REGULAR COUNCIL

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Agenda be adopted as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves the attendance of Members at the following 2022 Conferences: OGRA Conference, April 10-13, 2022 in Toronto - David Viau FONOM Conference, May 9-10, 2022 in North Bay - Gisele Pageau - Renee Carrier

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 2022-04, being a by-law relating to the 2022 Municipal and School Board Election (language used and use of alternative voting method) be read a first, second and third time and finally passed.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT that Council appoints Tim Doherty as a public member to the Environmental Advisory Committee for the remainder of the Council Term.

WHEREAS municipal governments provide essential services to the residents and businesses in their communities; and WHEREAS the ability to provide those services is negatively impacted by exponentially rising insurance costs; and WHEREAS one driver of rising insurance costs is the legal principle of ‘joint and several liability,’ which assigns disproportionate liability to municipalities for an incident relative to their responsibility for it; and WHEREAS , the Government of Ontario has the authority and responsibility for the legal framework of ‘joint and several liability;’ and WHEREAS the Premier of Ontario committed to review the issue in 2018 with a view to helping municipal governments manage their risks and costs; and WHEREAS the Association of Municipalities of Ontario on behalf of municipal governments has provided recommendations to align municipal liability with the proportionate responsibility for incidents and capping awards; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Municipality of French River does hereby support AMO’s recommendations; and FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the Municipality of French River does hereby call on the Attorney General of Ontario to work with municipal governments to put forward a plan of action to address “joint and several liability” before the end of the government’s current term so that municipalities can continue to offer high quality services to their communities.

WHEREAS The Corporation of the Town of Espanola (“Espanola”) has commenced a legal proceeding against the Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board (the “Board”) respecting the Board’s current cost apportionment formula (the “Current Formula”) and is asking that the Court set it aside; and WHEREAS Espanola has proposed that a new formula (the “Proposed Formula”) be established to replace the Current Formula, with the Proposed Formula being the formula proposed in the report from Municipal Tax Equity Consultants Inc., dated December 20, 2021 and as shown in Table 3 in this report; and WHEREAS DSB staff have reviewed Tables 4 and 5 in the aforementioned report and, while there is no intention to return to the default formula, staff are of the view that such tables do not represent the default formula as they contain Payments In Lieu (PIL); and WHEREAS pursuant to subsection 6(5) of Ontario Regulation 278/98 (the “Regulation”), the cost apportionment formula therein may not be changed to the Proposed Formula unless the following requirements are met: a) the Proposed Formula is approved by the Board; and b) a majority of municipalities and members representing territory without municipal organization consent to the establishment of the Proposed Formula and those municipalities and members represent a majority of the electors in the Board’s district; and WHEREAS a resolution of the municipal council is required for a municipality to consent and a signed consent of a member repres

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves the Items of the Consent Agenda under Sections 9.1 & 9.4 and receives the Items under Section 9.2.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following minutes be adopted as presented: Regular Council Meeting held January 19, 2022

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following minutes be received as presented: French River Public Library Board held December 14, 2021

BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 2022-03, being a by-law to provide for an Interim Tax Levy be read a first, second and third time and finally passed.

Gisèle Pageau (Chair) BE IT RESOLVED THAT By-law 2022-05, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Municipality of French River at a meeting held on February 2, 2022 be read a first, second and third time and finally passed.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the meeting be adjourned at 7:29 p.m.