AGENDA
Municipality of the District of Clare
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.

1) Call to Order

2) Adoption of the Agenda

3)  Declaration of Conflict of Interest

4) Presentations
4.1 Juniper House - Liette Comeau, Bilingual Outreach Worker

5) Adoption of Minutes
5.1 November 15, 2023 – Regular Council Meeting 
5.2 December 6, 2023 – Council-In-Committee Meeting 

6) Business Arising from Previous Council Meetings

7) Warden’s Activity Report – Warden Yvon LeBlanc

8) Official Statements from Members of Council 

9) Correspondence
9.1 Pamela Mehlman-Shand – Area Manager, Nova Scotia Department of Public Works
9.2 The Honourable Pascale St-Onge – Minister, Canadian Heritage
9.3 Rolland Jaume – President, La boule acadienne
9.4 Penny Smith – Warden, Municipality of the District of Shelburne

10) Chief Administrative Officer’s (CAO) Report – CAO Stéphane Cyr

11) Committee Reports
11.1 Building Permits – Councillor Danny Hill 
11.2 Waste Check – Councillor Carl Deveau
11.3 Police Advisory Board – Councillor Brian Comeau

12) New Business
12.1 Motion to Appoint Returning Officer – 2024 Municipal and School Board Elections
12.2 Motion to Select Type of Election – 2024 Municipal and School Board Elections
12.3 Motion to Delegate Authority to the CAO – Tariff of Fees and Election Expenses
12.4 Motion to Increase Commercial Tipping Fees – Clare Transfer Station 
12.5 Motion to Purchase Radar Speed Sign
12.6 Motion to Approve Funding Contribution – Société Historique Acadienne de la Baie Sainte-Marie
12.7 Motion to Award Tender – Excavation Services, Clare Transfer Station
12.8 Motion to Purchase New Pump – Belliveau Cove Wastewater Treatment Plant

13) Closed Session
13.1 Contract Negotiations 
13.2 Personnel Matters

14) Date and Time of Next Regular Council Meeting: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

15) Adjournment