Council Announcements

2023 Budget Information Timelines

In previous years, the Municipality has held budget meetings and passed the upcoming year’s budget in December. This year, due to the timing of the municipal election, budget meetings will begin in January 2023. Passing the budget in the New Year is a requirement of the Municipal Act, after an election period.

Staff continue to prepare the 2023 operating and capital budgets and will share the draft documents publicly on our website in January.

The 2023 Community Grant Requests and Donation requests...

Council Meeting Highlights - December 20

Below is a summary of key items discussed at the Municipality of Port Hope Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings held on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. The agendas and staff reports are available on the Agendas and Minutes page of our website.

Council Meeting:

The following are highlights from the Council Meeting.

Appointing Council representatives to Advisory Boards and Committees

Council made the following appointments:

1. Councillor Les Andrews – Audit Committee, Heritage Incentive Advisory...

Council Declares Climate Emergency and Adopts UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

At their recent meeting, Members of Council for the Municipality of Port Hope unanimously declared a climate emergency and adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

“Adopting these two critical declarations speaks to the values of this Council,” states Olena Hankivsky, Mayor of the Municipality of Port Hope. “I’m so very pleased to have advanced both declarations. They are appropriate developments in Port Hope’s movement towards reconciliation and as...

Special Council Meeting and Upcoming Public Planning Meetings

Residents are advised of the upcoming Special Council Meeting and Public Planning Meetings taking place on December 13 and 14, 2022.

Special Meeting of Council

A Special Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall as part of the ongoing Council Orientation. At the meeting, Council Members will be given a high-level overview of land use planning in Ontario, including but not limited to:

• The Role of Planning in Community Building

Council Meeting Highlights - December 6

Below is a summary of key items discussed at the Municipality of Port Hope Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. The agendas and staff reports are available on the Agendas and Minutes page of our website.

Council Meeting:

The following are highlights from the Council Meeting.

Council presents certificate of recognition

Council presented local dance studio Jennifer’s Jazz It Up with a certificate of recognition to congratulate them on participating in the 2022...