Council News

After five years of discussions and planning, the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, which replaces the former Police Services Act of 1990, was proclaimed in early April. A major part of the transition is the formation of regional detachment boards, with the Grey Bruce OPP Detachment Board being officially ratified by local councils this month. At their Monday, April 15 meeting, Meaford Council received a comprehensive report focused on the new board. “Following five years of discussions, feedback sessions, and...

Ten of Meaford's municipal staff members received salaries in excess of $100,000 in 2023, earning them a spot on Ontario's annual 'Sunshine List'. Each year organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario must disclose the names, positions, salaries, and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year; the compiled list is commonly referred to as the 'sunshine list'. In 1996 the Mike Harris Conservative government passed the Ontario Public Disclosure Act, which the...