PERIOD REPORT
DATE: January 26, 2026 Report No. ADM-26-007
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Dan Horan, Chief Administrative Officer
SUBJECT:TITLECAO - 2025 Third Period Report
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The following is a report on the activities pertaining to the CAO’s office from September 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
I. DIVISION ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
The CAO’s focus during this reporting period has been supporting the broader team in their task to improve our support to Council’s 2026-2030 budget deliberations, particularly with respect to levels of service and the impacts of funding options with respect to the departmental 5-year workforce plans. The Fire and Parks & Recreation departments completed their presentations in July; Corporate Services, Development Services, Engineering and Public Works, and Financial Services provided their presentations in October.
The CAO has been engaged in the hiring of a new Senior Manager of Human Resources, established to fill the human resources/labour relations gap created by the departure of the incumbent Director of Human Resources and Community Relations. Mark Jeckway was hired to fill the position and began working for the Township on 19 January 2026.
The attached draft Council Priorities Plan (Attachment 1) reflects the current status of all projects and initiatives meant to address Council’s strategic areas of focus throughout the 2022-2026 term. The CAO will walk through the attached presentation (Attachment 2) at the Special Committee of the Whole; the presentation represents a quick way to note any changes to the Council Priorities Plan since the last update in September 2025. Staff invite questions from Council and make the following recommendations:
• That staff be directed by Committee resolution to make any proposed changes, additions or deletions to the Council Priorities Plan; and
• That the Council Priorities Plan be endorsed by resolution for approval by Council and publication to the Township’s website.