Scott Morrison
Councillor · seen 2025-01-15 to 2026-05-04 · served 2022–2026
94substantive motions movedof 20 meetings the minutes record them at
13procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
71substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
2meetings recorded absentof 20 they were on the record for
—recorded votes, for–againstthis council recorded no vote they took part in
Vote count and office as published by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2022 municipal election results (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Everything else on this page is read from Huntsville’s own minutes.
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This council rarely calls recorded votes, so individual positions are only on the record where one was demanded. Under the Municipal Act that is the council's choice, not an omission in this record.
Meetings the minutes record them as absent from (2)
Planning CouncilMarch 12, 2025
Planning CouncilFebruary 12, 2025
Substantive motions moved (showing the 40 most recent of 94)
WHEREAS: the installation of accessible EV charging infrastructure is critical for the adoption of EVs and the transition away from fossil-fuel burning transportation; AND WHEREAS: Lakeland Solutions (formally named Bracebridge Generation Ltd.) applied for funding to install EV charging infrastructure at McCulley Robertson Sports Complex at no cost to the Town and were successful in this applicati
Regular Council, July 27, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the motion be substituted for the following: WHEREAS: Mayoral Decision 2025-MD-01 delegated authority to the Chief Administrative Officer to determine the organizational structure; AND WHEREAS: Mayoral Decision 2025-MD-02 delegates authority to the Chief Administrative Officer to hire, dismiss, or exercise any other prescribed employment powers, with respect to the head of any
Regular Council, July 27, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS: Mayoral Decision 2025-MD-01 delegated authority to the Chief Administrative Officer to determine the organizational structure; AND WHEREAS: Mayoral Decision 2025-MD-02 delegates authority to the Chief Administrative Officer to hire, dismiss, or exercise any other prescribed employment powers, with respect to the head of any division or the head of any other part of the organizational stru
Regular Council, July 27, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Draft audited Town of Huntsville Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ending December 31, 2025, as prepared by BDO Canada Ltd be received and approved.
Regular Council, July 27, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the recommendation contained within Confidential Report CORP-202-51 be approved.
Regular Council, July 27, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Planning Council APPROVE Community Planning Permit By-law Amendment Application CPPA/18/2026/HTE, the purpose and effect of which is to change the precinct on the lands from a Rural (RU) precinct and Flood (F) precinct to a Waterfront Residential – 120m with Exception “XXXX” (WR2-XXXX) precinct, a Waterfront Residential – 120m with Exception “YYYY” (WR2-YYYY) precinct, a Water
Planning Council, July 15, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Planning Council APPROVE Community Planning Permit By-law Amendment CPPA/15/2026/HTE, the purpose and effect of which is to change the precinct on a portion of the subject lands from a Flood Zone (F) precinct to a Conservation (C) precinct, and to a Flood Zone with Exception "XXXX" (F-XXXX) precinct, with the Exception being to: 1. Recognize a 34.1m² attached deck as an additi
Planning Council, July 15, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: By-law Numbers 2026-54 to 2026-56 (inclusive), be reported and passed this 22nd day of June 2026: 9.1. By-law 2026-54 - Official Plan Amendment #10 – Height and Density Evaluation Criteria 9.2. By-law 2026-55 - Community Planning Permit By-law Amendment – Height and Density Evaluation Criteria 9.3. By-law 2026-56 - Deeming – 1001044357 Ontario Inc. – 629 Canal Road
Regular Council, June 22, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Planning Council provisionally approve Community Planning Permit Application CPP/49/2026/HTE, the purpose and effect of which is to provide relief from Subsections 2.3.13.3(c), 2.15.7(a), and 4.3.4(iii), (xiv), and (e) of Community Planning Permit By-law 2022-97, as amended (a Class 3 – Council Variation), in order to: Increase the number of roofed and/or enclosed accessory st
Planning Council, June 10, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Confirmation By-law 2026-53 be received and passed this 10 th day of June, 2026.
