December 12, 2024 Meeting Highlights

Grey County Council met virtually on December 12, 2024 on Zoom. The meeting was immediately followed by a session of Committee of the Whole. A recording of the meeting can be found on the Grey County YouTube Channel.

County Council

• Council accepted the minutes of the November 28 Grey County Council and Committee of the Whole meetings.  Council  Committee
• Council accepted the minutes of the December 3 inaugural meeting.  Minutes
• Council accepted the minutes of the November 28 Long-Term Care Redevelopment Task Force meeting.  Minutes
• Council received the minutes of the October 25 Board of Health Meeting. Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Arra provided a verbal update, noting a recent award received by the SOS program. Dr. Arra also advised of a local measles investigation. In November two confirmed cases were linked to the outbreak in New Brunswick. There were six probable cases identified and they were successfully contained to two households. Dr. Arra also noted the infected were unvaccinated and vaccinated households were not affected.  Minutes

Committee of the Whole

• Council received a delegation from Hugh Simpson, a researcher from the University of Guelph regarding private water wells and bedrock aquifers. Mr. Simpson shared information and best practices for well management. Presentation
• Council passed the annual appointments to committees and boards. In addition to meeting as County Council, councillors sit on a number of subcommittees, task forces and boards. Examples include the Budget and Finance Committee, Board of Health, Community Services Committee and more. During the discussion, Council voted to amend the terms of reference of the Budget and Finance Committee to allow for participation of up to six members of Council. In addition to the appointments noted in the report, some councillors also put their names forward for unfilled positions. These appointments will be reflected in the meeting minutes.  Report

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.