Council Agendas

NOVEMBER 13, 2025 - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 P.M.

  1. Call Meeting to Order
    1. Regrets
  2. Invitation to Stand and Move
  3. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  4. Presentation - Physician Recruitment/Community Navigator Report (Attachment)
  5. Adoption of Minutes
    1. October 30, 2025 - Executive Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
  6. Recognizing Argyle - Council Announcements
  7. Warden's Report (Attachment)
  8. Committee Reports
    1. Argyle Recreation Commission Minutes (Attachment)
  9. 7-day Notice
  10. For Decision and Discussion
    1. December Executive Meeting and January Regular Meeting Date Change (Attachment)
    2. Tender Approval - Mariners Centre Rink Replacement (Attachment)
    3. First Reading - By-Law X13 - Trades and Licensing REPEALED (Attachment)
    4. Drinking Water Program
  11. Correspondence and For Information
    1. Yarmouth International Airport Corporation Financial Reports (June 2025) (September 2025)
    2. Municipality of Yarmouth Municipal Planning Strategy Amendments (Letter Notice) 
  12. Financial Requests 
    1. Maritime Hockey League Sponsorship Request (Attachment) (Attachment)
  13. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  14. Question Period
  15. In Camera 
    1. Section 22:2 (a): acquisition, sale, lease of municipal property
    2. Section 22:2 (c): personnel matters
  16. Adjournment

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OCTOBER 30, 2025 - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 P.M.

5:45-6:30 DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORT - FINANCE

REGULAR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING

  1. Call Meeting to Order
    1. Regrets
  2. Invitation to Stand and Move
  3. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  4. Adoption of Minutes
    1. October 9, 2025 - Regular Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
  5. Staff Reports
    1. Department Head Report (Active Projects) (Complete Projects)
    2. Clerks Report (Ongoing) (2022) (2023) (2024) (2025 Complete)
    3. Building Permit Report (Attachment)
  6. 7-day Notice
  7. For Decision and Discussion
    1. Acceptance of Financial Report to September 30, 2025 (Attachment)
    2. Conflict of Interest and Code of Conduct Investigation (Attachment)
    3. Meeting Software Upgrade - e-Scribe (Exec. Asssist Attachment) (CAO Attachment)
    4. Second Reading - By-Law X22 - Civil Emergency Planning REPEALED (Attachment)
    5. Second Reading - By-Law X34 - Municipal Emergency Measures REPEALED (Attachment)
    6. Streetlight Ownership (Attachment)
    7. Intermunicipal Agreement - Western Regional Enterprise Network Renewal (Attachment) (Draft Agreement) (Resident Concerns)
    8. Invitation to Highway 101 Task Force (Attachment)
    9. Request for Letter of Support - Seal Island Lighthouse Preservation (Attachment)
    10. Community Navigator and Physician Recruitment Committees Amalgamation (Attachment)
    11. Relief of Taxes Request - AAN# 05740126, 00959235 (Attachment)
    12. Request for Sidewalk - Councillor Madden (Attachment)
  8. Correspondence and For Information
    1. AMANS Professional Service Fee (Attachment)
  9. Financial Requests 
    1. Council Community Grant Request - Argyle Glenwood Community Improvement Society - $700 (Attachment)
    2. Council Community Grant Request - Nouveaux Horizons de la Barronie - $700
  10. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  11. Question Period
  12. In Camera 
    1. Section 22:2 (db) - Code of Conduct Complaints Proceeding to the Investigation Stage
  13. Adjournment

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OCTOBER 9, 2025 - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 P.M.

  1. Call Meeting to Order
    1. Regrets
  2. Invitation to Stand and Move
  3. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  4. Presentation - None.
  5. Adoption of Minutes
    1. September 25, 2025 - Executive Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
    2. October 2, 2025 - Special Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
  6. Recognizing Argyle - Council Announcements
  7. Warden's Report (Attachment)
  8. Committee Reports
  9. 7-day Notice
  10. Old Business
    1. Update on Wharf Signage (Attachment)
  11. For Decision and Discussion
    1. Second Reading - By-Law X5 - Committees and Functions REPEALED (Attachment)
    2. Request for Committee Member - Société Touristique Bon Temps d'Argyle (Attachment)
    3. REPEAL Article C6 - Public Presentation Policy (Attachment) 
    4. Capital Investment Plan (Attachment) (Attachment) (RFD)
  12. Correspondence and For Information
    1. Western Counties Regional Library Newsletter (Attachment)
  13. Financial Requests 
  14. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  15. Question Period
  16. In Camera 
    1. Section 22:2 (e) contract negotiations
  17. Adjournment

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OCTOBER 2, 2025 - SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING - 4:00 P.M.

