Council Meeting

the agenda and any addendum distributed for the January 8, 2026 meeting of Council, be approved.

the minutes of the Election of the Warden and the regular meeting of Council on December 11, 2025, be adopted.

the report from the Director of Health and Human Services, Report No. HHS-202 6 -00 1 , Shelter Operation Options Update , dated January 8, 2026 , be received ; AND THAT Council direct staff to implement Option 1 (comprehensive review of existing housing and homelessness programs across Dufferin County).

the report from Manager Corporate Finance , Treasurer and Chief Administrative Officer , Report No. CS-2026-001, Budget Supplemental , dated January 8, 2026 , be received.

By-Law 2026-01 through to By-Law 2026-03, inclusive, be read a first, second and third time and enacted.

By-Law 2026-04 be read a first, second and third time and enacted.

the meeting adjourn.

THAT the agenda and any addendum distributed for the January 8, 2026 meeting of Council, be approved.

THAT the minutes of the Election of the Warden and the regular meeting of Council on December 11, 2025, be adopted.

THAT the report from the Director of Health and Human Services, Report No. HHS-2026-001, Shelter Operation Options Update, dated January 8, 2026, be received; AND THAT Council direct staff to implement Option 1 (comprehensive review of existing housing and homelessness programs across Dufferin County).

THAT By-Law 2026-01 through to By-Law 2026-03, inclusive, be read a first, second and third time and enacted.

THAT By-Law 2026-04 be read a first, second and third time and enacted.

THAT the meeting adjourn.

WHEREAS Dufferin County residents and businesses depend on reliable access to scrap tire disposal services to prevent illegal dumping, fire hazards, and environmental harm; AND WHEREAS the Province’s transition to a Producer Responsibility system requires tire manufacturers to meet annual collection obligations through Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs); AND WHEREAS multiple PROs have recently met their annual quotas and are now slowing or pausing scrap tire pickups across Ontario, creating widespread service disruptions; AND WHEREAS rural communities such as Dufferin County are at heightened risk of stockpiling, non-compliance, and illegal dumping due to limited disposal options; AND WHEREAS consumers have already paid tire recycling and environmental fees at the time of purchase, yet are now experiencing reduced or unavailable access to the very disposal services those fees were intended to support; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT 1. Dufferin County Council express serious concern regarding the instability of Ontario’s scrap tire recycling system under the current Producer Responsibility framework. 2. Council request that the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) conduct an immediate review of the tire recycling program and take steps to ensure year- round, province-wide collection services—particularly in rural areas like Dufferin County. 3. Council request that the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) investigate whether PROs’ s