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Portrait of Shawn Watters

Shawn Watters

Mayor · seen 2023-04-11 to 2026-06-11 · served 2022–2026

53substantive motions movedof 60 meetings the minutes record them at
33procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
53substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
3meetings recorded absentof 60 they were on the record for
—recorded votes, for–againstthis council recorded no vote they took part in

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This council rarely calls recorded votes, so individual positions are only on the record where one was demanded. Under the Municipal Act that is the council's choice, not an omission in this record.

Meetings the minutes record them as absent from (3)

Planning CommitteeJune 11, 2026
Solid Waste Services CommitteeNovember 17, 2025
Land Division CommitteeDecember 5, 2024

Substantive motions moved (showing the 40 most recent of 53)

That the minutes of the Council meeting held on May 28, 2026 be confirmed as recorded and distributed.
County Council, June 25, 2026 · Carried
That the Curbside Collection Contract, project CW2026-004, be awarded to Waste Management Corporation of Canada, for the automated cart collection, four-day collection schedule bid submission for the total annual amount of $4,959,982.00, and; That the Warden and Clerk be authorized to sign the required contract document.
Solid Waste Services Committee, June 9, 2026 · Carried
That the County’s waste facilities enact a temporary pause on the acceptance of tires, until the tires are reliably being removed in a timely manner across Ontario and locally.
Solid Waste Services Committee, June 9, 2026 · Carried
That the minutes of the Council meeting held on April 30, 2026 be confirmed as recorded and distributed.
County Council, May 28, 2026 · Carried
That by-laws 5974-26 to 5981-26 be taken as read a first and second time by the Clerk, and that they be given consideration in Committee of the Whole.
County Council, April 30, 2026 · Carried
That persons desiring to address Council be permitted to do so.
County Council, March 26, 2026 · Carried
That the Planning Financial Statements as of February 28, 2026 be approved.
Planning Committee, March 12, 2026 · Carried
That the Solid Waste Services Financial Statements as of February 28, 2026 be approved.
Solid Waste Services Committee, March 10, 2026 · Carried
That Council now go into Committee of the Whole.
County Council, February 26, 2026 · Carried
That by-laws 5964-26 to 5966-26 be considered and
County Council, February 26, 2026 · Referred
That the minutes of the Council meeting held on November 27, 2025 and the Special Council meeting held on January 12, 2026 be confirmed as recorded and distributed.
County Council, January 29, 2026 · Carried
That the 2026 Operating and Capital Budget and 2026-2035 Ten-Year Plan for the Planning Department be approved and forwarded to the Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee.
Planning Committee, January 15, 2026 · Carried
That by-laws 5951-25 to 5962-25 be taken as read a first and second time by the Clerk, and that they be given consideration in Committee of the Whole.
County Council, November 27, 2025 · Carried
That by-laws 5916-25, 5951-25 to 5962-25 be considered and
County Council, November 27, 2025 · Referred
That the 2026 User Fees and Charges for Planning be approved; and That staff prepare the necessary by-law.
Planning Committee, November 13, 2025 · Carried
That the Committee receives and accepts the annual report on the County’s Emergency Management Programme for 2025.
Planning Committee, November 13, 2025 · Carried
That persons desiring to address Council be permitted to do so.
County Council, October 30, 2025 · Carried
That the quotation for one plow truck as specified be awarded to, Viking-Cives of Mount Forest, Ontario for the quoted amount of $347,575.00, excluding H.S.T. @ 13%; and That the funding for this project be approved as set out in the Financial Summary; and That staff be authorized to issue the Purchase Order for the contract; and That the Warden and Clerk be authorized to sign the necessary agreem
Solid Waste Services Committee, October 14, 2025 · Carried
That persons desiring to address Council be permitted to do so.
County Council, September 25, 2025 · Carried
That the Solid Waste Services Financial Statements as of August 31, 2025 be approved.
Solid Waste Services Committee, September 9, 2025 · Carried
That the Curbside Collection of Waste and Recyclables By-law be updated as seen in Appendix A.
Solid Waste Services Committee, September 9, 2025 · Carried
That Council now go into Committee of the Whole.
County Council, June 26, 2025 · Carried
That the Financial Statements and Variance Projections as of May 31, 2025 for the Solid Waste Services Division be approved.
Solid Waste Services Committee, June 24, 2025 · Carried
That the motion be amended to include "inclusive of scale".
Solid Waste Services Committee, June 24, 2025 · Carried
That the minutes of the Council meeting held on April 24, 2025 be confirmed as recorded and distributed.
County Council, May 29, 2025 · Carried
That the Planning Financial Statements as of April 30, 2025 be approved.
Planning Committee, May 8, 2025 · Carried
That pursuant to section 26 of the Planning Act, County Council declares that Official Plan Amendment 126 – Urban Boundary Expansions (a) conforms with the Greenbelt Plan; (b) has regard for matters of provincial interest in section 2 of the Planning Act; and (c) is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement; and That a by-law adopting County of Wellington Official Plan Amendment 126 be app
Planning Committee, April 10, 2025 · Carried
That the Township of Wellington North’s external costs related to assessing and negotiating the County’s request to treat leachate from the Riverstown landfill at its Mount Forest Wastewater Treatment Plant be compensated in full; and That related to this request, the County will pursue the trucking option as the method of leachate conveyance to the Mount Forest Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Solid Waste Services Committee, April 8, 2025 · Carried
That the minutes of the Council meeting held on February 27, 2025 be confirmed as recorded and distributed.
County Council, March 27, 2025 · Carried
That by-laws 5915-25 to 5918-25 be taken as read a first and second time by the Clerk, and that they be given consideration in Committee of the Whole.
County Council, February 27, 2025 · Carried
That by-laws 5904-24 to 5914-25 be taken as read a first and second time by the Clerk, and that they be given consideration in Committee of the Whole.
County Council, January 30, 2025 · Carried
That the 2025 Operating and Capital Budget and 2025-2034 Ten-Year Plan for Solid Waste Services be approved and forwarded to the Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee.
Solid Waste Services Committee, January 14, 2025 · Carried
That the 2025 Operating and Capital Budget and 2025-2034 Ten-Year Plan for the Planning Department be approved and forwarded to the Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee; and That the CAO be authorized to manage the Green Fleet Pilot accordingly.
Planning Committee, January 9, 2025 · Carried
THAT applications recommended to be Expedited are given provisional consent as presented.
Land Division Committee, November 14, 2024 · Carried
THAT a new sketch is provided of the proposed Surplus Farm Dwelling lot for review and circulation reflecting the red outlined proposal of Wellington County Staff: a reduced lot size does not include the existing shed accurate location and measurements of setback from septic location of new well
Land Division Committee, November 14, 2024 · Carried
That the agenda be amended to add a delegation.
Planning Committee, November 14, 2024 · Carried
That the Planning Financial Statements as of October 31, 2024 be approved.
Planning Committee, November 14, 2024 · Carried
That the preliminary 2025-2034 Planning capital budget forecast and major operating budget impacts as set out in this report be endorsed and forwarded to the Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee for inclusion in the County of Wellington’s Preliminary Ten-Year Plan.
Planning Committee, November 14, 2024 · Carried
That Council for the County of Wellington authorize the Warden and the Clerk to execute an Agreement between the County of Wellington and the Ontario Provincial Police for the provision of Primary Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Services (NG 9-1-1).
Planning Committee, November 14, 2024 · Carried
That the Committee receives and accepts the annual report on the County’s Emergency Management Programme for 2024.
Planning Committee, November 14, 2024 · Carried

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