Planning Council, June 10, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The next portion of the meeting be closed to the public commencing now at 2:09 p.m. for the purpose of considering the following matters pertaining to the following sections under the “Municipal Act, 2001”: 12.1. 239 (2) (b) Personal Matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; (g) A matter in respect of which committee may hold a clo
Appeals Committee, June 1, 2026 · Carried
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT: the words "short-term service" in the third paragraph be struck out and replaced with "5-year" AND FURTHER THAT: the word "begin" in the fourth paragraph be struck out and replaced with "investigate"
General Committee, May 27, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS : on March 25, 2026, Committee received a deputation from Y Drive requesting changes to the vehicle for hire by-law regarding the fee structure for ride shares; AND WHEREAS : staff were directed to review the Vehicle for Hire By-law and engage a solicitor to review any proposed changes; NOW THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT : the amendments to the Vehicle for Hire By-law 2025-17, attached
General Committee, May 27, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The next portion of the meeting be closed to the public commencing now at 7:29 p.m. for the purpose of considering the following matter pursuant to section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 : Subsection (f) Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose • Town of Huntsville – 2024 Cyber Incident (c) A proposed or pend
Regular Council, May 25, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Planning Council APPROVE Community Planning Permit By-law Amendment Application CPPA/09/2026/HTE, the purpose and effect of which is to change the precinct on the lot from an Institutional (IN) precinct to a Mixed Use with site-specific exception "XXXX" (UM-XXXX) precinct to: 1. Reduce the required rear yard setback from 7.5m to 1.8m for a 6m² deck addition only; and 2. Reduce
Planning Council, May 13, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: “the additional” be struck out and replaced with “a total of three” in paragraph 1. With the addition of paragraph 2: AND FURTHER THAT: With a fourth identified for accessibility with location and style approved by the Town bylaw officer.
Appeals Committee, May 4, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Committee directs staff to allow a total of three accessory structures associated with Dos Bandidos. AND FURTHER THAT: With a fourth identified for accessibility with location and style approved by the Town bylaw officer.
Appeals Committee, May 4, 2026 · Carried
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT: Staff be directed to obtain a legal opinion to assess whether the proposed provincial changes necessitate amendments to the Community Planning Permit By-law (CPPBL); AND FURTHER THAT: all costs associated with this review be funded through the Planning Legal Reserve.
General Committee, April 29, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS: on April 29, 2026, Committee received a deputation from Mike Prince seeking to operate a sauna and cold plunge at River Mill Park/Town docks; NOW THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT: staff review the request and report back on recommendations.
General Committee, April 29, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS: community members and user groups submitted 2027 budget requests to the Town through the Community and User Group Budget Request process in early 2026; AND WHEREAS: on April 29, 2026, General Committee received deputations from applicants regarding their budget submissions as part of this process; AND WHEREAS: several local baseball leagues have requested that the washroom facilities be r
General Committee, April 29, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS: community members and user groups submitted 2027 budget requests to the Town through the Community and User Group Budget Request process in early 2026; AND WHEREAS: on April 29, 2026, General Committee received deputations from applicants regarding their budget submissions as part of this process; AND WHEREAS: Triathlon Muskoka Inc has requested Camp Kitchen and old Town dock water access
General Committee, April 29, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: paragraphs 3 and 4 be struck out and replaced with the following: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the following lighting improvements at Selkirk Diamond (F) at the McCulley-Robertson Recreation Park outlined as Option 1 of Report OPS-2026-11 be completed to improve safety and accessibility: Cement poles - Modify the field to a 50/30 configuration, with 50 in the infield an
Regular Council, April 27, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS: staff were directed to conduct a photometric study at McCulley-Robertson Recreation Park to determine if any lighting concerns existed; AND WHEREAS: the study, completed in October 2025, confirmed that while Diamond F lighting meets the standards for the in-play area, non-playing areas require additional illumination; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT : the following lighting improvement
Regular Council, April 27, 2026 · Carried
FitzGerald BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The next portion of the meeting be closed to the public commencing now at 8:06 p.m. for the purpose of considering the following matter pursuant to section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001: Subsections (c) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality; (k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any nego
Regular Council, April 27, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS : the Corporate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory and Regional Climate Change Mitigation Plan (RCCMP) was endorsed in principle; AND WHEREAS : facility-specific retrofit plans need to be developed for Town buildings and integrated into asset management plans to implement the RCCMP; AND WHEREAS : staff have sought external funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
General Committee, March 25, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the General Committee meeting minutes dated February 25, 2026 and the recommendations contained therein be adopted as printed and circulated.
