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Regular Council meetings will begin at 2:00 p.m., subject to inclusion of Public Planning Meetings or other special Council matters. Please check agendas for details or contact councilservices@orillia.ca.
Council Agenda & Minutes
Council, Council Committee and Public Meeting agendas will be made available on our Orillia CivicWeb Portal and at the Clerk's Office at the Orillia City Centre after 10:30 a.m. on the business day prior to the meeting. Previous agendas may also be viewed on our Orillia CivicWeb Portal.
Council uses an electronic, paperless agenda process for their meetings to promote environmental benefits and savings. Paper copies of agendas may be requested for a fee.
The Council Minutes, the written record of City Council decisions, are available electronically for viewing on our Orillia CivicWeb Portal. Historical Minutes may be viewed on the Portal as well.
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City of Orillia Public Calendar
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Council Chamber Audiovisual and Accessibility Upgrades and Refurbishment project |
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The Council Chamber Audiovisual and Accessibility Upgrades and Refurbishment project at Orillia City Centre will begin at the end of June 2023 and will improve accessibility to the Council Chamber while refreshing and modernizing the space. This will include improving layout and functionality of seating, removing the variance of height between the current platform and the rest of the Council Chamber, creating an inclusive atmosphere for the public and Members of Council, and improving and upgrading audiovisual technology to enable virtual and hybrid meeting formats. While the Council Chamber is undergoing renovations, alternative meeting arrangements have been made for Council meetings for the rest of 2023 (see attached schedule). Regularly scheduled Council meetings this summer will be held electronically and can be viewed on RogersTV Cable 10 or online. Beginning Sept. 1, 2023, regularly scheduled Council meetings will be held in person at the Orillia Opera House (20 Mississaga St. W.). Residents can attend the meetings in person, view on RogersTV Cable 10, or watch online. Any Special Council meetings called will be held electronically using the Zoom meeting platform, unless otherwise noted. Orillia City Centre (50 Andrew St. S.) will remain open throughout the project with no impact to access City services or parking. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. |
Council Meeting Information |
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Dates are shown on the 2024 Council Meeting Schedule. Regular Council meetings will begin at 2:00 p.m., subject to inclusion of Public Planning Meetings or special Council matters. Please check agendas for details. Visit Communicating with Council to learn how to correspond with Mayor and Council. |
Watching Orillia City Council and Council Committee |
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Effective October 1, 2024, Rogers Communications will no longer have the resources to regularly televise / stream Orillia City Council meetings on Rogers Cable TV Channel 10. Orillia City Council meetings are streamed live on the City of Orillia YouTube Page. Streaming video is only available during the regular meetings. Much like any other video streaming site, customers are responsible for any bandwidth usage beyond their monthly limit. Visitors who exceed the limit of their personal data limit will be billed by their Internet Service Provider and the City of Orillia is not responsible for these charges. If you encounter technical difficulties, please contact your Internet Service Provider. The City of Orillia is unable to assist with video streaming technical issues. |
Council Highlights |
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Council Highlights is an informal summary of recommendations made by Council Committee and decisions adopted by Council and are provided as information only. Recent Highlights:Sept. 23, 2024 - Special Meeting of Council re Tax Appeals and Council Sept. 9, 2024 - Public Meeting re Planning Matters June 17, 2024 - Budget Committee April 8, 2024 - Public Meeting re Planning Matter and Council March 25, 2024 - Special Meeting of Council re Tax Appeals and Council Dec. 14, 2023 - Special Council re Planning Matters Dec. 11, 2023 - Special Council re 2024 Budget Ratification Nov. 29, 2023 - Special Council re Housing Nov. 6, 2023 - Budget Committee re Initial Presentation Oct. 16, 2023 - Special Council Meeting re Review and Update to the Official Plan
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Council Information Package |
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Council Information Packages (CIP) are circulated to Council every Friday and will be on our Orillia CivicWeb Portal. These packages include correspondence for Council's information such as memos from staff regarding upcoming by-laws, public notices, tenders, notices to residents, internal news releases, resolutions from other municipalities and other information items as deemed by the Clerk. Council members may request, at any time, that a CIP item be placed on the next Council agenda under "Correspondence". |
Land Acknowledgement Statement - Mayor McIsaac |
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I would like to take this moment to respectfully acknowledge that the City of Orillia is situated on the traditional territory of the Anishnaabeg, specifically the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, a member of the Chippewa Tri-Council and Three Fires Confederacy, and that it continues to be home to many diverse First Nations, Metis and Inuit Peoples. As a City, we honour and value the significant historical and contemporary contributions of Indigenous Peoples to the area, home to one of North America’s oldest human developments, the Mnjikaning Fish Weirs. We acknowledge that this land is covered by the Williams Treaties and Upper Canada Treaties signed by our governments on behalf of the Anishinaabe and Canadian Peoples, and was once part of the Coldwater-Narrows Reserve. The City of Orillia is committed to building a welcoming, caring, inclusive and accessible community for all citizens, which includes helping the community understand, acknowledge, and take action toward real Truth and Reconciliation so that we can move forward together with respect, harmony and dignity for all Indigenous Peoples of the past, present and future.
Thank you. Merci. Miigwech. Mayor Donald McIsaac
BackgroundIn 2020, Council voted to incorporate a land acknowledgement statement into its official Council proceedings during National Indigenous History Month, as well as during the inaugural meeting of newly elected Councils each term. Council wanted to add a land acknowledgement to special Council proceedings to give it the importance and reverence it deserves, and ensure it is presented in a meaningful way, with purpose during special times of the year, and not something that gets checked off procedurally. The City first incorporated a land acknowledgement into its June 7, 2021, Council meeting: Council to recognize National Indigenous Month at June 7, 2021 meeting. For more background on the land acknowledgement, read Report PRCR-20-01 Land Acknowledgement Statement The City has also developed a webpage with resources related to local initiatives: orillia.ca/indigenousinitiatives. |
