Legislation 101
This piece of legislation defines the role of Head of Council.
What is The Municipal Act?
This department manages 877 kilometres of Grey County roads and maintains 192 structures which includes bridges and culverts under 3 metres.
What is Transportation Services?
This famous painter was raised in the Municipality of Meaford.
Who was Tom Thomson?
You have to go to this Grey County department if you get a speeding ticket.
What is Provincial Offences or POA?
You turn these to silent during Council/Committee meetings.
What are electronic devices? (Or Cell Phones)
The process for implementing Development Charges falls within this legislation.
What is the Development Charges Act.
This department employs the largest work force.
What is Long-Term Care?
This woman was the first female politician elected to the House of Commons.
Who was Agnes McPhail?
The apple green colour in the Grey County logo represents this.
What is the environment?
You need to do this before being recognized by the Chair to speak.
What is raise your hand?
This Grey County by-law outlines how meetings are run.
What is the Procedural By-law (5003-18)
This department looks after subsidies for child care centres.
What is Social Services or Children's Services?
A House of Refuge was a historical name for this Grey County Facility that opened in 1903.
What is Grey Gables?
This is the name of the village located at Grey Roots Museum and Archives.
What is Moreston Heritage Village?
These are always “live” in Council Chambers.
What are microphones?
This Grey County by-law authorizes staff to approve certain agreements.
What is the delegation of duties by-law? (4824-13 amended by 5018-18)
This department looks after 45 forest tracts and 77 kilometres of rail trails.
What is Planning?
This year marked the change from 26 councillors representing 23 municipalities to 18 councillors representing 9 municipalities.
What is 2001?
Grey County was the recipient of this smart award in 2017.
What is being named one of the Top7 Intelligent Communities by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF).
Quorum is reached when this many County Council members are present for a Council meeting.
What is 10 (or more than half)?
“Discuss the security of the property of the municipality or local board” is a reason to do this.
What is go into closed session?
This department has assisted 172 households with repairs to their homes through the Ontario Renovates program.
What is Housing?
This happened for five days in a row, three times a year, from the late 1800’s until the 1970’s.
What is a meeting of Grey County Council?
This acts as Grey County’s road map for the future, guiding Council and Staff when setting priorities and delivering services.
What is the Corporate Strategic Plan?
This has to happen before a report or matter is discussed during a Council or Committee meeting
What is move and second the resolution?