The Minden Hills Record

Bob Carter

Mayor · seen 2021-05-27 to 2026-09-24 · served 2018–2022, 2022–2026

18substantive motions movedof 76 meetings the minutes record them at
0procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
9substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
1meetings recorded absentof 76 they were on the record for
6–5recorded votes, for–againstrecorded votes are rare and a skewed sample

Vote count and office as published by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2022 municipal election results (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Everything else on this page is read from Minden Hills’s own minutes.

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Regular Council July 23, 2026
That Council receives Report 26-28 Administration - Strategic Plan for information; and That Council adopts the Strategic Plan for the five year timeframe 2026-2031.
For · 3–4 · Defeated
Regular Council March 26, 2026
That council receives Report # 26-003(Fire) Swift Water Rescue as information; and That Council reconsiders bylaw #26-24 to Establish and Regulate the Volunteer Fire Department passed at the February 26, 2026 Regular…
For · 7–0 · Carried
Special Meeting of Council January 29, 2026
Special Meeting of Council - 29 Jan 2026 Page 3 of 6 That Council overrides Mayoral Veto Decision 4 dated January 16, 2026;
Against · 5–2 · Carried
Special Meeting of Council January 6, 2026
That Council amends the 2026 Mayoral Budget to remove $19,500 from the Capital Budget for the Moloks in the Environmental Services.
Against · 4–3 · Carried
Special Meeting of Council January 6, 2026
That Council amends the 2026 Mayoral Budget to remove $80,000 from the Roads Operating Budget for the additional Roads Labourer.
Against · 5–2 · Carried
Special Meeting of Council January 6, 2026
That By-law 26-07 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council held during its Special meeting of January 6, 2026 be received and read a first time, considered read a second and third time and finally passed…
Against · 4–3 · Carried
Regular Council December 11, 2025
That Council receive Report 25-83 (Planning) as information; and That Council concurs the public consultation has been completed in accordance with ISED protocol and tower site C8268 complies with land use requirements…
For · 6–1 · Carried
Regular Council August 14, 2025
That Council receives Report 25-29 – Administration – Recruitment Policy, for information; and That Council approves revoking Policy 16 Hiring of Employees and replacing with Policy 141 Recruitment;
For · 2–5 · Defeated
Regular Council May 29, 2025
That Council receives correspondence item 11.2 from the Town of Mattawa regarding Strong Mayor Powers as information; and That Council supports the Town of Mattawa resolution 25-95 and also states the following: WHEREAS…
Against · 6–1 · Carried
Regular Council February 27, 2025
Be it resolved that the following by-laws be received and read a first time, considered read a second time, and third time and finally passed with the Corporate Seal affixed:  By-law 25-29 Estimates and Expenditures;
For · 4–3 · Carried
Regular Council October 10, 2024
That Council of the Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills receives the County of Haliburton's report regarding community member selections to the Haliburton County OPP Detachment Board;
For · 4–3 · Carried

Meetings the minutes record them as absent from (1)

Regular CouncilJune 12, 2025

Substantive motions moved (all 18)

