Council Highlights December 18th, 2023

The Township of Huron-Kinloss Council meeting was held virtually due to inclement weather at 7:00 p.m.

Highlights from the meeting include:

Food Cycler Pilot Project

The Municipal Program Coordinator at Food Cycle Science Corporation presented the pilot project results to Council.

The FoodCyler pilot project ran from May to August 2023. The results of the pilot program engaged 125 participants who tracked their usage and provided feedback through a survey. Results indicate an impressive equivalent of 18.8 metric tonnes of food waste diverted annually, with each household generating an estimated 21.3 fewer garbage bags for the landfill. Notably, 90% of participants expressed satisfaction, recommending the FoodCycler and committing to continued use. For information on Township of Huron-Kinloss recycling initiatives, please visit the Garbage and Recycling page on our website: Garbage and Recycling | Township of Huron-Kinloss (huronkinloss.com)

Municipal Modernization Program Final Report

Council received a report on the Final Intake of the Municipal Modernization Program (MMP). The MMP provides support to municipalities to explore opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce long term expenditure growth. Huron-Kinloss secured $91,584.00 for information technology solutions with the goal of saving staff time and improving internal and external reporting.

Staff recommend implementing Time Well Scheduled for electronic timesheets, Noratek Solutions for road maintenance, and an added by-law enforcement module to Cloudpermit, incurring a total cost of $14,430.00. Envisio, supporting project and performance monitoring, incurred implementation costs of $55,675.00. The total project cost submitted is $123,525.00, with anticipated funding of $91,584.00 pending final report approval. Remaining funds come from the Municipal Modernization Reserve, which still holds approximately $360,000 for future modernization projects.

2024 Consolidated Rates and Fees By-Law

Council approved the 2024 Consolidated Rates and Fees By-Law, a by-law to establish rates and fees for services performed by the Township of Huron-Kinloss.

Upcoming Meetings

The first Committee of the Whole and Council meetings of 2024 will be daytime meetings on January 15^th. The COW will begin at 10:00 a.m. and the Council meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. The meetings will be held in Council Chambers at the Municipal Office, 21 Queen Street in Ripley.

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