Municipality of Brighton Council Agenda Highlights – May 4, 2026

Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026, in person at the Brighton Municipal Office. Residents can attend in-person or virtually on our YouTube Channel. 

Adoption of Minutes

• Council meeting minutes April 20, 2026

Public Meeting

• None.

Delegations/Presentations

• Dug Stevenson, Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board update.

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

• Economic Development and Communications Department - Tourism Booth Opportunity
• Finance Department - 2025 Audit Planning Report – Baker Tilly KDN LLP
• Public Works and Infrastructure - Beaver Dam Management
• Clerks Department - Restricted Acts Period ("Lame Duck") during 2026 Municipal Election
• Clerks Department - Rural Advisory Committee Recommendation – Town Hall Meeting
• Chief Administrative Officer - CAO Ongoing Report and Capital Projects Update

Notice of Motions & Motions

• Notice of Motion

Moved by Councillor Hannah MacAusland. Seconded by Councillor Emily Rowley. Whereas the proposed Soapbox Derby has received support from the Community Events Committee and members of the community. 

Unfinished Business

• None.

By-Laws

• None.

Reports/Minutes of Statutory Committees, Boards & External Agencies

• Committee of Council meeting Minutes:
• Accessibility Advisory Committee February 12, 2026 (Councillors Wheeldon and Wright)
• Heritage Advisory Committee February 9, 2026 (Councillor MacAusland)
• Recommendation from Heritage Advisory Committee April 13, 2026 (draft Minutes attached)

Reports/Minutes of Statutory Committees, Boards & External Agencies

• Inter-Municipal Taskforce on Housing and Homelessness meeting notes, Thursday April 16, 2026
• Lower Trent Conservation Board of Directors meeting minutes March 12, 2026
• Brighton Public Library Board meeting minutes March 25, 2026
• Brighton & District Curling Club meeting minutes February 23 and March 30, 2026

Correspondence, Direction Items, Endorsements, Communications/Petitions

• TMHF 75th Anniversary Gala on October 17 at the National Air Force Museum of Canada, which is especially meaningful as we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Trenton Memorial Hospital
• Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving (OSAID) invite the Municipality of Brighton to support SAID Day – Students Against Impaired Driving Day, taking place on May 14, 2026
• Northumberland County resolution to support Correspondence from Regional Municipality of York regarding Circular Materials Ontario.
• City of Peterborough seeking endorsement on resolution regarding Guaranteed Basic Income Resolution
• EV Charge Station request from Ted Williams

FYI Correspondence

• Updates from Northumberland County:
  • April 13 - 24, 2026 and
  • April 27 - May 8, 2026
• Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks correspondence regarding Proposed Environmental Assessment Act (EAA) amendments to improve the comprehensive environmental assessment (EA) process.
• J.L. Richards & Associates Progress Update Report No. 3, Brighton Wastewater Treatment System Upgrades

Find the full agenda here.