Bruce County Council

That the minutes of the November 6, 2025 Council meeting be approved as circulated.

That council direct staff to proceed to complete the design work of the archival and lakeshore hub renovation for design numbers, as recommended by staff on slide 21 of the budget presentation.

That staff be directed to include both the items on slide 25 in the 2026 budget:  expanded/after hours homelessness response support at a cost of $75,000  the addition of one FTE in Human Services – Community Support Coordinator at a cost of $130,000.

That the budget be amended to fund all remaining one-time items from the tax stabilization reserve.

That the budget be amended to remove the bottom three positions on the list from slide 31 (Human Resources – Onboarding Coordinator; Paramedic Services – Business Integration Manager; and Office of the CAO & Government Relations – Records Management Coordinator in the amount of $107,773, $76,090 and $107,773 respectively).

That Council direct staff to bring forward the Budget By-law to a future council meeting; and That Council direct staff to set the 2026 tax levy increase to 4.37%.

That staff be directed to submit the recommended comments in pages 3-11 of this report (Report PD-2025-030) to the Province through the Environmental and Regulatory Registry of Ontario.

That Council move into a Closed to Public Session in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, Section 239(3.1) training and education and Section 239(2)(h) information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality by the province for the purpose of: a. Archaeological Management Plan Training b. Grey Bruce Public Health Board c. Adoption of Minutes - November 6, 2025

That the following by-law be approved: By-law 2025-050, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the County of Bruce at its meeting held the 20th day of November 2025.

That the meeting of Bruce County Council adjourn at 1:53 p.m.