That Council Receives Report 26-14 Administration Election Signs for Municipal, Provincial, and Federal Elections as information; and Regular Council - 26 Feb 2026 Page 7 of 10 That By-law 26-25 Election Signs, be
Regular Council, February 26, 2026 · Referred
That Council receive report #24-004(WM) Scotch Line Transfer Station Design, as information;
Special Meeting of Council, March 5, 2024 · Carried
Be it resolved that the March 31, 2022 Regular Council Meeting Agenda be approved as circulated.
Regular Council, March 31, 2022 · Carried
That Council receives a presentation from Mr. Brandon Aubin, Senior Technologist on behalf of WSP regarding an update on the 2021 Annual Report for the Township of Minden Hills Septic Re-Inspection Program.
Regular Council, March 31, 2022 · Carried
That Council receive Report 22-16 – Planning - Consent Application H-006-22 – For Right-of-way (Colpitts and Ecclestone) as prepared by the Township Planning Consultant as information; Regular Council - 31 Mar 2022 Page 3 of 10 And further, that Council direct that approval of application H-006-22 be recommended to the County of Haliburton Land Division, subject to the conditions outlined in this
Regular Council, March 31, 2022 · Carried
That Council receive Report 22-15 – Planning - Consent Application H-020-22 – For Right-of-way (Fletcher) as prepared by the Township Planning Consultant as information; And further, that Council direct that approval of application H-020-22 be recommended to the County of Haliburton Land Division, subject to the conditions outlined in this report.
Regular Council, March 31, 2022 · Carried
That Council receive Report 22-19 – Planning – Pre-consultation Report – Consent to Sever (Lot Addition) – Scherer as prepared by the Township Planning Consultant; And further, that Council direct that the Planning Department submit to the applicant the pre-consultation report as attached to Report 22- 19; And further, that Council direct that providing the application remains substantially consis
Regular Council, March 31, 2022 · Carried
Be it resolved that the June 10, 2021 Regular Council Meeting Agenda be approved as circulated. For: Councillor Bob Carter, Councillor Jennifer Hughey, Deputy Mayor Lisa Schell, Councillor Ron Nesbitt, Councillor Pam Sayne, Councillor Jean Neville, and Mayor Brent Devolin
Regular Council, June 10, 2021 · Carried
Be it resolved that Council receives the April 29, 2021 Regular Council meeting minutes as circulated. For: Deputy Mayor Lisa Schell, Councillor Bob Carter, Councillor Ron Nesbitt, Councillor Jennifer Hughey, Councillor Pam Sayne, Councillor Jean Neville, and Mayor Brent Devolin
Regular Council, June 10, 2021 · Carried
That Council receive Report #21 -04 Rate Study as information; And further; that Council approves OCWA’s proposal for a rate study in the amount of $17,000 exclusive of HST as sole source procurement, as per Section 7.2 (v) of the Townships procurement policy; And further that staff bring forward to Council within 6 months a Staff report regarding development fees and other revenue streams that ca
Regular Council, June 10, 2021 · Carried
That Council receive Report #21 -017 Award of RFT RDS 21-05 Crushing and Stockpiling of Recycled Asphalt as information; Regular Council - 10 Jun 2021 Page 5 of 14 And further; that Council waives the requirements of the procurement policy and approves the tender submission from Westone Aggregate Inc as Sole Source Procurement; And further, that Council award RFT RDS 21-05 for the Crushing and Sto
Regular Council, June 10, 2021 · Carried
That Council receives a Verbal Report from the Mayor regarding Murdoch Road, as information; And further that Council directs Staff to bring back a report in July regarding the use of public land across the Township, including Murdoch Road, and how they are to be used, enforced and maintained. For: Deputy Mayor Lisa Schell, Mayor Brent Devolin, Councillor Ron Nesbitt, Councillor Bob Carter, Counci
Regular Council, June 10, 2021 · Carried
Be it resolved that the May 27, 2021 Regular Council Meeting Agenda be approved as circulated. For: Councillor Bob Carter, Councillor Jennifer Hughey, Mayor Brent Devolin, Deputy Mayor Lisa Schell, Councillor Ron Nesbitt, Councillor Pam Sayne, and Councillor Jean Neville
Regular Council, May 27, 2021 · Carried
Be it resolved that the accounts in the amount of $910,397.80 be approved for payment. For: Deputy Mayor Lisa Schell, Councillor Bob Carter, Mayor Brent Devolin, Councillor Ron Nesbitt, Councillor Jennifer Hughey, Councillor Pam Sayne, and Councillor Jean Neville
Regular Council, May 27, 2021 · Carried
That “Report #21-017 Admin/Treasury – March 31, 2021 Financial Update” be received as information. And further that Council direct staff to move forward with converting the construction loan to the debenture. For: Councillor Bob Carter, Councillor Jennifer Hughey, Mayor Brent Devolin, Deputy Mayor Lisa Schell, Councillor Ron Nesbitt, Councillor Pam Sayne, and Councillor Jean Neville
Regular Council, May 27, 2021 · Carried
That “Report #21-018 Admin/Treasury – Gas Tax Top-Up Funding – 2021 Allocation” be received as information; And further, that Council directs staff to apply the 2021 Gas Tax Top- Up Funding to the Scotch Line Road resurfacing project, pending approval of enabling legislation. For: Deputy Mayor Lisa Schell, Councillor Bob Carter, Mayor Brent Devolin, Councillor Ron Nesbitt, Councillor Jennifer Hugh
Regular Council, May 27, 2021 · Carried
Be it resolved that the June 11, 2020 Committee of the Whole meeting Agenda be approved as circulated.
Minden Hills Committee of the Whole, June 11, 2020 · Carried
Be it resolved that the accounts in the amount of $ 240,214.66 be approved for payment.
Minden Hills Committee of the Whole, June 11, 2020 · Carried

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