Regular Council

That: Council extend the delegation beyond ten minutes. (

That: Council remove Agenda Item 3(b) from the Consent Agenda and deal with it separately. (

That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as amended. (

That: Council Receive the Ridgeway Business Improvement Area Board of Management Meeting Minutes - February 3, 2015; March 4, 2015. (

That: Council remove By-law Nos. 37-2015 and 40-2015 from the package and deal with them separately. (

That: The by-law package containing: (a) 35-2015:To Amend By-law No. 10-2015 (Appoint Persons to Various Boards and Committees of the Town of Fort Erie) (b) 36-2015:To Adopt the Capital Budget and the General Levy Operating Budget for the Town of Fort Erie for the Year 2015 (c) 38-2015:To Appoint Laura Bubanko as Clerk for the Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie and to Repeal By-law No. 112-2014 (d) 39-2015:To Amend By-law No. 142-09 (Investment Policy) (e) 41-2015:To Deem a Certain Registered Plan of Subdivision Not to be a Registered Plan of Subdivision - Donald Cauch (790 Dominion Road) (f) 42-2015:To Adopt Council Rules of Procedure and to Repeal By- law No. 145-06 (g) 43-2015:To Adopt a Council Code of Conduct and to Amend By- law No. 100-2013 (h) 44-2015:To Accept and Declare Lands as Public Highway - West Side of Bernard Avenue (LaPenna) be hereby introduced and given first and second reading. (

That: The by-law package containing: (a) 35-2015 (b) 36-2015 (c) 38-2015 (d) 39-2015 (e) 41-2015 (f) 42-2015 (g) 43-2015 (h) 44-2015 be hereby given third and final reading, be signed by the Mayor and the Clerk and the corporate seal affixed thereto. (

Page 6 of 10 Regular Council - 23 Mar 2015 Meeting Minutes That: By-law No. 37-2015 To Authorize Grants for Various Persons, Groups or Bodies for the Year 2015 be hereby introduced and given first and second reading. (

That: Council remove Subsection 1(10) from By-law No. 37-2015 and deal with it separately. (

That: By-law No. 37-2015, except for Subsection 1(10), be hereby given third and final reading, be signed by the Mayor and the Clerk and the corporate seal affixed thereto. (

That: Subsection 1(10) of By-law No. 37-2015 be given third and final reading. Councillor Lubberts requested a Registered Vote, the results of which are as follows: Yes: Councillors Butler, Knutt and McDermott No: Councillor Lubberts and Mayor Redekop. (

That: By-law No. 40-2015 To Accept and Declare Lands as Public Highway - South Side of Rebstock Road (Claus) be hereby introduced and given first and second reading. (

That: By-law No. 40-2015 be hereby given third and final reading, be signed by the Mayor and the Clerk and the corporate seal affixed thereto. (

That: By-law No. 45-2015 (Ratification of Minutes) be hereby introduced and given first and second reading. (

That: By-law No. 45-2015 be given third and final reading, be signed by the Mayor and the Clerk and the corporate seal affixed thereto. (

Whereas the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 requires municipal drinking water system owners to approve a financial plan and submit the plan to the Minister; and Whereas Ontario Regulation 453/07 requires that financial plans be approved by a resolution of council; and Whereas Council-in-Committee considered Administrative Report No. CS-05-2015 at its meeting held March 16, 2015 and recommended that Council approve by resolution the financial plan; Now therefore the Council resolves; Page 8 of 10 Regular Council - 23 Mar 2015 Meeting Minutes That: It approves the financial plan attached as Appendix “1” to Administrative Report No. CS-05-2015 as a financially viable plan for the operation of the Town of Fort Erie’s municipal drinking water system in accordance with Ontario Regulation 453/07 and the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002. (

That: Council hereby approve the bingo lottery permit allocations for the period April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016 pursuant to Appendix "A". (

THAT: Council does now go into closed session at 7:38 p.m. to discuss the following: (a) Human Resource Matter (Pursuant to Section 239(2)(b) of the Municipal Act, 2001- Personal matters about an identifiable individual, Page 9 of 10 Regular Council - 23 Mar 2015 Meeting Minutes including municipal or local board employees) Re: Chief Administrative Officer Vacancy (

That: Council does now rise and reconvene at 8:14 p.m. from closed session with the following report; That: Staff proceed with filling the CAO vacancy as directed. (

That:The Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie hereby adjourns at 8:14 p.m. to reconvene into Regular Meeting of Council on Monday, April 13, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. (