MUNICIPALITY OF BRYSON
Regular meeting of the Municipal Council of Bryson held April 15th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Office located at 833 Principale Street, Bryson, QC.
Present: Mayor Alain Gagnon, Pro-mayor Dave Miljour, Councillors Jian Zhang, Wayne Cameron, Marc Gauthier and.
Also present is Vanessa Dagenais, the Director General, Clerk – Treasurer
Absent: Consillors Joanne Ralston and Serge Lance
Quorum is met and Mayor Gagnon presides over the meeting.
|
151-04-2024 152-04-2024 153-04-2024 154-04-2024 155-04-2024 156-04-2024 157-04-2024 158-04-2024 159-04-2024 160-04-2024 161-04-2024 |
1. OPENING OF THE MEETING Mayor Gagnon called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Conflict of Interest Statement – A conflict of interest occurs when elected officers are placed in a situation of having to choose between their personal interests, or those of their entourage, and the public interest. The conflict-of-interest sections of the Act respecting municipal elections and referendums are designed to ensure that the decision-making process on a municipal council is not tainted by personal considerations.
The following items were added to the agenda: 3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES IT WAS MOVED by Marc Gauthier and unanimously resolved to adopt the minutes of March 11th 2024. Carried 4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING 4.1 WSP – Project approval IT IS PORPOSED by David Miljour and unanimously resolved to approve the project with WSP for all fees, i.e. $43,200. Carried 4.2 Cultural heritage by-law WHEREAS this by-law was tabled on November 13, 2023. WHEREAS the first draft was adopted by council resolution number 127-01-2024 January 2024. WHEREAS the second version of the by-law must be approved prior to a public hearing. IT WAS PROPOSED by Wayne Cameron to approve version 2 of the Cultural Heritage Bylaw 01-2024. Carried
4.3 By-law concerning minor variances WHEREAS this by-law was tabled on November 13, 2023. WHEREAS the first draft was adopted by council resolution number 127-0-2024, January 2024. WHEREAS the second draft of the by-law must be approved prior to a public hearing. IT IS PROPOSED by Wayne Cameron to approve the second version of by-law 02-2024. Carried 4.4 Renewal New agreement and assistance for Auto Dispatch WHEREAS the municipalities of Campbell’s Bay and Litchfield have offered to enter into an agreement with the municipalities of Bryson and Île-du-Grand-Calumet for the provision of firefighting services, as proposed at the October 5, 2023 meeting at the Campbell’s Bay Recreation Centre ; WHEREAS the temporary agreements for mutual aid and automatic dispatch have expired. The municipality has decided to renew the agreements for another three-month period; THEREFORE; IT IS PROPOSED by David Miljour and resolved that the Municipality of Bryson is prepared to enter into an agreement for the provision of services by the Municipality of Campbell’s Bay. IT WAS PORPOSED by David Miljour that the Municipality of Bryson authorize Alain Gagnon, Vanessa Dagenais and Joanne Ralston to sit on the transition committee to negotiate the terms of an intermunicipal agreement on behalf of the municipality, which agreement will be presented to the municipal councils for adoption once completed. IT IS PROPOSED by David Miljour and unanimously resolved that the Municipality of Bryson enter into a temporary intermunicipal agreement for the provision of firefighting services for the duration of this transition, the terms of this agreement being dictated by the most recent intermunicipal agreement. This agreement shall come into force on the date of acceptance of these resolutions by the municipalities involved in the service negotiations as proposed at the meeting of April 15, 2024. Carried 4.5 Incinerator Repousser à la prochaine session de conseil 5. MAYOR’S REPORT The mayor presents his monthly report 6. QUESTION PERIOD (public) Council members were able to answer questions from the citizens present. 7. CORRESPONDANCE AND INFORMATION
8. ADMINISTRATION 8.1 Water technician’s report presented by the secretary-treasurer. 9. FINANCES As confirmed by the accountant, Gerard Labelle CGA, I, Vanessa Dagenais, Director General and Clerk-Treasurer, certify that there are sufficient funds to pay the invoices received in the amount of 90,028.65 $. IT IS PROPOSED by Jian Zhang, and unanimously resolved, that the invoices received in the amount of $90,028.65$ be paid. Carried 9.4 V03 Quote IT IS PROPOSED by David Miljour and unanimously resolved to approve the quote from V03 for a total of $586.56 for shipping fees. Carried 10. NEW BUSINESS No new business to discuss. 11. MEETINGS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Councillors provided an update on their respective portfolios. 12. OTHER 13. ADJOURNMENT IT WAS MOVED by David Miljour and unanimously resolved that the meeting be adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Carried
___________________________ _________________________ Alain Gagnon Vanessa Dagenais |
