The Elgin County Record

Committee of the Whole Meeting

March 10, 2026

Who was there

Present (6): Mike Hentz, Ed Ketchabaw, Richard Leatham, Todd Noble, Andrew Sloan, Mark Widner

Absent (1): Jack Couckuyt

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (9 motions)

8 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

RESOLVED THAT the agenda for the March 10, 2026 Committee of the Whole Meeting be approved as presented.
Moved by Councillor Noble, seconded by Councillor Hentz
Carried
RESOLVED THAT the grant funding request in the amount of $200,000 submitted by Menno Lodge be approved.
Moved by Councillor Widner, seconded by Councillor Ketchabaw
Defeated
Jones RESOLVED THAT staff engage Local Municipal Partners in a dialogue regarding the transfer protocol associated with the transfer of 21.12km of County Roads to their respective local jurisdiction; and THAT staff report back to Committee of the Whole on the results of this dialogue.
Moved by Councillor Ketchabaw
Carried
Jones RESOLVED THAT we do now adjourn at 11:34 a.m. to meet again on March 24, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.
Moved by Councillor Widner
Carried
RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the meeting held on February 24, 2026 be adopted. Motion
Moved by Deputy Warden Jones, seconded by Councillor Leatham
Carried
RESOLVED THAT Option B be selected as the preferred funding allocation method for the sponsorships stream of the Elgin County Grants and Sponsorships Program for 2026.
Moved by Deputy Warden Jones, seconded by Councillor Widner
Carried
RESOLVED THAT an updated by-law establishing the County roads system be adopted, and THAT an updated by-law establishing reduced load limits on various County Roads between March 1 and April 30 annually, be adopted.
Moved by Deputy Warden Jones, seconded by Councillor Hentz
Carried
RESOLVED THAT staff engage Local Municipal Partners in a dialogue regarding the transfer protocol associated with the transfer of 21.12km of County Roads to their respective local jurisdiction; and THAT staff report back to Committee of the Whole on the results of this dialogue.
Moved by Councillor Ketchabaw, seconded by Deputy Warden Jones
Carried
RESOLVED THAT we do now adjourn at 11:34 a.m. to meet again on March 24, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.
Moved by Councillor Widner, seconded by Deputy Warden Jones
Carried

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