AGENDA
Municipality of the District of Clare
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

1) Call to Order

2) Adoption of the Agenda

3)  Declaration of Conflict of Interest

4) Presentations

5) Adoption of Minutes
5.1 March 19, 2025 – Regular Council Meeting
5.2 April 2, 2025 – Council-In-Committee Meeting

6) Business Arising from Previous Council Meetings

7) Warden’s Activity Report – Warden Yvon LeBlanc

8) Official Statements from Members of Council 

9) Correspondence
9.1 The Honourable Becky Druhan – Attorney General and Minister of Justice
9.2 Mary Surette – Managing Director, Yarmouth Hospital Foundation
9.3 Bobby Comeau – Regional Coordinator, Clare Special Olympics 

10) Presentation of the 2025-2026 Operational Budget and Corresponding Motions
10.1 Motion to Adopt Municipal Tax Rates
10.2 Motion to Adopt Sewer Service Charges
10.3 Motion to Adopt Streetlight Area Rates
10.4 Motion to Adopt Fire Service Rates
10.5 Motion to Adopt Property Tax Rebate for Low Income Households
10.6 Motion to Adopt Due Date and Interest Commencement Date
10.7 Motion to Accept the 2025-2026 Municipal Operational Budget

11) Chief Administrative Officer’s (CAO) Report – CAO Stéphane Cyr

12) Committee Reports
12.1 Waste Check – Carl Deveau

13) New Business
13.1 Motion to Award Tender – Washroom Building, Joseph and Marie Dugas Park
13.2 Motion to Award Tender – Generator Shed, Belliveau Cove Wastewater Treatment Plant
13.3 Motion to Amend 2021-2026 Garbage Collection Contract
13.4 Motion to approve a Road Naming Request – Grass Lake Lane
13.5 Motion to Revise Committee Appointments
13.6 Motion to Send a Letter to NS Public Works – Intersection of Eustache Comeau Road and Highway 1
13.7 Motion to Adopt EDIA Plan – Rooted in Respect: A Plan for an Inclusive Future

14) Closed Session
14.1 Contract Negotiations

15) Date and Time of Next Regular Council Meeting: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

16) Adjournment