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Joe Nowak
Mayor · seen 2024-02-13 to 2026-04-07 · served 2022–2026
3substantive motions movedof 42 meetings the minutes record them at
0procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
8substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
0meetings recorded absentof 42 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 Wellesley’s own minutes.
In their own words, via the Town
Mayor Joe Nowak is serving his third term as Mayor for the Township of Wellesley.
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.
Substantive motions moved (all 3)
Whereas the Recreation Service Boards of the Township of Wellesley have made significant contributions to the delivery of recreation programs and services in their communities over many years; and Whereas only one Recreation Service Board remains active, with another currently inactive, and the other boards and committees unofficially disbanding; and Whereas the Township has identified the need fo
That the Council of the Township of Wellesley support the request from the Christmas Tyme in Wellesley Parade Committee for $300.00 to offset part of the cost for policing services for 2024, funds to come from the donation budget line.
That the Council of the Township of Wellesley provide municipal consent to the Wellesley Township Fall Fair to host the 2024 Dairy Education Program at the old Wellesley arena, 1004 Catherine Street, Wellesley.
42meetings recorded presentthe minutes record presence, not a rate
0conflicts of interest declareda member saying they should not vote on a matter
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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