Todd Bennett
Councillor · seen 2020-01-13 to 2026-07-13 · served 2018–2022, 2022–2026
271substantive motions movedof 35 meetings the minutes record them at
62procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
355substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
6meetings recorded absentof 35 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 (6)
Regular Meeting of CouncilJuly 13, 2026
Regular Meeting of CouncilFebruary 23, 2026
Planning Advisory and Hearing CommitteeJuly 18, 2022
Planning Advisory and Hearing CommitteeSeptember 20, 2021
Planning Advisory and Hearing CommitteeSeptember 21, 2020
Special Meeting of CouncilApril 29, 2020
Substantive motions moved (showing the 40 most recent of 271)
THAT Council approve the Municipal Grants Program Policy and Guidelines attached to this report (the “Policy”), establishing a structured, transparent, and accountable framework for the administration of municipal grant funding to eligible community- based organizations; AND THAT Council approve the continued delivery of the Municipal Grants Program through the following funding streams: Communi
Special Meeting of Council, July 27, 2026 · Carried
1. That Council receive this report regarding the modernization of the City's taxi licensing framework; 2. That Council acknowledge and support the Cornwall Police Services Board's request to transfer responsibility for the administration and regulation of taxi and vehicle for hire licensing to the City of Cornwall, subject to the development of an implementation framework and future Council appro
Special Meeting of Council, July 27, 2026 · Carried
That Council prohibit the disposal of septage within the wastewater collection system; and further, that the septage receiving station design and construction project, along with the security fence project be cancelled, with all associated capital funds returned to the Wastewater Works Reserve.
Regular Meeting of Council, June 22, 2026 · Carried
That Council; a. direct Administration to prepare a subsequent report for consideration at the June 22, 2026, Council meeting and b. receive this report for information purposes
Regular Meeting of Council, June 8, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive this update from the City Barrister and Solicitor
Regular Meeting of Council, June 8, 2026 · Carried
That Council approve the draft Attendance & Use of “No Pay Hours” (NPH) Policy.
Regular Meeting of Council, June 8, 2026 · Carried
Motion to approve Consent Reports #1, 3, 6 and 7.
Regular Meeting of Council, May 25, 2026 · Carried
That Council approve Consent Reports #1, #3, #6 and #7.
Regular Meeting of Council, May 25, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive this presentation for information purposes.
Regular Meeting of Council, May 11, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive this report.
Regular Meeting of Council, May 11, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS City Council declared a Climate Emergency in the City of Cornwall on December 13, 2021, publicly recognizing the global climate crisis and affirming the City’s commitment to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and building resilience to the impacts of climate change; and WHEREAS Trees play a critical role in mitigating climate change by reducing local air and surface temperatures a
Regular Meeting of Council, May 11, 2026 · Carried
WHEREAS: A. The Cornwall Harbour Development Corporation, being a municipal services corporation (for the benefit of the City of Cornwall), and the Akwesasne Harbour Development Corporation, being a not-for-profit organization (for the benefit of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne) (hereinafter
Regular Meeting of Council, May 11, 2026 · Referred
Motion to adopt the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of Monday, April 13, 2026, as presented.
Regular Meeting of Council, April 27, 2026 · Carried
That Council approve the annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index – (November to November)
Regular Meeting of Council, April 27, 2026 · Defeated
That By-laws 2026-45 to 2026-47 and 2026-49, be approved subject to Section 284.11 (4) of the Municipal Act).
Regular Meeting of Council, April 27, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive this report and approve the following recommendations: Approve the re-developed End of Mortgage strategy and associated funding model; Direct Administration to proceed with service agreement negotiations with Community Housing providers based on the model presented; and Direct Administration to proceed with the philosophy of preserving existing housing supply by averting
Regular Meeting of Council, April 13, 2026 · Carried
That Council approve the capital project to repair the Tollgate Road watermain located within the Canadian National (CN) Railway corridor, including proceeding with the recommended replacement option, being Option 2, and authorize the proposed reallocation of capital funding to support the project as described herein.
Regular Meeting of Council, April 13, 2026 · Carried
That By-laws 2026-36 to 2026-43, be approved subject to Section 284.11 (4) of the Municipal Act).
Regular Meeting of Council, April 13, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive Report 2026-15-Financial Services on City's reserves and reserve funds as at December 31, 2024.
Regular Meeting of Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
That Council adopt Report 2026-16-Financial Services 2024 Annual Report on Municipal Debt.
Regular Meeting of Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive Report 202617Financial Services, 2024 Annual Report on Development Charges.
Regular Meeting of Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
That By-laws 2026-20 and 2026-24 to 2026-28, be approved subject to Section 284.11 (4 of the Municipal Act).
Regular Meeting of Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
That By-law 2026-30 be approved.
Regular Meeting of Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
Following extensive discussion on the deferral, The Motion to defer was
Regular Meeting of Council, March 23, 2026 · Withdrawn
That Council receive report 2026-32-CAO
Regular Meeting of Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
That By-law 2026-35, being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Cornwall at its meetings held on Monday, March 23, 2026, be adopted.
Regular Meeting of Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
That the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council of Monday, February 9, 2026, be adopted as presented.
Regular Meeting of Council, February 9, 2026 · Carried
That Council approve Consent Reports #1 to #4 as listed.
Regular Meeting of Council, February 9, 2026 · Carried
That By-laws 2026-15 to 2026-16, be approved subject to Section 284.11 (4)of the Municipal Ac).
Regular Meeting of Council, February 9, 2026 · Carried
That Council 1. Receive Report 2026-06-Financial Services for the 2026 Annual Report for the Municipal Grants Program. 2. Approve the recommended changes to the Municipal Grants Policy and the Municipal Grants Program Guidelines as outlined in this report.
Regular Meeting of Council, January 26, 2026 · Carried
That By-law 2026-14, being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Cornwall at its meetings held on Monday, January 26, 2026, be adopted.
Regular Meeting of Council, January 26, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive report 2026-02-CAO
Regular Meeting of Council, January 12, 2026 · Carried
#2026-02 Proposed Budget Amendment WHEREAS, the Mayor submitted the proposed 2026 Municipal Budget to Council on December 8, 2025, under the authority of Section 284.16 (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001; and WHEREAS, Council has the authority to propose amendments to the Mayor’s budget within 30 days of its release; and WHEREAS, the City of Cornwall has a long history of funding the Social Developmen
Special Meeting of Council, January 7, 2026 · Defeated
That the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council of Monday, December 8, 2025, be adopted as amended.
Regular Meeting of Council, December 8, 2025 · Carried
Motion to approve Consent Reports #1 and #4.
Regular Meeting of Council, December 8, 2025 · Carried
That Council approve the Strategic Asset Management Policy as presented
Regular Meeting of Council, December 8, 2025 · Carried
Motion to approve By-law 2025-122
Regular Meeting of Council, December 8, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive report 2025-173-CAO
Regular Meeting of Council, December 8, 2025 · Carried
That the Minutes of: Regular Meeting of Council of Monday, November 10, 2025; and Minutes of Regular Council November 24, 2025 Special Meeting of Council of Monday, November 17, 2025, Be approved as presented.
Regular Meeting of Council, November 24, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive the 2025 Long-Term Financial Plan.
Regular Meeting of Council, November 24, 2025 · Carried
In the record
29meetings recorded presentthe minutes record presence, not a rate
0conflicts of interest declareda member saying they should not vote on a matter
3,312votes 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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