Committee of the Whole

there is opportunity in the Municipal Act for a local municipality to appoint one of its members as an alternate member of the upper tier council if municipal requirement exists under Section 268 (1); and WHEREAS electronic participation enhances the ability of councillors to attend virtually; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Grey County Council remove the per diem funding from the 2025 budget for temporary replacements who have been appointed under Section 268 of the Municipal Act.

That the following Consent Agenda items be received; and That staff be authorized to take the actions necessary to give effect to the recommendations in the staff reports; and That the correspondence be supported or received for information as recommended in the consent agenda. Correspondence - Good Roads - Establishment of an Ontario Rural Road Safety Program 1. Correspondence - Good Roads - Establishment of an Ontario Rural Road Safety Program.pdf That the correspondence from Good Roads regarding the establishment of an Ontario Rural Road Safety Program be received; and That Grey County requests that the Government of Ontario take action to implement the rural road safety program that Good Roads has committed to lead, which will allow Ontario's rural municipalities to make the critical investments needed to reduce the high number of people being killed and seriously injured on Ontario's rural roads; and That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Premier Doug Ford, Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation, Hon. Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure, Hon. Rob Flack, Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Lisa Thompson, Minister of Rural Affairs, Hon. Trevor Jones, Associate Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response, and Hon. Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health, and Good Roads. PDR-CW-54-24 - Merit Report for County Official Plan Amendment 22 (OPA 22) Beacalm Inc. (Highlands Estate) 1. OPA 22 - Beacalm Inc. (Highlands Estate) - PDR-CW-54-24.pdf That report PDR-CW-54-

That the Committee of the Whole does now go into closed session pursuant to Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, to discuss: Labour relations or employee negotiations (HRR-CW-04-24 - Collective Bargaining - Grey Gables, Lee Manor and OPSEU Local 299).

That Report HRR-CW-04-24 regarding the results of Collective Bargaining between Grey Gables, Lee Manor and OPSEU Local 299 be received; and That County Council ratify and approve the recommendations of the bargaining team between County of Grey and OPSEU Local 299 to bind the new Collective Agreements; and That the Warden and Clerk be authorized to sign and bind the new Collective Agreements as ratified ahead of Council approval as per Section 26.6 (b) of the Procedural By-Law; and That County Council authorize staff to make the necessary amendments to rates of pay, benefits and other issues identified as agreed changes.

That consideration of the motion be

That the correspondence from Georgian College regarding the impact of the ongoing changes to Canada’s International Student Program be supported by the County of Grey; and That the Warden for the County of Grey prepare a letter of support to demonstrate the critical need for alignment of post graduate work permit eligibility with local labour markets, recognizing individual needs of communities across Canada; and That the letter of support be sent to the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, the MPs and MPPs for Bruce-Grey Owen Sound and Simcoe-Grey, and Kevin Weaver, President and CEO of Georgian College.