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Special Council Meeting - 02 Sep 2026

District of Metchosin · Wed, Sep 2, 2026 09:30 · Council Chamber

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Summary

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Council approved the agenda and voted to move the meeting behind closed doors under the Community Charter provisions for law enforcement and potential litigation. The minutes give no details about the confidential matters, so what was at stake cannot be assessed from the public record. The meeting ended at noon; the official motions list marks the adjournment outcome as unclear.

Generated from the agenda and official minutes (no recording available to transcribe).

What was discussed

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2 Approval of the Agenda

governance

Council adopted the September 2 special meeting agenda as circulated.

Agreement
  • The motion to adopt the agenda was carried.
Carried 4 to 0RES 1-2026Item 2

Routine: adopt the agenda as circulated.

Official wording: That the September 2, 2026 Special Council meeting agenda be adopted as circulated.
Voted for: Jay Shukin, Marie-Térèse Little, Shelly Donaldson, Steve Gray inferred from attendance

3 Motion to Close the Meeting to the Public

governance

Council voted to close the meeting under section 90(1)(f) and (g) of the Community Charter, citing law enforcement and litigation or potential litigation affecting the municipality. The minutes do not disclose details of those matters.

Agreement
  • The motion to close the meeting was carried.
Carried 4 to 0RES 2-2026Item 3

Close the meeting to the public so Council can discuss a law-enforcement matter where disclosure could harm an investigation or enforcement, and litigation or possible litigation affecting the municipality.

Official wording: That the meeting be closed to the public in accordance with section 90(1)(f) and 90(1)(g) of the Community Charter in order to consider: (f) law enforcement, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the conduct of an investigation under or enforcement of an enactment; and (g) litigation or potential litigation affecting the municipality.
Voted for: Jay Shukin, Marie-Térèse Little, Shelly Donaldson, Steve Gray inferred from attendance

4 Adjournment

governance

The minutes record the meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m. The official motions list marks the motion’s outcome as unclear.

UnclearRES 3-2026Item 4

Routine: end the meeting at 12:00 p.m.

Official wording: That the September 2, 2026 Special Council Meeting be adjourned at 12:00 p.m.

Decisions

Official · from the minutes

All 3 decisions from the minutes appear under the agenda items above.