Regular Council for the Purpose of Closed Session

THAT Council confirm the agenda, as amended, to add Item 7.1 - Change of Meeting Start Time for the February 25, 2026 Regular Meeting.

THAT Council meet in Closed Session at 1:18 p.m. in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001 regarding:  personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees (s. 239 (2) (b));  litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board (s. 239 (2) (e));  advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose (s. 239 (2) (f)); and  a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization (s. 239 (2) (i)).

THAT Council appoint David Priest to the Accessibility Advisory Committee.

THAT Council appoint London Burchat to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Task Force.

THAT Council appoint Amanda Murkar to the Downtown Business Improvement Area Board of Management.

THAT Council suspend section 5.11 of the Procedural By-law pertaining to Notice of Meetings for a Regular Meeting to allow Council to direct Staff to change the start time of the February 25, 2026 Regular Meeting following the required 7-day notice period.

THAT Council direct Staff to reschedule the February 25, 2026 Regular Meeting to start at 3:00 p.m.

THAT leave be granted to introduce By-law No. 009-2026 and to dispense with the reading of the By-law by the Municipal Clerk to confirm the proceedings of Council of the Town of Cobourg at its Regular Council Meeting held on February 24, 2026 and the same be considered read and passed and that the Mayor and the Municipal Clerk sign the same and the Seal of the Corporation be thereto affixed.