Council

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth adopt the Agenda for the November 25, 2025 Council meeting as presented.

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth adopt the minutes of the October 21, 2025 Regular Council meeting.

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth receive for information the presentation from Toby Shannan - The Perth College, as presented at the Council meeting on November 25, 2025.

THAT the following By-laws and Motions listed below in the Consent Agenda from the Committee of the Whole meeting of November 4, 2025 be passed and numbered accordingly:

That the original motion regarding the 2026 Draft Mayor's Budget be amended as follows: That the Council remuneration budget line item be reduced by $2,000 per Council member.

McRae Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth: (i) approve the Draft 2026 Mayor's Budget as amended to reduce the Council remuneration budget line item by $2,000 per Council member; (ii) direct staff to bring forth a by-law to adopt the 2026 Mayor's Budget; (iii) reduce the period as set out in subsection 7(3) of O. Reg.3 530/22 to pass a resolution making an amendment to the Mayor's proposed budget from 30 days to 25 days; and, (iv) reduce the period as set out in subsection 7(10) of O. Reg. 530/22 to override the head of council’s veto of an amendment to the proposed budget from 15 days to 0 days; as presented in Report 2025-COW-14.1.

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth has read the following By-laws a first, second and third time short, passed and signed by the Mayor and Clerk: 1. By-law No. 3961-28 - Amend the Town's Traffic and Parking By-law No. 3961 to allow for free complimentary parking in the downtown parking lots on Fridays in December. 2. By-law No. 5238 - Appoint a Committee of Adjustment for the period of November 15, 2025 to November 14, 2026. 3. By-law No. No. 4586-5 - Provide an exemption from the Municipal Alcohol Policy to allow the serving of alcohol on a contained section of Market Square for the 'Once Upon a Christmas' event taking place on November 22, 2025.

McRae Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth: (i) authorize the Mayor, Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Corporate Services/Treasurer to execute a Letter of Understanding between The Corporation of the Town of Perth and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, Local 435 to implement a revised salary grid, effective January 1, 2026; and, (ii) pass By-law No. 5146-1 being a By-law to amend the Collective Agreement with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, Local 435 to add the revised Salary Grid as Letter of Understanding No. 8, having been read a first, second and third time short, passed and signed by the Mayor and Clerk, as presented in Report 2025-Council-13.1.

WHEREAS Algonquin College’s Perth Campus, established in 1970, is the only post-secondary institution in Lanark County, serving as a cornerstone of local access to trades education, heritage conservation, and the cultural and economic vitality of the Town of Perth and Eastern Ontario; WHEREAS the Perth Campus provides unique programs, such as Heritage Carpentry and Joinery, which are unparalleled in Canada, producing graduates who contribute to national heritage projects, including the restoration of Parliament Hill, the S.S. Klondike National Historic Site, the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, and Matheson House, with notable alumni like Canada’s Dominion Sculptor, John-Phillipe Smith; WHEREAS the Campus’s programs, equip students for high-demand careers in heritage construction, addressing Ontario’s critical labour shortages and contributing to solutions for the housing and labour crisis by training skilled workers locally; WHEREAS maintaining local access to trades education ensures rural residents can train without leaving Perth, attracts students from other regions to study and contribute to the local economy, and preserves Eastern Ontario’s heritage craftsmanship through visible contributions like dry-stone walls and heritage restoration projects; WHEREAS in 2009, the federal and provincial governments invested nearly $10 million of taxpayers’ money to modernize the Perth Campus, with the Hon. John Baird, Canada’s then Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communi

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth receive the Council Committee, Local Boards and External Reports/Minutes as presented.

That the Council of the Town of Perth resolve itself into Closed Session at 7:02 p.m. pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, for the following purpose: Ontario Land Tribunal Case No. OLT-23-000534 CAIVAN (Perth GC) Ltd. Appeal for Proposed Plan of Subdivision, subject to Section 239(2): (e) Litigation or Potential Litigation, including Matters before Administrative Tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; (f) Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; and, (k) A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth rise and report from Closed Session at 8:13 p.m.

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth: (i) approve the settlement as described in the report from its solicitor dated November 19, 2025, and direct the CAO and the Town’s solicitor to complete minutes of settlement and take all such actions as is necessary to implement the settlement; (ii) direct the CAO to make such amendments to the planning instruments as are recommended by the Town’s solicitor to implement the settlement; (iii) authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the minutes of settlement as recommended by the Town’s solicitor; and (iv) direct staff to schedule a meeting, open to the public, where the settlement can be explained to the public and that such meeting will be scheduled after all parties have executed the minutes of settlement.

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth pass By-law No. 5239, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Town of Perth, at its meeting held November 25, 2025, be read a first, second and third time short, passed and signed by the Mayor and Clerk.

Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Perth adjourn the November 25, 2025 Council meeting at 8:16 p.m.