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Composition
The municipal council represents and administers the affairs of the Municipality. The Municipality of Pontiac is a legal entity governed by public law consisting of the inhabitants and taxpayers within its territory.
In a municipal election, the duration of an elected representative’s mandate is four years. It begins when he/she is sworn in, and ends on the date of the newly appointed representative.
Functionning of a municipality
Elected representatives assembled as council represent the population, and as such, make decisions on the Municipality’s objectives and priorities of action and therefore transact and carry out all necessary administrative business.
They can only make decisions in the form of a resolution or bylaw passed at a properly held meeting. Thus, the Council meeting is the primary forum to exercise municipal democracy.
Quorum of the municipal council means that the majority of its members are present. The regular or general council meetings are public meetings and are held once a month. The council meeting includes a period during which the attending public may direct their questions to the council members. Council may, through a by-law, stipulate what the duration of the question period will be, at what moment it will take place and what the procedure will be.
Any disputed question is decided by the majority of the members present, except when a provision of the Law requires a greater number of corroborating decisions.
Individually and outside of council meetings, elected representatives do not have the power to make decisions on behalf of the Municipality, nor do they to interfere with its administration. In the case of force majeure, only the mayor has the power to do so. He also has the right of supervision over the administration and the employees.
Council fulfills the Municipality’s obligations. It therefore assumes the rights and duties that are vested by the principle Laws, or certain charters if applicable (the Cities and Towns Act, the Quebec Municipal Code, as well as certain related acts including the Act respecting municipal taxation and the Land Use Planning and Development Act).
In order to help them carry out their responsiblities and to implement council’s decisions, the elected representatives may count on the Director General as well as other municipal employees, notably the city planner who is usually the contact person for the Planning advisory committee.
Through the adoption of a by-law, a municipal council may fix the mayor’s remuneration and that of its other members.
Municipal committees
Council may appoint committees, which may be comprised of as many of its members that it deems suitable. They have the authority to examine or study any given issue. In this case, these committees must notify Council of their work by sumitting a report signed by the president or the majority of its members. None of these reports have any effect until they are approved by council.
Appointments and composition of municipal committees
Planning Advisory Committee | Garry Dagenais Dr. Jean Amyotte |
Recreation Committee | Diane Lacasse Caryl McCann |
Finance and Human Resources Committee |
Diane Lacasse Chantal Allen Serge Laforest |
Port Authority Committee |
Roger Larose Caryl McCann |
TransporAction Committee |
Roger Larose |
Agricultural Committee |
Serge Laforest Garry Dagenais |
Environmental Committee |
Diane Lacasse Caryl McCann Dr. Jean Amyotte |
Réseau Biblio Committee |
Caryl McCann Chantal Allen |
Committee on the so-called "Tolerance Roads" |
Serge Laforest Garry Dagenais |
Public Safety Committee |
Serge Laforest Garry Dagenais |
Budget
During the period between November 15th and December 31st, Council must prepare and adopt the municipal budget for the next fiscal year and project revenues that will at least cover the expenditures therein.
At a regular Council meeting held at least four weeks prior to the adoption of the budget, the mayor reports on the Municipality’s financial situation. He notably addresses the recent financial statements, the last external auditor’s report, and the last three-year capital expenditure program. He also addresses preliminary indications on the financial statements of the year previous to that of the new budget, and the main guidelines for the next budget as well as the next three-year capital expenditure program.
Three-year capital expenditure program
A municipal council must adopt the Municipality’s capital expenditure program for the subsequent three fiscal years, no later than on December 31st.
