2025-12-03 Essex County Council Regular Meeting - 2026 Budget Deliberations

Essex County Council will meet on Wednesday December 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM to begin deliberations of the proposed 2026 County of Essex Budget. The agenda has been published, and members of the public may view or download the County Council Agenda on the County website.

The proposed 2026 Budget is available for review on the County of Essex website and in person at the County of Essex Administration Building, 360 Fairview Avenue West, Essex, ON. Alternative formats are also available upon request.

The meeting will take place in accordance with By-Law 2024-26, being a by-law to provide rules governing the order and proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the County of Essex, adopted on June 5, 2024.

Essex County Council meetings are open to the public, and limited seating is available within the Council Chambers for visitors. If you wish to attend the County Council meeting, please use the Registration Form to expedite the check-in procedure at the door. On the meeting day, registered visitors will be admitted to the Council Chambers beginning at 8:30 AM. Seats will be held for registered attendees until 8:45 AM after which time, seating will be allocated to walk-in visitors on a first come, first served basis and until capacity in the Council Chambers is reached. One registration per person is allowed. There will be no standing room or overflow seating. Once the capacity limit is reached, no further visitors will be admitted to the Council Chambers until occupied seats are vacated.

Members of the public may also access and view the County Council Meeting proceedings in other ways; by watching on YourTV Cogeco cable television or via the County Livestream (Note that the livestream will only be active once the meeting is started.)

Everyone attending County facilities or County Council meetings agrees to abide by all County of Essex policies and procedures. Review the policies and procedures here: County of Essex Policies