# Special Council Minutes - May 1, 2023

Meeting: Special Council — May 1, 2023

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Meeting record updated: 2026-10-19T03:35:34.456293+00:00

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## AI-processed summary

Minutes of the City of Langford Special Council meeting held May 1, 2023, recording attendance, territorial acknowledgement, approval of the agenda, an in-camera resolution under the Community Charter, and adjournment.

## Extracted text

### Special Council Minutes - May 1, 2023

Source pages: 1–2

## Special Council Minutes - May 1, 2023

- Date: May 1, 2023, 2:00 p.m.  
- Location: Council Chambers  
- Meeting available by teleconference

### Attendance

PRESENT:  
Mayor S. Goodmanson  
Councillor K. Guiry  
Councillor C. Harder  
Councillor L. Szpak  
D. Kiedyk, Chief Administrative Officer  
M. Watnnough, Deputy Director of Corporate Services  
M. Baldwin, Director of Planning and Subdivision  
M. Dillabaugh, Director of Finance  
K. Balzer, Director of Engineering and Public Works

ABSENT:

ATTENDING:  
Councillor M. Morley - Remote  
Councillor M. Wagner  
Councillor K. Yacucha  
K. Dube, Senior Manager of Information Technology and GIS  
D. Petrie, Senior Manager of Business Development and Events  
W. Robinson, Manager of Building Services  
A. Kryklywyj-Shortreid, Deputy Director of Finance  
Y. Nielsen, Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities  
C. Staniforth, Financial Analyst

[Image 1: Meeting header and attendance list]

### 1. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

M. Watmough, Deputy Director of Corporate Services, read the City of Langford's Territorial Acknowledgment.

### 2. CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Goodmanson called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.

### 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

MOVED BY: HARDER  
SECONDED: GUIRY

THAT Council approve the agenda as presented.  
Motion CARRIED.

### 4. IN CAMERA RESOLUTION

MOVED BY: HARDER  
SECONDED: WAGNER

THAT Council close the meeting to the public pursuant to section 90 (1) (k) and (I) of the Community Charter to consider:
- negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public;
- discussions with municipal officers and employees respecting municipal objectives, measures and progress reports for the purposes of preparing an annual report under section 98 [annual municipal report].

Motion CARRIED.

### 5. ADJOURNMENT

MOVED BY: HARDER  
SECONDED: YACUCHA

THAT Council adjourn the meeting.

Mayor Goodmanson adjourned the meeting at 3:07 p.m.  
Motion CARRIED.

Presiding Council Member  
SCOTT GOODMANSON  
MAYOR

[Image 2: Certification and signature block]
