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Sandie Macdonald

Councillor · seen 2017-10-24 to 2026-09-22 · served 2014–2018, 2018–2022, 2022–2026

137substantive motions movedof 336 meetings the minutes record them at
69procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
141substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
16meetings recorded absentof 336 they were on the record for
—recorded votes, for–againstthis council recorded no vote they took part in

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Meetings the minutes record them as absent from (16)

Transit Planning Workshop - Special CouncilMay 12, 2026
Governance CommitteeApril 16, 2024
Governance CommitteeNovember 14, 2023
Governance CommitteeSeptember 28, 2023
CouncilSeptember 12, 2023
Committee of the WholeSeptember 12, 2023
Shareholder of the Simcoe County Housing CorporationJune 27, 2023
CouncilJune 13, 2023
Strategic Planning Session - Special CouncilJune 13, 2023
Committee of the WholeJune 13, 2023
Planning Workshop - Special CouncilMay 23, 2023
Shareholder of the Simcoe County Housing CorporationJune 14, 2022
Simcoe County Housing Corporation BoardJune 23, 2020
Simcoe County Housing Corporation BoardMay 26, 2020
Simcoe County Housing Corporation BoardApril 28, 2020
CouncilMarch 13, 2018

Substantive motions moved (showing the 40 most recent of 137)

