Committee of the Whole - Electronic

That the presentation provided by Ian McDougall, Chief Administrative Officer and Andrea Tang, Director of Financial Services/Treasurer regarding 2026 Preliminary Draft Budget be received.

That the report entitled 2026 Preliminary Draft Budget dated September 29, 2025 be received; and, That subject to any further direction, Staff be authorized to provide Council and the public with details of the Preliminary Draft 2026 Capital and Rate-Supported Operating Budgets on October 20, 2025 and the Tax-Supported Operating Budget on November 10, 2025; and, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report entitled Council Policy Updates dated September 29, 2025 be received; and, That the Council and Staff Relations Policy (Attachment 1) be adopted; and, That the updated and renamed Council Request for Information Policy (Attachment 2) be adopted; and, That the updated Media Relations Policy (Attachment 3) be adopted; and, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That Staff be directed to review the intersection of Gwillimbury Road and Penn Avenue to determine if a stop sign is warranted and to report back to Council with the results.

That Committee of the Whole resolve into Closed Session to discuss the following matters: Update Regarding Automated Speed Enforcement Program - A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization as per Section 239(2)(i) of the Municipal Act, 2001.

That the meeting be adjourned at 3:12 PM.

1. That Committee of the Whole resolve into Closed Session to discuss the following matters: a. Update Regarding Automated Speed Enforcement Program - A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization as per Section 239(2)(i) of the Municipal Act, 2001.