Special Meeting of Council

That Staff Report CSR-2020-1, Electronic Participation – Bill 197, COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, dated July 29, 2020, be received; and 1. That Council consider By-law 2020-41 being a by-law to amend Procedure By-law 2018-62 to allow for Electronic Meeting Participation. 2. That Council continue to exercise its powers under Section 238 of the Municipal Act, to allow Electronic Meeting Participation until October 30, 2020. A Recorded Vote was requested AYE NAY Stewart Strathearn x Mike Ross x Bill Gordon x Carole McGinn x Cher Cunningham x Cody Oschefski x Jim Downer x Jon Main x

That Council extend the COVID relief measures as previously adopted in Staff Report FIN-2020-12 dated June 3, 2020, related to utility billing and tax payments, pending a further Staff Report to be provided at a subsequent Regular Meeting of Council. A Recorded Vote was requested AYE NAY Stewart Strathearn x Mike Ross x Bill Gordon x Carole McGinn x Cher Cunningham x Cody Oschefski x Jim Downer x Jon Main x

That Councillor Oschefski and any other interested Council or Staff Members be empowered to organize a Community clean-up in multiple locations in the Town of Midland, utilizing social distancing protocols, with gloves, masks, garbage bags and reflective gear to be provided and location(s) and date(s) to be determined. A Recorded Vote was requested AYE NAY Stewart Strathearn x Mike Ross x Bill Gordon x Carole McGinn x Cher Cunningham x Cody Oschefski x Jim Downer x Jon Main x

That By-law 2020-42 being a By-law to adopt the proceedings of the Special Meeting of Council held July 29, 2020, be passed and enacted. A Recorded Vote was requested AYE NAY Stewart Strathearn x Mike Ross x Bill Gordon x Carole McGinn x Cher Cunningham x Cody Oschefski x Jim Downer x Jon Main x

That this Special Meeting of Council adjourn at 6:04 p.m.