Motions to Recommend

Here are the motions to recommend for the next Regular Council Meeting taking place on May 18, 2022.

Municipality of the District of Clare
MOTIONS TO RECOMMEND
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

PROPOSED BY Councillor Brian Comeau and SECONDED BY Councillor Nil Doucet that the Council for the Municipality of the District of Clare recommend contributing 25 percent of the funds required for the proposed redevelopment of the Joseph and Marie Dugas Municipal Park and Major’s Point, as part of the Tourism Public Spaces project, up to a maximum of  $487,500 (including the nonrefundable portion of HST) conditional on confirmation of balance of funding, and that these funds be taken from the Municipality’s Capital Reserve.
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PROPOSED BY Councillor Carl Deveau and SECONDED BY Councillor Nil Doucet that the Council for the Municipality of the District of Clare recommend approving the 2022-2023 Capital Budget for the Municipality of the District of Clare as presented.
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PROPOSED BY Councillor Danny Hill and SECONDED BY Councillor Nadine Comeau that the Council for the Municipality of the District of Clare recommend approving the Naming of Public Lands and Municipal-Owned Facilities Policy as presented.
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Click here to see the proposed policy.

PROPOSED BY Councillor Brian Comeau and SECONDED BY Deputy Warden Eric Pothier that the Council for the Municipality of the District of Clare recommend contributing $10,000 to Héritage Saint-Bernard to aid in the preparation of a feasibility study focusing on alternate uses of the former St. Bernard Church, conditional on confirmation of balance of funding, and that these funds be taken from the Municipality’s Operating Reserve.
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PROPOSED BY Deputy Warden Eric Pothier and SECONDED BY Councillor Nadine Comeau that the Council for the Municipality of the District of Clare recommend approving the 2022-2023 volunteer fire department capital funding expenditures as presented.
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PROPOSED BY Councillor Nil Doucet and SECONDED BY Councillor Danny Hill that the Council for the Municipality of the District of Clare recommend writing a letter to the Clare Golf and Country Club in support of their efforts to develop programming for junior-aged girls from low-income families.
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PROPOSED BY Councillor Carl Deveau and SECONDED BY Deputy Warden Eric Pothier that the Council for the Municipality of the District of Clare recommend increasing the municipal credit card limit from $25,000 to $40,000.
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PROPOSED BY Councillor Brian Comeau and SECONDED BY Councillor Danny Hill that the Council for the Municipality of the District of Clare recommend authorizing a municipal credit card for the Director of Community Development, Mrs. Pam Doucet, with a maximum limit of $5,000.
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PROPOSED BY Councillor Nadine Comeau and SECONDED BY Deputy Warden Eric Pothier that the Council for the Municipality of the District of Clare recommend approving the request to name the road shared by the PIDs (Property Identification Number) listed below, as follows:

In English: Pepperrell Road North
In French: chemin Pepperrell Nord

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PROPOSED BY Councillor Carl Deveau and SECONDED BY Councillor Nadine Comeau that the Council for the Municipality of the District of Clare recommend approving the Rooted in Clare Garden Club’s application to the Municipality’s Grants to Organizations program in the amount of $500.
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PROPOSED BY Deputy Warden Eric Pothier and SECONDED BY Councillor Brian Comeau that the Council for the Municipality of the District of Clare recommend sponsoring the Yarmouth Rotary Ribfest’s Acadian Day in the amount of $2,500 and that these funds be taken from the Municipality’s Operating Reserve.
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