Council Meeting

That Council approve the April 20, 2026 Council agenda as presented.

That Council adopt the April 7, 2026 Regular Council meeting minutes and the April 13, 2026 Council Planning meeting minutes as presented.

That Council receives the Private Road Maintenance and Capital Improvement report; and That Council direct staff to amend the Private Road Grant Policy to allow for professional engineering services as part of the eligibility criteria; and further, That Council direct staff to provide financing options.

That Council receive this report for information; and That Council direct staff to proceed with preliminary design finalization and detailed cost estimation for both the proposed Shared Emergency Services Facility (Station #1) and the proposed sub-station south of the tracks; to continue site evaluation for the sub-station; and to commence formal negotiations with the County of Northumberland on the terms of a Shared Facility Agreement incorporating a long-term Lease Agreement.

That the resolution be divided into the following four separate parts, and that each part be considered and voted on individually.

That Council receive this report for information and provide direction to staff on the preferred administrative model for the Community Grants in Aid Program, including the adoption of a Tiered Hybrid Model (Option 4) as described herein, as the preferred approach for program administration, with tiered delegation by grant amount;

That Council authorize the creation of a separate Standing Grant stream for cemeteries and comparable heritage/essential service organizations, exempt from the annual competitive process.

That Council provide authority for multi-year grant agreements for qualifying organizations in good standing.

That staff be directed to return with a revised Grants in Aid Policy for Council approval reflecting the direction provided.

Mayor Ostrander called for a recess at 7:32 p.m., meeting reconvened at 7:34 p.m. That Council establish a Standing Grant stream for Hospital Funding, Healthcare and Advocacy with a mandate to support and coordinate the pursuit of grant and external funding opportunities for hospital-related and healthcare initiatives.

That Council receive Staff Report Number CLK2026-34 regarding the Municipality of Brighton 2026 Municipal and School Board Election Procedures as information.

1. That Council enact a by-law to establish a Terms of Reference for the 2026-2030 Joint Compliance Audit Committee as included under the by-law section of this agenda; and 2. That Council direct Staff to proceed with recruitment for the 2026-2030 Joint Compliance Audit Committee.

That Council direct staff to add the Northumberland Food Policy Council to the list of Council appointments to be assigned following the 2026 Municipal Election; and That Council direct the CAO to support the Northumberland Food Policy Council with staff resources as identified in this report.

That Council receive the CAO Ongoing Report and Capital Projects Update.

That Council gives a bylaw its first, second and third reading and finally passes on this date: being a by-law to Establish the Terms of Reference for the 2026-2030 Joint Compliance Audit Committee

That Council receive the DBIA meeting minutes for December 11, 2025 and February 12, 2026 as presented.

That Council receive the updates from Northumberland County for March 30 – April 10, 2026.

That Council receive the Municipal Engineers Association Comments/Concerns regarding the Ontario Provincial Standards Harmonization.

That Council receives the Brighton Wastewater Treatment System Upgrades - Progress Update Report No. 2 provided by J.L. Richards & Associates Ltd.

That Council resolve into Closed Session on April 20, 2026 at 8:05 p.m., pursuant to the Ontario Municipal Act, R.S.O. 2001, as amended, subsection 239(2)(c), a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board, to discuss land transaction matters.

That Council rise and report from Closed Session April 20, 2026 at 8:19 p.m. in accordance with Subsection 239(2) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, to discuss matters pertaining to: (c) to discuss a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board. And further That Council approve the direction provided to staff with respect to a proposed acquisition of land, including authorization to enter into negotiations, with final terms and conditions to be subject to Council approval and the execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement satisfactory to the Municipality; And that a procedural motion to adopt the Closed Session minutes of April 13, 2026 was voted on during Closed Session.

That Council gives a bylaw its first, second and third reading and finally passes on this date: being a bylaw to confirm the proceedings of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton Council meeting held on April 20, 2026.

That the April 20, 2026 Council meeting adjourn at 8:20 p.m.