  1. Call Meeting to Order
    1. Regrets
  2. Invitation to Stand and Move
  3. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  4. In Camera 
    1. Section 22:2 (a) acquisition, sale, lease, and security of municipal property
  5. Adjournment

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 P.M.

  1. Call Meeting to Order
    1. Regrets
  2. Invitation to Stand and Move
  3. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  4. Presentation - Doane Grant Thornton Audited Financial Statements
  5. Adoption of Minutes
    1. September 11, 2025 - Regular Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
  6. Staff Reports
    1. Department Head Report (Active Projects) (Complete Projects)
    2. Clerks Report (Ongoing) (2022) (2023) (2024) (2025 Complete)
    3. Building Permit Report (Attachment July) (Attachment August)
  7. 7-day Notice
    1. REPEAL - Article C6 - Public Presentation Policy (Attachment)
  8. For Decision and Discussion
    1. Acceptance of compiled non-consolidated financial statements - March 31, 2025
    2. Acceptance of audited consolidated financial statements - March 31, 2025
    3. Article C11 - Procurement (Attachment)
    4. CSAP Par en Bas Track and Field Maintenance Agreement (Attachment)
    5. First Reading - By-Law X22 - Civil Emergency Planning REPEALED (Attachment)
    6. First Reading - By-Law X34 - Municipal Emergency Measures REPEALED (Attachment)
    7. Noise Exemption Request - Quality Concrete (Attachment) (Request) (Noise By-Law) (RFD) 
    8. Public Wharf Signage - Councillor Madden (Attachment)
    9. Request for Letters of Support
  9. Correspondence and For Information
    1. Correspondence from Department of Justice to MODY re: Comprehensive Policing Review and Foundational Changes (Attachment)
    2. Update: SPCA Services (Attachment)
    3. Update: Light Pollution Community Engagement (Attachment) (Attachment)
  10. Financial Requests 
  11. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  12. Question Period
  13. In Camera 
  14. Adjournment

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 P.M.

  1. Call Meeting to Order
    1. Regrets
  2. Invitation to Stand and Move
  3. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  4. Presentation - None.
  5. Adoption of Minutes
    1. July 31, 2025 - Executive Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
    2. August 6, 2025 - Special Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
    3. September 4, 2025 - Special Council Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
  6. Recognizing Argyle - Council Announcements
  7. Warden's Report (Attachment)
  8. Committee Reports
  9. 7-day Notice
    1. Amendments to Article C11 - Procurement (Attachment)
  10. For Decision and Discussion
    1. Festival de la Barge - Tax Exemption Request (Attachment)
    2. Second Reading - By-Law X25 - Circus Animal Prohibition REPEALED (Attachment)
    3. First Reading - By-Law X5 - Committees and Functions REPEALED (Attachment)
    4. Article C58 - Social Media Comments Policy (Attachment)
    5. Amendments to Article C50 - Council Procedural Policy (Attachment)
    6. Correspondence from Yarmouth International Airport Corporation re: Renaming the Airport (Attachment)
    7. Strong Mayor Powers (Attachment) (Attachment)
    8. NSFM By-Law Changes (Attachment) (Attachment) (Attachment) (Attachment)
  11. Correspondence and For Information
    1. Water Update (Attachment)
    2. Correspondence from MODY to Department of Justice (Attachment)
    3. Correspondence from Comité organisateur des 40e Jeux régionaux de la Nouvelle-Écosse (Attachment)
    4. Correspondence from the Ecology Action Centre (Attachment)
    5. Correspondence from John Sollows (Attachment)
    6. New Horizons Grant Letters of Support
  12. Financial Requests 
    1. Council Community Grant Request - Friends of TNR - $700 - District 9
    2. Les Jeux régionaux 2025 - Deficit Funding Request (Attachment) (Attachment) (Attachment)
  13. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting / Notice of Motion by Councillors
  14. Question Period
  15. In Camera 
    1. Section 22:2 (e) Contract Negotiations Circular Materials
    2. Section 22:2 (e) Contract Negotiations Medical Clinic
    3. Section 22:2 (e) Contract Negotiations Solar Project
  16. Adjournment

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING - 4:00 P.M.

  1. Call Meeting to Order
    1. Regrets
  2. Invitation to Stand and Move
  3. Approval of Agenda/Conflict of Interest Declaration
  4. In Camera 
    1. Section 22:2 (g) legal advice eligible for solicitor-client privilege
  5. Adjournment

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