Members of your municipal council
Mrs. Diane Lacasse
Ward 1, Councillor
Telephone: 819-458-3395
Courriel: dmlacasse12@hotmail.com
Mrs. Caryl McCann
Ward 2, Councillor
Telephone: 819-647-8762
Email: carylmccann@gmail.com
Mr. Garry Dagenais
Ward 3, Councillor
Telephone: 819-455-2337
Email: District3@municipalitepontiac.ca
Mr. Serge Laforest
Ward 4, Councillor
Telephone: 819-665-2455
Email: District4@municipalitepontiac.ca
Mrs. Chantal Allen
Ward 5, Councillor
Telephone: 819-455-2641
Email: District5@municipalitepontiac.ca
Dr. Jean Amyotte
Ward 6, Councillor and pro-mayor
Telephone: 613-282-0200
Email: dramyotte@gmail.com
Electoral districts
Electoral district number 1
Starting from a position located at the intersection of Gauvin road and the North municipal limit; from there, one after the other, the following lines and boundaries: towards the East, the North and North-East municipal limits, Eardley-Masham road, Route 148, Kennedy road, the creek along the West limit of the property located at 2456 Kennedy road, the South municipal limit in the Ottawa River, the dual power transmission lines, Route 148, Hammond road, the 5th Concession, the West and North municipal limits and back to the starting point.
Electoral district number 2
Starting from a position at the intersection of Hammond road and the 5th Concession; from there, one after the other, the following lines and boundaries: towards the South, Hammond road, Route 148, the dual power transmission lines, the South municipal limit (in the Ottawa River) and West (partly on Gold Mine road South and North), the 5th Concession, and back to the starting point.
Electoral district number 3
Starting from a position at the intersection of the North-East municipal limit and Eardley-Masham road; from there, one after the other, the following lines and boundaries: towards the East, the municipal limits North-East and East, the extension towards East of the la Butte road, this last road, Crégheur road, Tremblay road, Desjardins road, des Huards road and its extension towards the South, the South municipal limit in the Ottawa River, the creek along the West limit of the property located at 2456 Kennedy road, Kennedy road, the Route 148, Eardley-Masham road, and back to the starting point.
Electoral district number 4
Starting from a position at the triple intersection of Tremblay road as well as Route 148 and Crégheur road; from there, one after the other, the following lines and boundaries: towards the East, Crégheur road, the back limits of the properties facing the North and West sides of Kerr road, the back limit of the properties facing the West side of Ivan Crescent, the limit dividing the two properties located at 1966 and 1986 de la Montagne road, this last road, Tyler road, Route 148, the extension toward the West of Maple road in the South limit of the property located at 1583 Route 148, the South municipal limit in the Ottawa River, the extension towards the South of des Huarts road, this last road, Desjardins road, Tremblay road, and back to the starting point.
Electoral district number 5
From a position starting at the intersection of de la Butte road and Crégheur road; from there, one after the other, the following lines and boundaries: towards the East, Crégheur road and its extension towards the East, the East municipal limit (partly on Terry-Fox road), Route 148, Dubois road, Maple road, Route 148, Tyler road, de la Montagne road, the limit dividing the two properties located at 1966 and 1986 de la Montagne road, the back limit of the properties facing the West side of Ivan Crescent, the back limit of the properties facing on the West and North sides of Kerr road, Crégheur road, and back to the starting point.
Electoral district number 6
From a position starting at the intersection of Dubois and Maple roads; from there, one after the other, the following lines and boundaries: towards the South, Dubois road, Route 148, the East municipal limit (partly on Terry-Fox road) and South (in the Ottawa River), the extension towards the West of Maple road, in the South limit of the property located at 1583 Route 148, Maple road, and back to the starting point.
Council Meetings
Scheduled regular meetings
Please note that the last session of 2023 will take place on December 12, 2023, at the Luskville Community Centre.
Regular meetings of the Municipal Council for 2024 will be held on Tuesday evenings at the Luskville Community Centre, 2024 route 148, and will begin at 7:30 p.m. (adopted by resolution 23-11-5107, November 15, 2023).
January 23 |
February 13 |
March 12 |
April 9 |
May 14** |
June 11** |
July 9 |
August 13 |
September 10** |
October 8 |
November 12 |
December 10 |
** The May 14, 2023 Meeting will be held at the Breckenridge community hall, 1491 route 148, Pontiac, and the June 11 and September 10, 2023 Meetings will be held at the Quyon community center, 2 chemin du Ferry, Pontiac.
