The Brantford Record

Special City Council

August 26, 2025

Who was there

Present (10): Gino Caputo, Richard Carpenter, Kevin Davis, Linda Hunt, Greg Martin, Dan McCreary, Mandy Samwell, Rose Sicoli, John Sless, Michael Sullivan

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (3 motions)

3 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

THAT the following minutes BE APPROVED: 3.1.1 Appointments Committee - November 19, 2024 3.1.2 Appointments Committee - Private and Confidential – November 19, 2024 Yes (11) Councillor Sless, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor McCreary, Mayor Davis, Councillor VanTilborg, Councillor Martin, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Hunt, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, and Councillor Samwell
Moved by Councillor Sless, seconded by Councillor Caputo
Carried
2 THAT the following minutes BE APPROVED: 3.1.1 Appointments Committee - November 19, 2024 3.1.2 Appointments Committee - Private and Confidential – November 19, 2024 Yes (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Sless, Councillor Martin, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Hunt, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Samwell, and Councillor VanTilborg
Moved by Councillor Sless, seconded by Councillor Caputo
Carried
THAT Council MOVE IN-CAMERA to consider the following: 4.1 Appointment of Citizen Members to Various Boards and Committees Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees. 4.1.1 Downtown Brantford BIA Board of Management 4.1.2 Environmental and Sustainability Policy Advisory Committee 4.1.3 Brantford Accessibility Advisory Committee 4.1.4 Appeals Committee 4.2 Legal Advice on Settlement of OLT Matters, 2025-447 Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations
Moved by Councillor Van Tilborg, seconded by Councillor Hunt
Carried
In favour (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Sless, Councillor Martin, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Hunt, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Samwell, Councillor VanTilborg

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