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Emergency Council Meeting - Minutes
March 28, 2024
Council: Mayor Amanda M. McDougall-Merrill
Councillor Gordon MacDonald
Councillor Earlene MacMullin
Councillor Steve Gillespie
Councillor Eldon MacDonald
Councillor Glenn Paruch
Councillor Steve Parsons
Deputy Mayor James Edwards
Councillor Ken Tracey
Councillor Darren Bruckschwaiger
Councillor Lorne Green
Staff: Marie Walsh, Chief Administrative Officer
Jennifer Campbell, Chief Financial Officer
Robert Walsh, Chief of Police
Demetri Kachafanas, KC, Regional Solicitor
Sharon MacSween, Recording Secretary
Absent: Councillor Cyril MacDonald
Councillor Darren O'Quinn
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Emergency Council Meeting - Minutes
March 28, 2024 Approved April 23, 2024 Page 2 of 3
Mayor Amanda M. McDougall-Merrill called the Emergency Council
Meeting to order at 4:32 p.m.
1. Approval of the Agenda
Motion
Moved by Councillor Parsons, seconded by Councillor Gordon MacDonald,
approval of the Emergency Council Agenda to discuss the Membertou
Policing Agreement.
Carried
2. Membertou Policing Agreement - Renewal
Marie Walsh, Chief Administrative Officer, introduced the agreement renewal
and advised that a meeting took place between Membertou, the Province of
Nova Scotia, the Federal Government and CBRM representatives Robert
Walsh, Chief of Police, Jennifer Campbell, Chief Financial Officer and herself
to discuss renewing the Membertou Policing Agreement.
The Chief Administrative Officer advised that at a later date, Membertou
would be bringing forward a Memorandum of Understanding for further
continuous dialogue related to service provisions.
The Chief of Police provided an overview of the discussions which included
models of service delivery and the proposed agreement. He advised that this
is a 5-year agreement and is the longest agreement to date. CBRPS is the
police service of choice for Membertou First Nation.
After discussion, the following was put forward:
Motion
Moved by Councillor Green, seconded by Councillor Tracey, to approve the
renewal of the 5-Year Agreement for the provision of policing services by the
Cape Breton Regional Police Service in the community of Membertou; and that
the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign on behalf of CBRM, the associated
Membertou First Nation Quadripartite Agreement and the Funding Agreement
with the Province of Nova Scotia and the Government of Canada for the term
April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2028.
Motion Carried
Emergency Council Meeting - Minutes
March 28, 2024 Approved April 23, 2024 Page 3 of 3
Adjourned at 4:51 p.m.
Amanda M. McDougall-Merrill
Mayor
Marie Walsh
Chief Administrative Officer
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