Municipality of Brighton Council Agenda Highlights – March 23, 2026

Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2026, in person at the Brighton Municipal Office. Residents can attend in-person or virtually on our YouTube Channel. Please note that closed session will begin at 5:00 p.m.

Adoption of Minutes

• Council meeting minutes March 2, 2026
• Council Planning meeting minutes March 9, 2026

Public Meeting

• Public Meeting – Proposed 2026 User Fees and Charges

Delegations/Presentations

• Pinder DaSilva, Interim Executive Director, Rebound Child & Youth Services, invitation for presentation from Council
• Hastings Prince Edward Ontario Health Team, Ed Gannon, Executive Director at Lakeview Family Health Team, Barinder Gill, Executive Director at Prince Edward Family Health Team, & HPE OHT Primary Care Network Co-Lead - update on primary care, specifically attachment to family physicians/nurse practitioners.

Citizen Comments

• Citizens Comments is an opportunity for the public to provide verbal comments in Open Session regarding matters on the current agenda.

Staff Reports

• Finance Department - 2025 Council and Committee Remuneration Report
• Finance Department - 2026 User Fees and Charges
• Public Works, Infrastructure and Environment Department
• 2025 Annual Brighton Springs Drinking Water System Report
• Public Works, Infrastructure and Environment Department - 2025 MECP Brighton Springs Drinking Water System Inspection Report and the 2025 Internal Audit Report
• Public Works, Infrastructure and Environment Department - 2025 Water Pollution Control Plant and Sewage Pumping Station Annual Report
• Recreation Department - Junior A Hockey Team
• Human Resources Department - 2026 Holiday Office Closure
• Fire Department - 2025–26 Community Emergency Preparedness Grant (CEPG) – Award Notification
• Clerks Department - 2026 Brighton Municipal Election Accessibility Plan
• Clerks Department - Committee Structure Review
• Chief Administrative Officer - Financial Assistance for Bussing
• Chief Administrative Officer - CAO Ongoing Report and Capital Projects Update

Notice of Motions & Motions

• None.

Unfinished Business

• None.

By-Laws

• 2026 General Fees and Charges
• 2025 Planning and Building Fees and Charges
• Water and Wastewater Fees and Service Charges 2026
• Delegated Authority to enter agreement 2025-26 Community Emergency Preparedness Grant (CEPG).
• Appointment of Area Weed Inspectors

Correspondence, Direction Items, Endorsements, Communications/Petitions

• Town of Englehart request for support regarding motion of support of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) to maintain the current OMERS governance model
• Request of a contribution of $1000.00 from Lisa Donovan, President, Brighton and District Curling Club, to support the newly crowned Provincial Champions Don and Nancy Sheppard for 2 Person Stick Curling, request is to help fund the competition for the National Title in Wolfville, Nova Scotia
• Request for support from the Township of McNab/Braeside motion of support for the modernization of the Ontario Heritage Organization Development Grant (HODG)
• Request for support from Public School Board Trustee, Cyndi Dickson regarding Protecting Local Voice in Public Education
• Correspondence from Jim Kovacs and Sandy Fawcett-Kovacs, regarding Beaver trapping

 FYI Correspondence

• Updates from Northumberland County – March 2 – 13, 2026 and March 16 – 27, 2026

Find the full agenda here.