That Item CCW 2026-250, dated September 22, 2026, regarding the Nursing Student Extern Pilot Program, be received.
Committee of the Whole, September 22, 2026 · Carried
MacLellan That direction in camera and recommendations contained within Confidential Item CCW 2026-147, dated May 26, 2026, regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land, be approved and voted upon in accordance with Section 239(6)(b) of the Municipal Act.
Committee of the Whole, May 26, 2026 · Carried
That Item CCW 2026-118, dated May 12, 2026, regarding three requests for exemptions to Forest Conservation By-law 6894, be received; and That County Council refuse an exemption to allow the removal of 8.8 hectares (21.8 acres) of woodlands at Part Lot 5 Concession 7 in the Township of Clearview, as outlined in Schedule 1 to Item CCW 2026-118; and That County Council refuse an exemption to allow th
Committee of the Whole, May 12, 2026 · Carried
That direction in camera and recommendations contained within Confidential Item CCW 2026-106, dated April 14, 2026, regarding a proposed or pending acquisition of land by the municipality or local board, be approved and voted upon in accordance with Section 239(6)(b) of the Municipal Act.
Committee of the Whole, April 14, 2026 · Carried
That Item CCW 2026-093, dated March 24, 2026, regarding the Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Plans 2026-27, be received; and That the Warden and Clerk be authorized to sign the County of Simcoe’s Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Plans for 2026-27 attached to this Item as Schedule 1 (Georgian), Schedule 2 (Simcoe), Schedule 3 (Sunset), and Schedule 4 (Trillium).
Committee of the Whole, March 24, 2026 · Carried
That direction in camera and recommendations contained within Confidential Item CCW 2026-022, dated January 13, 2026, regarding a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board, be approved and voted upon in accordance with Section 239 (6)(b) of the Municipal Act.
Committee of the Whole, January 13, 2026 · Carried
That Item CCW 2025-311, dated November 25, 2025, regarding Georgian Residence – Reader Favourite Awards Recipient, be received.
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, November 25, 2025 · Carried
That Item CCW 2025-128, dated November 10, 2025, Long-Term Care and Seniors Services – Annual Inspections Report, be received.
Committee of the Whole, November 10, 2025 · Carried
That Item CCW 2025-238, dated November 10, 2025, regarding Request for Exemption to Remove Woodlands Under Forest Conservation By-law 6894, be received; and That County Council grant an exemption to allow the removal of 2.3 hectares (5.7 acres) of woodlands at 7472 Concession Road 2 in the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio, substantively in the form attached as Schedule 1 to Item CCW 2025-238 with the
Committee of the Whole, November 10, 2025 · Carried
That the verbal submission from Alex Lusty, having been given due consideration by Council and staff, be received.
Jennifer Coughlin That the recommendations contained within the Audit and Finance Committee Report, dated September 19, 2025, be approved.
Committee of the Whole, October 7, 2025 · Carried
That the verbal submission from Mauro DiGiovanni, having been given due consideration by Council and staff, be received.
That the verbal submission from Candace Smith, having been given due consideration by Council and staff, be received.
That the verbal submission from Mario Vittiglio, having been given due consideration by Council and staff, be received.
That the agenda for the September 23, 2025, meeting of the Committee of the Whole, be approved.
Committee of the Whole, September 23, 2025 · Carried
That Item CCW 2025-258, dated September 23, 2025, regarding Age-Friendly Recognition Program, be received.
Committee of the Whole, September 23, 2025 · Carried
That Committee of the Whole reconvene at 10:56 a.m.
Committee of the Whole, September 23, 2025 · Carried
That Item CCW 2025-221, dated September 9, 2025, regarding the Simcoe County Hospice Alliance Funding Request, be received; and That the Simcoe County Hospice Alliance capital funding allocation for 2024, as outlined in Item CCW 2025-221, be approved.
Committee of the Whole, September 9, 2025 · Carried
That Item CCW 2025-206, dated August 12, 2025, regarding 2026 High Level Draft Budget Assumptions, be received; and That subject to deliberations in the affirmative, the proposed draft budget assumptions and directions outlined in Item CCW 2025-206, dated August 12, 2025, be approved and incorporated into the 2026 County of Simcoe draft budget.
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, August 12, 2025 · Carried
That the recommendations contained within Confidential Item CCW 2025-192, regarding labour relations or employee negotiations, be approved and voted upon in accordance with Section 239 (6)(b), of the Municipal Act.
That Item CCW 2025-150, dated May 27, 2025, regarding a Temporary No-Parking Restriction along County Road 4, be received; and That a temporary No Parking Zone be established on County Road 4, as generally outlined in Item CCW 2025-150; and That the necessary By-law be presented to amend Consolidated Traffic By-Law 7098-24.
Committee of the Whole, May 27, 2025 · Carried
That direction in camera and recommendations contained within Confidential Item CCW 2025-130, dated May 13, 2025, regarding information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them, be approved and voted upon in accordance with Section 239(6)(b) of the Municipal Act.
Committee of the Whole, May 13, 2025 · Carried
MacLellan That Item CCW 2025-111, dated April 22, 2025, regarding the Age-Friendly Community Needs Assessment Executive Summary, be received.
Committee of the Whole, April 22, 2025 · Carried
That Item CCW 2025-063, dated March 11, 2025, regarding the Museum Annual Activities Review for 2024, be received.
Special Council, March 26, 2025 · Carried
That the recommendations contained within the Economic Development Sub-Committee Report, dated March 11, 2025, be approved.
Committee of the Whole, March 25, 2025 · Carried
That Item CCW 2025-063, dated March 11, 2025, regarding the Museum Annual Activities Review for 2024, be received.
Committee of the Whole, March 11, 2025 · Carried
That Item CCW 2025-075, dated March 11, 2025, regarding the Multi-Sector Accountability Agreement Update, be received; and That the Warden and County Clerk execute the extending letter substantively in the form attached as Schedule 2 to Item CCW 2025-075; and That the Warden and County Clerk execute the annual Declaration of Compliance for The Corporation of the County of Simcoe as required of the
Committee of the Whole, March 11, 2025 · Carried
That Item CCW 2025-031, dated January 28, 2025, regarding Short Stay Respite Beds in Long-Term Care, be received.
Committee of the Whole, January 28, 2025 · Carried
That Item CCW 2025-004, dated January 14, 2025, regarding the County of Simcoe's Encampment Response and Shelter Expansion Initiative, be received; and That the funding proposal for submission to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing demonstrating alignment with provincial priorities for addressing homelessness and encampments, be endorsed.
Staveren That the nominations be closed for the position of Vice-Chair of Human Services.
Joint Council and Committee of the Whole, November 26, 2024 · Carried
That Item HCB 2024-264, dated October 22, 2024, regarding the 2024 Second Quarter Report, be received.
Committee of the Whole, November 12, 2024 · Carried
That the Human Services recommendations contained within the Committee of the Whole Report dated September 24, 2024, be approved.
Council, October 8, 2024 · Carried
That Item CCW 2024-259, dated September 24, 2024, regarding the Provincial Planning Statement 2024 Summary, be received; and That staff prepare a work plan to update the County Official Plan to the Provincial Planning Statement 2024 and provide this information to County Council for consideration in Q4 2024; and That staff be authorized to provide comments, if necessary, on transitional matters re
Committee of the Whole, September 24, 2024 · Carried
MacLellan That item CCW 2024-255, dated September 10, 2024, regarding staffing surge capacity for strategic housing and investment priorities, be received; and That staff be authorized to secure the necessary resources to deliver various strategic growth related initiatives, as generally outlined in Item CCW 2024-255.
Committee of the Whole, September 10, 2024 · Carried
That the agenda for the June 18, 2024 Special Meeting of County Council - Governance Workshop, be approved.
Governance Workshop - Special Council, June 18, 2024 · Carried
That Item CCW 2024-122, dated June 11, 2024, regarding the Sustainable Operations Program update be received; and That the County of Simcoe’s 2022 and 2023 Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emission Reports and 2024 Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan, substantively attached as Schedules 2 and 3 to Item CCW 2024-122, be approved and posted to the County’s website in compliance with
Committee of the Whole, June 11, 2024 · Carried
That Item CCW 2024-139, dated May 14, 2024, regarding a lease agreement between Simcoe County Housing Corporation and the Corporation of the County of Simcoe for an Ontario Works office in Orillia, Ontario, be received; and That the necessary by-law be presented to County Council to authorize the Warden and Clerk to enter into a lease agreement for an Ontario Works office in Orillia, as attached t
Committee of the Whole, May 14, 2024 · Carried
Jennifer Coughlin That Item CCW 2024-132, dated April 30, 2024 regarding New Horizon Funding, be received; and That staff complete the purchase of four (4) tandem bikes for the County of Simcoe Long-Term Care Homes, funded by the New Horizon Grant and Long-Term Care Home Donation Reserve Funds, as outlined in Item CCW 2024-132.
Committee of the Whole, April 30, 2024 · Carried
That Item CCW 2024-25 be
Committee of the Whole, April 30, 2024 · Referred
That the recommendations contained within the Grant Program Task Force Report, dated March 18, 2024, be approved.
Committee of the Whole, March 26, 2024 · Carried

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320meetings recorded presentthe minutes record presence, not a rate
1conflicts of interest declareda member saying they should not vote on a matter
Committee of the Whole November 10, 2020
regarding Agenda Item 7.1; the nature of the conflict being that she owns property adjacent to those listed in Item 7.1

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