General Committee Pre-Meeting Highlights – September 25, 2024

This month, General Committee is hearing on various issues including Bear Safety, Fire Department Capital Equipment Purchase, as well as administrative By-law revisions and standard financial and other Updates. Here are some of this month’s topics:

• General Committee will hear an invited presentation from the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) regarding Bear Safety due to the number of recent black bear sightings in the Huntsville area.
• General Committee will hear a report from the Fire Department: Station 5 Association Capital Equipment Purchase. Fire administration staff are requesting council approval to accept a donation from the Port Sydney Fire Fighters Association of capital equipment for their station, including a Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC) and Two (2) portable light stands for scene lighting, with the items be placed in the Fire Department’s Capital Plan with an additional $930 added to Fire Capital funding in the draft 2025 Budget.
• Administrative updates to several by-laws will be considered, including the Fees and Charges By-law and Special Event By-law.
• Various standard financial or other updates will be made, including Capital Project Update, Lakeland Holding Limited Shareholder Update, and the status of Council Directives.

Want to learn more? Join us in person or livestream the meeting at Huntsville.ca on September 25, 2024. For the full list of topics and more information, visit the meeting agenda on Huntsville.ca.