Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings

Starting April 1, the Committee of the Whole meetings are held within a regular Council meeting.

Council meetings are held twice monthly on Mondays, except when Monday is a holiday. There will only be one monthly meeting in July, August and December.

Council meetings will commence at 9:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers at the Administration Building, 2297 Highway 12, Brechin. 

Closed Meetings

Closed meetings of Council are held to discuss confidential matters without the public or media present. Subject matters that may be held in closed session deal with the following:

• Education or training for members of Council;
• Security of the property of the municipality;
• Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal employees;
• A proposed or pending land sale by the municipality;
• Labour relations or employee negotiations;
• Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality;
• Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose;
• A matter in respect of which a council, board, committee or other body may hold a closed meeting under another Act;
• A matter which relates to a request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Special Meetings

Communicating with Council

During a Council meeting, the public has three opportunities to speak to members of Council:

• Presentations
• Deputations 
• Open Forum

Learn more on our Communicating with Council page. 

Council Highlights

View Council Highlights 

Watching Council or Committee meetings

Residents can watch any upcoming or past meeting by visiting our YouTube Channel or by visiting the Ramara CivicWeb Portal.

When visiting the Ramara CivicWeb Portal, residents can view the agenda and watch meeting at the same time. Review the instructions below on how to access both the agenda and livestream video.

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Council Information Package

A Council Information Package will be circulated weekly on Fridays, except when there are no items.

This package will include copies of communications from the public, organizations, committees, or municipal staff.

Disclaimer 

All public meetings of Ramara Township Council are being streamed live on the Township of Ramara YouTube Channel.  While meetings are open to the public, Council recognizes that not everyone can attend in person.

Livestreaming gives all community members the opportunity to watch and listen to meetings, either in real time or at their convenience, giving greater access to Council decision making and debate.

By attending a public meeting of the Council attendees are consenting to their image, voice and comments being recorded. The Chair and/or the Chief Administrative Officer have the discretion and authority at any time to direct the termination or interruption of live streaming. Such direction will only be given in exceptional circumstances where deemed relevant. Circumstances may include instances where the content of debate is considered misleading, defamatory or potentially inappropriate to be published.

While Council will make every effort to ensure that live streaming is available, it takes no responsibility for, and cannot be held liable for technical issues beyond its control. Technical issues may include but are not limited to the availability of the internet connection, device failure or malfunction, unavailability of social media platforms or power outages.