos so land parcels in www.geo.grey.ca are shown more accurately.

The Clerk’s Department maintains the official record for Grey County. This publication is intended to provide meeting highlights only. For official records, please refer to the meeting minutes or contact the Clerk’s Department at 1‑800‑567‑4739.