Owen Sound Council Agenda: Monday Jan 15, 2024

See what's on the agenda and read up on the issues ahead of Monday's meeting

Owen Sound City Council meets Monday, January 15, with open session beginning at 5:30pm in council chambers. You can view the meeting via Rogers TV or on the City’s Council and Committees webpage.

Highlights:

• Council has been asked to approve the 2024 River District Budget, with a doubling of salary and benefits for Marketing and 37% of the budget allocated to pay the City for parking.

• The Manager of Corporate Services is recommending that council approve a traffic signal maintenance contract valued at $63,688.94 in year one of the three-year term.

• New business license approvals include another vape store, a golf simulator lounge, and a transportation service for senior residents.

• Another bylaw asks the Mayor and Council to approve the Financial Incentive Program Agreement with Barry’s Construction and Insulation Ltd. respecting a façade and structural improvement grant.

• Council is being asked to approve a bylaw to adopt the City’s new ‘Community Engagement Policy.’

Keep reading for an in-depth look at what’s on the agenda, with links to reports and correspondence so you can learn more about the issues that matter to you.