Regular Council

That the June 10 minutes of the Regular Council Meeting and the June 6, 2025 minutes of the Special Council Meeting, as were delivered to the Members, be adopted .

That CRS-2025-12 Town of Tecumseh Tourism Marketing Strategy & Destination Development Plan be received ; And that the Tecumseh Tourism Marketing Strategy & Destination Development Plan be adopted for consideration; And further that direction be given to Administration to return with a budget, funding sources and prioritized Implementation Plan for Council consideration in Fall 2025.

That Report TCS-2025-04 entitled "Information Technology Service Delivery Review and Organizational Review Report Out” be received .

That Communications - For Information A through D as listed on the Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Regular Council Agenda, be received .

​ That the minutes of the April 14, 2025 meeting of the Essex County OPP Detachment Board North as were delivered to the Committee members, be accepted .

That Report CRS-2025-13 Memorandum of Understanding – Ontario Conservation Accelerator be received; And that By-Law 2025-085 to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute a Memorandum of Understanding, satisfactory in form to the Town’s Solicitor, with the Ontario Conservation Accelerator be considered for first, second, third and final readings.

That Report DS-2025-15 entitled “Tecumseh-Lakeshore Area Branding Study, Status Update”, be received ; And that the branding package identified in Attachment 2 of Report DS-2025-15 be endorsed .

That Report LCS-2025-17 entitled “2026 Municipal Election Preparation and Method of Voting” be received; And that pursuant to Report LCS-2025-17, that the alternative voting methods of Internet and Telephone voting be approved for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections and that the Clerk prepare the requisite by-law to authorize the alternate voting methods in accordance with Section 42(1) (b) of the Municipal Elections Act , 1996, S.O, 1996 c.32; And further that a Request for Proposals be prepared for Internet and Telephone software services to be tendered in 2025 Q3.

That Report LCS-2025-19 entitled “Animal Care and Control By-Law” be received ; And that By-Law 2025-87 being a by-law respecting animal care and control within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Tecumseh be considered for first, second, third and final readings.

That Report PWES-2025-41 2025 Asset Management Plan (AMP) Update, Proposed Levels of Service, be received ; And that Council endorse the proposed levels of service for each of the Town’s core and non-core assets, as outlined within Attachment 1 to report PWES-2025-41, which are to be included in the next update to the Town of Tecumseh Asset Management Plan (version 5), mandated by O.Reg. 588/17.

​ That By-Law 2025-080 being a by-law to adopt a policy for the procurement of goods and services for the Town of Tecumseh; That By-Law 2025-081 being a by-law to authorize the execution of an agreement between the Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and Shepley Excavating & Road Maintenance Ltd. for the J.C. Smith and McPherson drain improvements project; That By-Law 2025-085 being a By-law to authorize the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and Ontario Conservation Accelerator; That By-Law 2025-086 being a by-law to amend By-Law 2024-061 to appoint members to the Tecumseh Housing Advisory Panel for the term of Council ending in 2026; That By-Law 2025-087 being a by-law respecting animal care and control within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Tecumseh. Be given first and second reading.

Whereas Town of Tecumseh Council dissolved the Town of Tecumseh Heritage Advisory Committee (“Heritage Committee”) on the basis of Report CAO-2022-11 and Report LCS-2023-10; And whereas the Ontario More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) made key changes to the Ontario Heritage Act in terms of maintaining a Heritage Registry for the purpose of identifying individual properties with potential for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act (“OHA”); And whereas section 28 of the OHA states that a municipal council may establish a municipal heritage advisory committee in order to assist in meeting the requirements of property designations, property listings, removal from listings and requests for demolitions when property appears on the Heritage Registry list. And whereas the Town of Tecumseh planning staff and Council now fulfill the role of undertaking the Ontario Heritage Act requirements previously

That By-Law 2025-088 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Tuesday, June 24, 2025, regular meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh be given first, second, third and final reading.

​ That there being no further business, the Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Regular Council be adjourned at 9:10 pm.