Regular Council

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the open session agenda dated June 8th, 2021, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the minutes of the meeting of Council held on May 11th, 2021, May 17th, 2021, May 18th, 2021 and May 25th, 2021, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on May 25th, 2021, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the Minutes of the Bancroft Community Safety and Well-being Committee meeting held on May 26th, 2021, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: through the Engineering process for the Downtown Core, Council directs the Manager of Public Works to work with WSP Canada Inc., to make improvements to exits at namely, No Frills on Hastings Street North, Shoppers Drug Mart on Hastings Street North, Millennium Park on Hastings Street North, and Subway on Hastings Street North.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby approve of the Minutes of the Downtown Enhancement Committee meeting held on May 26th, 2021, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the Minutes of the Eastern Ontario Trails Alliance meeting held on March 11th, 2021, and April 8th, 2021 as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the Minutes of the Bancroft Business Improvement Area Board of Management meeting held on April 29th, 2021, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the Minutes of the North Hastings Economic Development Committee meetings held on March 1st, 2021 and April 12th, 2021, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the Minutes of the Bancroft North Hastings Heritage Museum meeting, held on April 30th, 2021, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council does hereby receive the Canadian Blood Services Donation Clinic Cancellation report, for information purposes.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby receive the 2021 Property Tax Rate Report for the Town of Bancroft for information purposes only.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council approve the updated Procurement Policy for the Town of Bancroft, as presented; AND FURTHER THAT: the current Policy FS-001 Tender Procedure and FS-001 Purchasing Policy, be repealed.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the items listed under the Consent Agenda, items 14 (B) to 14 (M), save and except item (F), be received by the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft, for information.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council of the Corporation of the town of Bancroft does hereby receive Consent Agenda item (F), for discussion purposes.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby support the item(s) listed under Consent Agenda, item 15. (B); AND FURTHER THAT: a letter of support be prepared to the appropriate minister/organization outlining Council's support.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following by-laws be introduced and read a first, second and third time and be finally passed and that the Mayor and Acting Clerk do sign and seal the same, any rule of this Council to the contrary notwithstanding: By-Law No. 48-2021: Being a By-Law assuming as a common and public highway that Part of Lot 1, Plan M-35, Geographic Township of Dungannon, now Town of Bancroft, County of Hastings, more particularly described hereafter. By-Law No. 49-2021: Being a By-Law dedicating and assuming lands as a common and public highway. By-Law No. 50-2021: Being a by-law to adopt the estimates of all sums required during the year for the purposes of the Municipality and to provide for the adoption of tax rates and to further provide for penalty and interest in default of payment thereof for 2021. By-Law No. 51-2021: Being a by-law to establish a levy upon rateable property in a business improvement area in the Town of Bancroft. By-Law No. 52-2021: Being a By-Law to adopt a Procurement Policy for the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft and to Repeal Policy FS-001 Tender Procedure and FS-001 Purchasing Policy. By-Law No. 53-2021: Being a By-Law to Authorize the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft to enter into a Service Agreement with Community Information Centre of Ottawa/211 Eastern Region.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby move into closed session pursuant to the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, Section 239 (2)(b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; (d) labour relations or employee negotiations. General Nature: Bancroft Business Improvement Area Board of Management Human Resources

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bancroft does hereby direct staff to carry out all actions as approved in the June 8th, 2021, closed session of Council.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the meeting of Council held on June 8th, 2021 be hereby given a first, second and third reading, and be finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered By-Law 54-2021.

RESOLVED THAT the Regular Meeting of Council hereby close at 4:37 PM.