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Please Note: At its meeting held on November 9, 2020, Council adopted its 2021 Council Meeting Schedule. As of January 1, 2021, regular Council Committee and Council meetings will begin at 4:00 p.m.  Special meetings, public planning meetings and closed session meeting times may vary. Please check agendas for details.

Upcoming Meeting Schedule

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Time

Meeting Information                                                        

Electronic

Agenda

January 11

3:15 p.m.

Council Committee (Closed Session)

Electronic Meeting Only

 
January 11 4:00 p.m.

Council Committee (Open Session)

Electronic Meeting Only

Please Note: This meeting will be held electronically.  Residents are encouraged to watch the meeting on Rogers TV or online.  The portion of the meeting occurring prior to 4:00 p.m., with the exception of Closed Session, will be recorded and available for public viewing on this page following the meeting.

Committee Agenda

 

Video

January 18 2:00 p.m.

Public Meeting re Planning Matters

Electronic Meeting Only

Please Note: This meeting will be held electronically. The meeting will be recorded and available for public viewing on this page following the meeting.

Planning Agenda

 

Addendum

 

Video 

January 18 4:00 p.m.

Regular Council Meeting

Electronic Meeting Only

Please Note: This meeting will be held electronically.  Residents are encouraged to watch the meeting on Rogers TV or online.  

Council Agenda 

 

Addendum

Agenda PDF files will be available for viewing after 10:30 a.m. on the business day PRIOR to the meeting date. Council agendas are created using a third party program and may not be completely accessible. If you require assistance, please contact the Clerk's Department.

More Meeting Information

2021 Council Meeting Schedule

City of Orillia Public Calendar

Council Meeting Information

Regular meetings of City Council are generally held every second Monday. Dates are shown on the 2020 Council Meeting Schedule. Council and Council Committee meetings are held in the Council Chamber on the main floor of the Orillia City Centre.  These meetings are open to the public and media with the exception of any discussion of closed session items during Council Committee meetings. Regular Council Committee and Council meetings begin at 6:00 p.m.

Please note: From September 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, regular Council Committee and Council Meetings will begin at 4:00 p.m.  Please check the upcoming meeting schedule and agendas for further details. At this time, all Council meetings are being conducted electronically. 

Special and Public meetings may vary in times and locations. Please check this page for details.

Council Committee will meet in Closed Session prior to Council Committee meetings, if necessary.

Visit Communicating with Council to learn how to correspond with Mayor and Council.

Watching Orillia City Council and Council Committee

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Orillia City Council meetings (which air on Rogers Cable TV Channel 10) are streamed live on the Rogers TV Orillia City Council page. Streaming video will only be available during the duration of the meeting. 

Archived Orillia City Council Meetings will remain active for one year. The video format is .MP4/H264 and is available for viewing on most computers and mobile devices.

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 refer to the Rogers TV site for information and/or contact your Internet Service Provider. The City of Orillia is unable to assist with video streaming technical issues.

You are also encouraged to review the following:

Rogers TV Terms and Conditions of Web Site Use

Council Agendas

Council, Council Committee and Public Meeting Agendas will be made available on this page 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 be viewed on our secure document site. 

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.

Council Highlights & Minutes 

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:

Jan. 18, 2021 - Council

Jan. 18, 2021 - Public Meeting of Council re Planning Matters

Jan. 11, 2021 - Council Committee

Dec. 10, 2020 - Council

Dec. 7, 2020 - Special Council re 2021 Budget Ratification and 2021 Budget Approval News Release

Dec. 7, 2020 - Council Committee

Nov. 9, 2020 - Council

Oct. 26, 2020 - Council

Oct. 19, 2020 - Council Committee

Oct. 5, 2020 - Council

Sept. 28, 2020 - Council Committee

Sept. 21, 2020 - Council

Sept. 21, 2020 - Special Council re Tax Appeals

Sept. 14, 2020 - Council Committee

Aug. 27, 2020 - Council and Special Council re Closing of Orillia Power Distribution Corporation Sale (Legal Matter)

Aug. 24, 2020 - Council Committee

Aug. 19, 2020 - Special C re Closing of Orillia Power Distribution Corporation Sale 

July 16, 2020 - Budget Committee Meeting

July 10, 2020 - Special Council Meeting re Orillia Power Corporation Generation Opportunity

July 2, 2020 - Special Council Meeting re Phase 2 of the Public Realm Project and Waterfront Parking and Boat Launch Access

June 18, 2020 - Special Council re Patio and Public Realm Project 

June 15, 2020 - Council Committee and Council

June 5, 2020 - Special Council Meeting re Building Hope

May 25, 2020 - Council Committee and Council

May 11, 2020 - Special Council Meeting re Financial Update, Tax Policy and Economic Initiatives and Special Council re Emergency Measures By-law

May 4, 2020 - Council Committee and Council

May 4, 2020 - Budget Committee

April 20, 2020 - Council Committee and Council

April 6, 2020 - Council

April 6, 2020 - Council Committee

March 18, 2020 - Special Council Meeting re Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

March 18, 2020 - Special Meeting re Procedure By-law Amendments

March 2, 2020 - Council

Feb. 24, 2020 - Council Committee

Feb. 10, 2020 - Council

Feb. 10, 2020 - Public Meeting re Planning Matter (144 Elgin St. and 309 Colborne St. W.)

Feb. 3, 2020 - Council Committee

Jan. 20, 2020 - Council

Jan. 20, 2020 - Public Meeting re Planning Matter (Sophie's Landing Phase 3)

Jan. 13, 2020 - Council Committee

Dec. 12, 2019 - Council

Dec. 12, 2019 - Public Meeting re 70 Nottawasaga St. 

 

The Council Minutes, the written record of City Council decisions, are available electronically for viewing on our secure document site. 

Historical Minutes may be viewed by visiting the Orillia City Centre. Please contact the Clerk's Department prior to visiting to ensure the Minutes are available to review. 

Council Information Package

Council Information Packages (CIP) are circulated to Council every Friday and will be available for viewing below.

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".

Recent Council Information Packages:

Friday, January 22, 2021

Friday, January 15, 2021

Friday, January 8, 2021

Thursday, December 24, 2020

Friday, December 18, 2020

Friday, December 11, 2020

Friday, December 4, 2020

Friday, November 27, 2020

Friday, November 20, 2020

Friday, November 13, 2020

Friday, November 6, 2020

Friday, October 30, 2020

Friday, October 23, 2020

Friday, October 16, 2020

Friday, October 9, 2020

Friday, October 2, 2020

Friday, September 25, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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