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Most Council votes are routine. These are examples where members disagreed, meaningful money was at stake, or the decision process itself was unusual. The full archive remains searchable below the presentation layer.

Aug. 12, 2024 $15.95M stated impact

Reconsider $15.95M of pre-committed projects for housing/homelessness

Council considered reconsidering six pre-committed 2025 capital projects totalling $15.95 million and using that amount to finance housing and homelessness projects.

Lost · 4–7
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Feb. 24, 2025 Strong Mayor Powers

Enact Brock Mission by-laws 25-051 and 25-052

Council enacted the Brock Mission site-plan exemption and zoning amendment on a 4-7 vote under the strong-mayor provincial-priority threshold.

Carried · 4–7
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June 23, 2025 $269K stated impact

Trinity overnight expansion: $269,280

Funding to enhance the Trinity Overnight Drop-In Program failed on a 5–5 tie.

Lost · 5–5
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June 26, 2023 $625K stated impact

Service Peterborough implementation: $625K

Council approved an integrated centralized customer-service model at City Hall with a $625,000 capital budget.

Carried · 6–5
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Nov. 20–23, 2023 $3.00M stated impact

Shift about $3M of 2024 tax burden to commercial/industrial classes

Finance Committee supported increasing the commercial and industrial tax ratios from 1.5 to 1.65 to shift approximately $3 million of the 2024 net tax requirement away from the residential class.

Carried · 10–1
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Dec. 8, 2025 Strong Mayor Powers

Shorten the 2026 budget amendment period to Dec. 8

After the Mayor proposed the 2026 budget under MDEC25-4, Council voted 7-4 to shorten the statutory 30-day amendment period to the same day.

Carried · 7–4
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source-linked significant motions

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13
published Strong Mayor actions

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4–7
and still carried

The Brock Mission by-laws illustrate the unusual more-than-one-third threshold available for qualifying mayor-proposed provincial-priority by-laws.

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A “yes” or “no” without the motion is almost meaningless.

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