Special Council Meeting Called for November 12 at 4 p.m.

Cobourg, ON (November 5, 2025) – The Town of Cobourg Legislative Services Division would like to inform all residents that pursuant to the Town of Cobourg Procedural By-law a Special Meeting of Council has been called of Council scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 4 p.m. The agenda has been posted and is available at www.Cobourg.ca/escribe.

The meeting is being held to consider the following items:

• Correspondence from the Town of Orangeville, Township of East Garafraxa, and the City of Burlington regarding Elect Respect Pledge; and
  
  
• Report No. DS-2025-018 from the Director, Development and Manager of Planning – Development Review regarding Response to Mayoral Directive (DIR-2025-001) Options and Recommendations for Building more Homes in Cobourg; and
  
  
• Resolution from the Board of Management of the Cobourg Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) regarding User Fee Recommendation; and
  
  
• Resolution from the Board of Management of the Cobourg Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) regarding Film Permit Policy; and
  
  
• Report No. COR-2025-021 from the Treasurer/Director of Corporate Services regarding the Annual Surplus/Deficit Allocation Policy; and
  
  
• Report No. LS-2025-018 from the Legislative Coordinator, Records & Accessibility regarding the 2024 Multi-Year Accessibility Plan Progress Report; and
  
  
• Notice of Motion from Councillor Adam Bureau regarding the creation of a task force for the Cobourg Police Service Facility Needs Assessment & Accommodation Options; and
  
  
• Notice of Motion from Deputy Mayor Nicole Beatty regarding Safety And Well-Being Of All Residents And Visitors Using Our Public Playgrounds; and
  
  
• Notice of Motion from Mayor Cleveland regarding the Development of an Internal Whistleblower Policy; and
  
  
• Notice of Motion from Mayor Cleveland regarding Direction to Staff to Draft a By-law Prohibiting Members of Council from Assuming the Role of Chair or Vice-Chair on Boards to Which They Are Appointed; and
  
  
• By-law No. 055-2025 Being A By-Law to Amend Emergency Care Establishment By-Law No. 018-2024 to Allow for a Temporary 3rd ECE License To Be Issued; and
  
  
• Closed Session Item pertaining to advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose (s. 239 (2)(f)).

This Special Council Meeting will be held using a hybrid meeting model. The public may view the Council meeting in person or online via the Town of Cobourg livestream. If you have any questions or would like to provide feedback, please email clerk@cobourg.ca.