Dean Hollingsworth
Councillor · seen 2020-01-13 to 2026-06-22 · served 2018–2022, 2022–2026
182substantive motions movedof 39 meetings the minutes record them at
25procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
132substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
2meetings recorded absentof 39 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 Cornwall’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)
Special Meeting of CouncilMarch 20, 2020
Special Meeting of CouncilMarch 16, 2020
Substantive motions moved (showing the 40 most recent of 182)
That Tender 26-T25 be awarded to MacEwen Petroleum Incorporated, Maxville, Ontario, for a two-year period, with the option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year terms, as the lowest evaluated compliant bid meeting all tender requirements and providing the best discount per litre.
Special Meeting of Council, July 27, 2026 · Carried
That Council approve the proposed change in scope for the Race Street Reconstruction Project and authorize the reallocation of funds necessary to implement the revised scope of work, as outlined in this report.
Regular Meeting of Council, July 13, 2026 · Carried
That By-law 2026-066 to authorize the execution of a Purchase of Land Agreement with RKK Investments Inc.
Special Meeting of Council, July 6, 2026 · Carried
That Council approve Scenario 1 – Accelerated Funding (10-Year Horizon). rate funding approaches to guide the development of the 2027 Water and Wastewater Budget and long-term financial plan:
Regular Meeting of Council, June 22, 2026 · Carried
That the Composition of the Terms of Reference of One (1) member of Council be amended and that the Composition reflect Two (2) members of Council to be appointed to the Committee. The Amendment
Regular Meeting of Council, June 22, 2026 · Carried
That Council approves the transfer of funds to Reserves as follows: $ 453,672 be transferred to the Working Reserve $ 232,83 4 be transferred to the Water Works Reserve , and $ 4 48,534 be transferred to the Wastewater Works Reserve
Regular Meeting of Council, May 25, 2026 · Carried
Whereas Beyond 21 Foundation is a non-profit organization that offers a day program for adults with developmental disabilities in Cornwall, Ontario And whereas Beyond 21 offers a subsidized day program that caters to the diverse needs of individuals, offering life and home skills, creative arts, recreation opportunities, and community integration. And Whereas Beyond 21 provides a critical service
Regular Meeting of Council, May 25, 2026 · Carried
That Council approve the transfer of funds to Reserves as follows: a. $453,672 be transferred to the Working Reserve b. $232,834 be transferred to the Water Works Reserve, and c. $448,534 be transferred to the Wastewater Works Reserve
Regular Meeting of Council, May 25, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS, Beyond 21 Foundation is a non-profit organization that offers a day program for adults with developmental disabilities in Cornwall, Ontario; and WHEREAS, Beyond 21 offers a subsidized day program that caters to the diverse needs of individuals, offering life and home skills, creative arts, recreation opportunities, and community integration; and WHEREAS, Beyond 21 provides a critical serv
Regular Meeting of Council, May 25, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive the Presentation
Regular Meeting of Council, May 11, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive this report for information and consideration.
Regular Meeting of Council, April 27, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive report 2026-53-CAO
Regular Meeting of Council, April 27, 2026 · Carried
That Council approve the engagement of WATT Consulting Group to provide consulting support for the implementation of Sunday Transit Service, at a total cost of $12,000, and authorize staff to proceed, with funding to be accommodated within the approved 2026 Transit operating budget.
Regular Meeting of Council, April 13, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive this report for information and approve the proposed phasing approach for the Marleau Avenue reconstruction project, as outlined herein.
Regular Meeting of Council, April 13, 2026 · Carried
That Council approve the 2024 Audited Financial Statements.
Regular Meeting of Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
That By-law #2026-31, being the Encampment By-law be passed; and that By-law #2025-031 (extending and amending By-law #2024- 055) be repealed; and that By-law #2024-055 be repealed and that the report be received.
Regular Meeting of Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
That Council enact a by-law delegating limited authority to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to act on behalf of Council during any “lame duck” period triggered in a municipal election year, consistent with: 1. The Municipal Act, 2001 restrictions on “restricted acts” during a lame duck period; and 2. The City’s Delegation of Powers Policy, including accountability and transparency requireme
Regular Meeting of Council, February 23, 2026 · Carried
That Council: 1. Dissolve the Transit Advisory Committee of the City of Cornwall, effective immediately; and 2. Direct that the Mayor’s Office bring forward the name of one (1) Member of Council for appointment to the Transit Master Plan Working Group; and 3. Direct the Clerk to update the City’s Committee Registry and the Council Procedural By-law schedules, policies, webpages, and related govern
Regular Meeting of Council, February 9, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive the presentation and that the recommendation be forwarded to Administration for review and report.
