AGENDA
Municipality of the District of Clare
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, September 27, 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 – 2022-2023 Audited Financial Statements – Angélique LeBlanc and Gloria Banks, Grant Thornton LLP

5) Adoption of Minutes
5.1 July 19, 2023 – Regular Council Meeting 
5.2 September 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 The Honourable Tory Rushton – Minister, Natural Resources and Renewables
9.2 Cody Gray – President and CEO, Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou Tourism
9.3 The Honourable John Lohr – Minister, Municipal Affairs and Housing
9.4 The Honourable John Lohr – Minister, Municipal Affairs and Housing
9.5 Erika Rolston – Project Lead, Turning the Tide
9.6 Jean Gauvin – Clare Columbus Club

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

11) Committee Reports
11.1 Building Permits – Councillor Nil Doucet 
11.2 Audit Committee – Councillor Brian Comeau
11.3 Police Advisory Board – Councillor Brian Comeau

12) New Business
12.1 Motion to Transfer from the Operating Fund to the Operating Reserve
12.2 Motion to Approve the 2022-2023 Audited Financial Statements 
12.3 Motion to Award Tender – Supply and Installation of Heat Pumps at Cultural Hub
12.4 Motion to Accept Proposal – Project Management Services, Sunset Road Sewer Extension
12.5 Motion to Accept Proposal – Engineering Services, Sunset Road Sewer Extension
12.6 Motion to Write a Letter of Support - Société Nationale de l’Acadie
12.7 Motion to Approve Municipal Tax Write-Off – PID 30039101
12.8 Motion to Approve Funding Request – Bangor Mill Museum
12.9 Motion to Accept Proposal – Heat Pump, Council Chambers
12.10 Motion to Accept Proposal – Videography for Gran-Fondo Baie Sainte-Marie
12.11 Motion to Accept Proposal – Research for Interpretive Panels
12.12 Motion to Accept Proposal – Design of Interpretive Panels
12.13 Motion to Accept Proposal – Filming and Production of Video Vignettes
12.14 Motion to Award Tender – Biosolid Disposal, Meteghan Wastewater Treatment Plant
12.15 Motion to Write a Letter of Support – Clare Bluegrass Association
12.16 Motion to Reallocate Funding – La Boule Acadienne
12.17 Motion to Write a Letter to the Honourable Tory Rushton – Smuggler’s Cove Provincial Park
12.18 Motion to Approve Sponsorship Request – La Fédération Acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse

13) Closed Session
13.1 Contract Negotiations
13.2 Personnel Matters

14) Date and Time of Next Regular Council Meeting: Wednesday, October 18, 2023

15) Adjournment