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The Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg
MUSEUM, CULTURE, HERITAGE AND SPECIAL AWARDS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
March 22, 2023
4:30 p.m.
Council Chambers, 200 Broadway, second floor
MINUTES
Present:
Carrie Lewis, Amie Varga, Lindsay Monroe, Isaac Card, Joan Weston, Tabitha
Verbuyst, Courtney Booth, Rosemary Dean, Councillor Kelly Spencer.
Absent with Regrets:
Doug Cooper.
Also Present:
Amelia Jaggard, Deputy Clerk
Patricia Phelps, Culture and Heritage Manager/Curator
1. Call to Order
2. Adoption of Agenda
Resolution #1
Moved by: Rosemary Dean
Seconded by: Courtney Booth
THAT the Agenda as prepared for the Museum, Culture, Heritage and Special
Awards Advisory Committee meeting of March 22, 2023, be approved.
Carried
3. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
4. Orientation
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Amelia Jaggard, Deputy Clerk, provided an orientation session. A second orientation
session has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the
Tillsonburg Community Centre, Lions Auditorium. This session will cover mandatory
training on Town policies and procedures.
5. Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
Resolution #2
Moved by: Rosemary Dean
Seconded by: Aime Varga
THAT Carrie Lewis be elected as Chair of the Museum, Culture, Heritage and
Special Awards Advisory Committee.
Carried
Resolution #3
Moved by: Aime Varga
Seconded by: Tabitha Verbuyst
THAT Joan Weston be elected as Vice-Chair of the Museum, Culture, Heritage and
Special Awards Advisory Committee.
Carried
6. Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
7. General Business and Reports
7.1. Volunteer Achievement Award Nomination
The committee reviewed a submission nominating Rosemary Dean for the
Town’s quarterly volunteer achievement award.
Resolution #4
Moved by: Joan Weston
Seconded by: Aime Varga
THAT the Museum, Culture, Heritage and Special Awards Advisory Committee
supports the selection of Rosemary Dean as a Town of Tillsonburg volunteer
achievement award recipient.
Carried
Committee to review any new and recent (wi thin three years) volunteer
achievement award nominations for the next quarter.
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There was discussion regarding the citizen of the year award. No award was
presented during the 2022 due to the Municipal Election. There was consensus
that the next individual be presented as the 2023 Town of Tillsonburg Citizen of
the Year Award recipient.
Staff will initiate the Citizen of the Year award nomination process and make the
necessary arrangements for the event to be held in June, 2023.
It was asked to have an update from the Museum and Station Arts Centre
included on future meeting agendas.
8. Meeting Schedule
Resolution #5
Moved by: Rosemary Dean
Seconded by: Courtney Booth
THAT the Museum, Culture, Heritage and Special Awards Advisory Committee meet
the third Wednesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. excluding the months of July and
August.
Carried
9. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.