Minutes of Council meetings
Minutes - Special Meeting of August 27, 2024
Agenda – Special Meeting of August 27, 2024
Minutes - Regular Meeting of August 13, 2024
Agenda - Regular meeting of August 13, 2024
Minutes - Regular meeting of July 9, 2024
Agenda - Regular meeting of July 9, 2024
Minutes - Regular meeting of June 11, 2024
Agenda - Regular meeting of June 11, 2024
Minutes - Special meeting of June 4, 2024
Archives
2022
2021
2020
Regular meetings
- 8 décembre 2020
- 10 novembre 2020
- October 13, 2020
- September 8, 2020
- August 25, 2020
- August 25, 2020 - audio version part 1
- August 25, 2020 - audio version part 2
- August 25, 2020 - audio version part 3
- July 7, 2020
- June 9, 2020
- May 12, 2020
- April 14, 2020 - correction minutes
- April 14, 2020
- March 10, 2020
- February 11, 2020
- January 21, 2020
Special meetings
2019
Regular meetings
- December 11, 2019
- November 13, 2019
- October 9, 2019
- September 11, 2019
- August 13, 2019
- July 9, 2019
- June 11, 2019
- May 14, 2019
- April 9, 2019
- March 12, 2019
- February 19, 2019
- February 12, 2019
- January 15, 2019
Special meetings
- December 18, 2019
- December 4, 2019
- November 20, 2019
- November 6, 2019
- October 23, 2019 - 8:38 pm
- October 23, 2019 - 7:30 pm
- August 27, 2019
- August 6, 2019
- July 15, 2019
- July 2, 2019
- June 26, 2019
- June 18, 2019
- June 4, 2019
- May 24, 2019
- May 19, 2019
- May 9, 2019
- May 7, 2019
- May 5, 2019
- April 30, 2019
- April 25, 2019
- April 19, 2019
- March 21, 2019
- February 27, 2019
- January 21, 2019
- January 8, 2019
2018
Regular meetings
- December 11, 2018
- November 13, 2018
- October 9, 2018
- September 11, 2018
- August 14, 2018
- July 10, 2018
- June 12, 2018
- May 8, 2018
- April 10, 2018
- March 13, 2018
- February 13, 2018
- January 16, 2018
Special meetings
2017
Regular meetings
- December 12, 2017
- November 21, 2017
- September 12, 2017 (did not take place - no quorum)
- August 8, 2017
- July 11, 2017
- June 13, 2017
- April 11, 2017
- March 14, 2017
- February 14, 2017 (did not take place - no quorum)
- January 10, 2017
Special meetings
2016
Regular meetings
- December 13, 2016
- November 8, 2016
- October 11, 2016
- September 13, 2016
- August 9, 2016
- July 12, 2016
- June 14, 2016
- May 10, 2016
- April 12, 2016
- March 8, 2016
- February 9, 2016
- January 19, 2016
Special meetings
- December 20, 2016 (2)
- December 20, 2016 (1)
- December 6, 2016
- November 29, 2016
- November 24, 2016
- November 15, 2016
- October 4, 2016
- September 27, 2016
- September 6, 2016
- August 16, 2016
- August 2, 2016
- July 5, 2016
- June 21, 2016
- May 31, 2016
- May 17, 2016
- April 19, 2016
- February 11, 2016
- February 2, 2016
- January 12, 2016
2015
Regular meetings
- December 8, 2015
- November 10, 2015
- October 13, 2015
- September 8, 2015
- August 11, 2015
- July 14, 2015
- June 9, 2015
- May 12, 2015
- April 14, 2015
- March 10, 2015
- February 10, 2015
- January 20, 2015
Special meetings
- December 17, 2015 - 7:45 pm
- December 17, 2015 - 7:30 pm
- December 15, 2015
- November 3, 2015
- October 28, 2015
- October 20, 2015
- October 6, 2015
- September 22, 2015
- August 18, 2015
- June 23, 2015
- May 19, 2015
- April 28, 2015
- April 2, 2015
- March 17, 2015
- March 3, 2015 - correction report
- March 3, 2015
- February 4, 2015
- January 22, 2015
- January 13, 2015
2014
Regular meetings
- December 9, 2014
- November 11, 2014
- October 14, 2014
- September 9, 2014