Regular Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS: Resolution No. 125-25 authorized the reconstruction and replacement of the communication tower at 40 Florence St. W at a cost no more than $500,000 to be funded from the IT Reserve; AND WHEREAS: a Request for Tender (RFT) was issued with bids received in excess of the approved amount; AND WHEREAS: on March 13, 2026, staff requested approval for an additional $250,000 to award the bid; AND
Regular Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS: chloride concentrations have increased by at least 0.5 mg/L in 80 of 274 (29%) of the lakes sampled by the District of Muskoka between 2018 and 2022, and by 15-fold in Lake Muskoka since 1970; AND WHEREAS: Queen’s University scientist, Dr. Shelley Arnott, a leader in global research on the effects of road salt on lakes, has demonstrated that in Muskoka lakes, some important aquatic organi
Regular Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
FitzGerald BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the following paragraph be added after the third paragraph AND FURTHER THAT: additional calming measures be considered;
Regular Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS : Resolution No. 125-25 authorized the reconstruction and replacement of the communication tower at 40 Florence St. W at a cost no more than $500,000 to be funded from the IT Reserve; AND WHEREAS : a Request for Tender (RFT) was issued with bids received in excess of the approved amount; AND WHEREAS : on March 13, 2026, staff requested approval for an additional $250,000 to award the bid;
Regular Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: “as outlined within report DEV-2026-26.” be struck out and replaced with “If inclement weather conditions result in a required extension an additional five (5) days will be granted, for a total of twelve (12) consecutive days. If the additional extension is necessary, the By-law Enforcement Department will be notified in advance.”, to follow seven (7) consecutive days.
Appeals Committee, March 20, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Committee grant the Noise By-law Exemption request for EllisDon Civil Ltd., between March 23, 2026 and April 30, 2026 conditional on construction work occurring overnight shall not exceed seven (7) consecutive days. If inclement weather conditions result in a required extension an additional five (5) days will be granted, for a total of twelve (12) consecutive days. If the
Appeals Committee, March 20, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Planning Council APPROVE Community Planning Permit By-law Amendment Application CPPA/38/2025/HTE, the purpose and effect of which is to change the precinct on the lot from a Community Rural and Business Employment (CRBE) precinct to a Community Rural and Business Employment with Exception (CRBE-Exception) precinct to: Permit a Nordic Spa as the only permitted principal uses; I
Planning Council, March 11, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Planning Council APPROVE Community Planning Permit By-law Amendment Application CPPA/02/2026/HTE, changing the precinct on the subject lands from an Urban Residential – Low Density (UR1) precinct and Urban Residential – Medium Density (UR2) precinct to Urban Residential – High Density with Exception (UR3-Exception) precinct. The exception would be to: 1. Permit the following u
Planning Council, March 11, 2026 · Carried
FitzGerald BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Regular Council meeting agenda dated February 23, 2026 be adopted as printed and circulated, with the removal of: Item 6.3. - Report Number CORP-2026-11 40 - Florence Street West Communications Tower - RFT Update
Regular Council, February 23, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the General Committee meeting minutes dated January 28, 2026 and the recommendations contained therein be adopted as printed and circulated.
Regular Council, February 23, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS: the Town seeks to strengthen its financial sustainability and reduce reliance on tax-based revenues by leveraging external funding sources; AND WHEREAS: increasing the frequency and success of grant applications can provide additional resources to support municipal infrastructure, priorities, and community initiatives; AND WHEREAS: enhancing sponsorship opportunities can foster stronger p
Regular Council, February 23, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT : Planning Council APPROVE Community Planning Permit By-law Amendment Application CPPA/40/2025/HTE, the purpose and effect of which is to change the precinct on the lands from a Waterfront Backlot (WB) precinct to a Waterfront Backlot with Exception "XXXX" (WB-XXXX) precinct and a Rural Residential with Exception "YYYY" (RR-YYYY) precinct to permit the creation of one (1) new r
Planning Council, February 11, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The following word “DENY” by struck out and the words “PROVISIONALLY APPROVE” be inserted in its place. AND FURTHER THAT: The following conditions be added: A registerable description of the severed lot being submitted to the Town, (including all rights-of-ways and easements), along with a registered copy of the reference plan. The Owners’ taxes being in good standing. A site
Planning Council, February 11, 2026 · Carried
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Planning Council PROVISIONALLY APPROVE Consent Application B/02/2026/HTE for the creation of one (1) new rural residential lot. CONDITIONAL ON: A registerable description of the severed lot being submitted to the Town, (including all rights-of-ways and easements), along with a registered copy of the reference plan. The Owners’ taxes being in good standing. A site inspection fe
Planning Council, February 11, 2026 · Carried
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