Council in Committee

THAT the Committee receives this report related to the acquisition and dedication of land as a Public Highway (Road Widening of Hopefield Road) and; THAT the Committee direct staff to bring forward a final By-Law to Acquire and Dedicate Land as a Public Highway (Road Widening of Hopefield Road) to the February 17, 2026, Regular Meeting of Page 6 of 16 Council in Committee Minutes February 3, 2026 Council. Correspondence and Information Public Meetings Zoning Bylaw Review Notice  The CAO/Clerk noted that a public meetings notice has been added to the agenda and elaborated on the open house process to update our zoning by-law. Outstanding Matters-none 13. Finance and Administration Municipal Reports Staff Report - Deputy Treasurer - Property Tax Update Deputy Treasurer Janice Zilney elaborated on her report including total taxes owing of $896,431.18 for 2025 and that we

WHEREAS the Municipal Act, Section 354 states that “The treasurer of a local municipality shall remove unpaid taxes from the tax roll if, 2(a) The council of the local municipality, on the recommendation of the treasurer, writes off the taxes as uncollectible; and, 4(b)If the recommendation of the treasurer under clause (2)(a) includes a written explanation of why conducting a tax sale would be ineffective or inappropriate. AND WHEREAS the Deputy Treasurer has confirmed that the 2 tax rolls listed below are no longer returned on the assessment roll and further collection efforts are extremely unlikely to be successful, and; WHEREAS conducting a property tax sale on these properties would not be appropriate since the unpaid taxes in both cases relate to tax accounts/properties that are no longer valid parcels. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves the recommendation of the Deputy Treasurer and directs staff to proceed with the write-off of the property tax and penalty amounts totaling $1,596.10 on Roll No. 4726 026 010 58710 0000 Principal $278.91, plus penalty $395.94 = for a total of $674.85 and Roll No. 4726 026 010 58701 0000 Principal $425.53, plus penalty $495.72 = for a total of $921.25 Staff Report - Treasurer - 2025 Investment Report The Treasurer Amanda Hudder elaborated on her report about funds that the Township of Madawaska Valley has held with two brokerage firms - Investors Group (IG) and Mandeville Investments. She noted that investments are currently