The Elgin County Record

County Council Meeting

January 13, 2026

Who was there

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

Absent (1): Andrew Sloan

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)

9 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

Jones RESOLVED THAT the agenda for the January 13, 2026 County Council Meeting be approved as presented.
Moved by Councillor Hentz
Carried
RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the meetings held on December 9, 2025 and December 11, 2025 be adopted.
Moved by Councillor Leatham, seconded by Councillor Noble
Carried
RESOLVED THAT items CW25-107-CW25-109 from the Committee of the Whole meeting dated December 11, 2025, and the recommendations therein be adopted.
Moved by Councillor Leatham, seconded by Councillor Hentz
Carried
Jones RESOLVED THAT the Council Committee and Local Board Appointments for 2026 as recommended by Warden Giguère be approved; and THAT Schedule F of By-Law 25-13 be repealed and replaced with Appendix 1 as attached to the January 13, 2026, report titled “ADM 26-02 2026 Council Committee Appointments”; and THAT the Terrace Lodge Redevelopment Fundraising Committee, a sub committee of the Terrace Lodge Redevelopment Steering Committee, be hereby dissolved.
Moved by Councillor Couckuyt
Carried
Jones RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to collaborate with the province and other counties participating in the Legacy Oil and Gas Wells Transfer Payment Program to procure interoperable portable inflatable shelters.
Moved by Councillor Hentz
Carried
RESOLVED THAT Correspondence Items 10.1 - 10.16 be received and filed.
Moved by Councillor Noble, seconded by Councillor Leatham
Carried
RESOLVED THAT By-Law No. 26-01 be now read a first, second, and third time and finally passed.
Moved by Councillor Hentz, seconded by Councillor Leatham
Carried
Jones RESOLVED THAT By-Law No. 26-02 be now read a first, second, and third time and finally passed.
Moved by Councillor Widner
Carried
RESOLVED THAT we do now adjourn at 9:15 a.m. to meet again on January 27, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
Moved by Councillor Widner, seconded by Councillor Couckuyt
Carried

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