South Frontenac Council

Wilma Kenny | Apr 26, 2023

Strategic Plan for the Next Four Years

A strategic plan is a document that lays out Council’s vision for the term ahead: planning for the future of our community and determining how we are going to get there. Having reviewed five consulting firms’ applications, staff recommended awarding the contract to Strategy Corp, for $25,438.98.

They will be including public consultations in the process: Mayor Vandewal commented that sometimes the public shows a disappointingly low level of interest in what Council does.

2023 Tax Rate By-Law

The 2023 operating budget, passed by Council resolution on March 7, 2023, included an amount of $21,641,190 to be raised by taxation. Due dates will be June 30th (first instalment) and Sept 29th (second instalment). This by-law finalizes the process, and passed without discussion.

Amendment to Planning Fees

The update of planning fees, as presented to Council/COW last week, passed without question.

Notice of Motion

Deputy Mayor Sleeth brought a notice of motion that Council reconsider the second clause of Resolution Number 2023-17-10, approved at the April 4, 2023 meeting of Council, which read: “That Council direct staff to harmonize service levels for centre line painting on low volume urban and low volume rural roads consistent with the provincial guideline.”

Councillor Leonard agreed that not renewing painted centrelines on some secondary or dead-end roads might become a safety issue. Council unanimously agreed to reconsider this, and requested a detailed staff report for next Council meeting, before voting again on the issue.

Report from Mayor

Mayor Vandewal and CAO Fragnito, along with staff members from other Frontenac Townships met recently with MP Jordan for what he described as “an informal and generally productive discussion of a variety of issues.”

Jordan asked whether an office in the community might be a good idea, and was told times could be provided at local municipal offices, to try out the feasibility of something more permanent.