Regular Meeting of Council, January 26, 2026 · Carried
That Council allow "Friends of Engine 17" an additional twelve (12) months to continue their fundraising efforts to proceed with the refurbishment and relocation.
Regular Meeting of Council, January 26, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive this Report for information purposes.
Regular Meeting of Council, January 26, 2026 · Carried
That By-law 2026-12 to appoint Members of the Community to Lay Appointment Committees be approved.
Regular Meeting of Council, January 26, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive the presentation of the 2025 Asset Management Plan.
Regular Meeting of Council, December 8, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive the presentation of the 2025 Long-Term Financial Plan.
Regular Meeting of Council, November 24, 2025 · Carried
1. That the Regular meetings of Council scheduled for October 26 and November 23, 2026, be cancelled; and 2. That the Procedural By-law 2025-065 be further amended to state that the First Meeting of Council, being the Inaugural Meeting be amended to state: That “the first meeting of Council following a municipal election shall be held on the fourth Monday of November” and where this date falls on
Regular Meeting of Council, November 24, 2025 · Carried
That By-laws 2025-115 to 2025-119, be approved subject to Section 284.11 (4 of the Municipal Act).
Regular Meeting of Council, November 24, 2025 · Carried
That the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council of Monday, November 10, 2025, be approved as amended.
Regular Meeting of Council, November 10, 2025 · Carried
That Council: a. approve the recommendations as presented, b. dissolve the Mayor’s Task Force on Medical Recruitment as it has achieved its mandate. c. re-appoint the members of the Task Force to the new Committee of Council following Council’s approval of the Terms of Reference; and d. receive the report from Administration on behalf of the Mayor’s Task Force of Medical Recruitment,
Regular Meeting of Council, September 22, 2025 · Carried
That Council approve Consent Reports #1, #2, #3 and #5.
Regular Meeting of Council, September 22, 2025 · Carried
The Council receive Report Number 2025-09-Fire Services.
Regular Meeting of Council, September 8, 2025 · Carried
That Council endorse the use of optical scanning equipment and internet voting for the 2026 Municipal Elections and that the Clerk’s Office be authorized to pursue these alternative voting methods.
Regular Meeting of Council, August 11, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive report 2025-137-CAO
Regular Meeting of Council, August 11, 2025 · Carried
That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of Monday, June 23, 2025, be adopted as presented.
Regular Meeting of Council, July 14, 2025 · Carried
That Council accept report 2025-128-CAO.
Regular Meeting of Council, July 14, 2025 · Carried
WHEREAS, Section 259 (c) of the Municipal Act requires Council approval by resolution for a Member to be absent from Council meetings for over three consecutive months; and WHEREAS, Councillor Syd Gardiner has requested Council approval for an extended leave of 20 weeks (four months), including a three-month period plus an additional month; now therefore be it RESOLVED THAT Council grants Councill
Regular Meeting of Council, July 14, 2025 · Carried
That Council reconsider its original Motion, to adopt the Agenda as amended, and that Council further add By-law 2025-073 being a By-law to enter into a section agreement to sell the parcel of land under Section 30 of the Expropriations Act, R.S.O 1990, c.E26, as amended, required for the widening of Marleau Avenue.
Regular Meeting of Council, July 14, 2025 · Carried
That the following be remove ``Section 12.2.2 c) Members, collectively, shall be permitted a question period for each presentation and/or delegation of a maximum ten (10) minutes`` from the Procedure By-law 2025-065.
Regular Meeting of Council, July 14, 2025 · Carried
That Council adopt By-law 2025-065, as amended.
Regular Meeting of Council, July 14, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive report 2025-111-CAO
Regular Meeting of Council, June 23, 2025 · Carried
That Council approve this report.
Regular Meeting of Council, June 23, 2025 · Carried
In the record
37meetings recorded presentthe minutes record presence, not a rate
0conflicts of interest declareda member saying they should not vote on a matter
3,480votes in 2022Local Councillor, incumbent
What this does not measure
- Motions moved is not a measure of effectiveness. Who moves a motion is often a seat convention or a committee role, and the member who does the work on a file is frequently not the one who reads it out.
- Nobody is ranked against anybody. These figures are counted against this member's own meetings and are never totalled or compared.
- Absence is not explained. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why. Illness, a declared conflict and a family emergency all appear the same way.
- What was said is not here. This record reads the minutes, which record decisions, not debate.
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