- August 12, 2014
- July 8, 2014
- June 10, 2014
- May 13, 2014
- April 8, 2014
- March 11, 2014
- February 11, 2014
- January 14, 2014
Special meetings
2013
Regular meetings
- December 10, 2013
- September 10, 2013
- August 13, 2013
- July 9, 2013
- June 11, 2013
- May 14, 2013
- April 9, 2013
- March 12, 2013
- February 12, 2013
- January 15, 2013
Special meetings
- December 17, 2013
- December 3, 2013
- November 26, 2013
- November 19, 2013
- October 1, 2013
- September 25, 2013
- September 24, 2013
- September 17, 2013
- September 3, 2013
- August 27, 2013
- June 25, 2013
- June 18, 2013
- June 4, 2013
- May 28, 2013
- May 21, 2013
- May 7, 2013
- April 30, 2013
- April 23, 2013
- April 2, 2013
- March 26, 2013
- March 19, 2013
- February 19, 2013
- February 5, 2013
- January 22, 2013
- January 8, 2013
2012
Regular meetings
- December 11, 2012
- November 13, 2012
- Octobder 9, 2013
- September 11, 2012
- August 14, 2012
- July 10, 2012
- June 12, 2012
- May 8, 2012
- April 10, 2012
- March 13, 2012
- February 14, 2012
- January 17, 2012
Special meetings
- December 18, 2012
- December 4, 2012
- November 27, 2012
- 20 novembre 2012
- October 30, 2012
- October 23, 2012
- October 2, 2012
- 25 septembre 2012
- 17 septembre 2012
- August 28, 2012
- August 21, 2012
- July 3, 2012
- June 26, 2012
- June 19, 2012
- May 29, 2012
- May 22, 2012
- April 26, 2012
- April 17, 2012
- March 20, 2012
- February 21, 2012
- February 7, 2012
- January 31, 2012
- January 24, 2012
2011
Regular meetings
- December 13, 2011
- November 8, 2011
- October 11, 2011
- September 13, 2011
- August 9, 2011
- July 12, 2011
- June 14, 2011
- May 10, 2011
- April 12, 2011
- March 8, 2011
- February 8, 2011
Special meetings
- December 20, 2011
- November 29, 2011
- November 22, 2011
- November 15, 2011
- October 18, 2011
- September 27, 2011
- September 6, 2011
- August 31, 2011
- August 23, 2011
- July 19, 2011
- June 21, 2011
- June 7, 2011
- May 17, 2011
- May 3, 2011
- April 19, 2011
- March 28, 2011
- March 15, 2011
- February 15, 2011
- January 18, 2011
- January 11, 2011
2010
Regular meetings
- December 14, 2010
- November 9, 2010
- October 12, 2010
- September 14, 2010
- August 10, 2010
- July 13, 2010
- June 8, 2010
- May 11, 2010
- April 13, 2011
- March 9, 2010
- February 9, 2010
- January 19, 2010
Special meetings
- December 21, 2010
- December 7, 2010
- November 30, 2010
- November 23, 2010
- November 16, 2010
- November 2, 2010
- October 26, 2010
- October 19, 2010
- September 28, 2010
- August 31, 2010
- August 24, 2010
- July 27, 2010
- July 6, 2010
- June 29, 2010
- June 15, 2010
- June 1, 2010
- May 26,2010
- May 4, 2010
- April 27, 2010
- April 20, 2010
- April 11, 2010
- April 8, 2010
- March 30, 2010
- March 16, 2010
- February 23, 2010
- February 16, 2010
- February 11, 2010
- February 2, 2010
- January 26, 2010
- January 19, 2010
- January 12, 2010
- January 7, 2010
2009
Regular meetings
- December 8, 2009
- September 8, 2009
- August 11, 2009
- July 14, 2009
- June 9, 2009
- May 12, 2009
- April 14, 2009
- Mach 10, 2009
- February 10, 2009
- January 20, 2009
Special meetings
- December 1, 2009
- November 24, 2009
- November 17, 2009
- October 1, 2009
- September 15, 2009
- August 13, 2009
- July 21, 2009
- July 7, 2009
- July 2, 2009
- June 25, 2009
- June 16, 2009
- June 2, 2009
- May 26, 2009
- May 21, 2009
- May 5, 2009
- April 21, 2009
- April 7, 2009
- March 3, 2009
- February 24, 2009
- January 27, 2009