Media Advisory - Special Meeting of County Council called for Thursday, January 30th

Cobourg, ON – January 20, 2025– In addition to the regularly scheduled County Council Meeting taking place this Wednesday, January 22nd, a Special Council Meeting will take place on January 30th at 9:30 a.m. to continue discussion about potential efficiencies and cost savings, begun during 2025 budget deliberations in December.

The Special Meeting of County Council will be held in open session, however some portions may move into closed session, if required by the Municipal Act.

January County Council Meetings

· Regular County Council Meeting:
Wednesday, January 22nd at 9:30 AM
Attend in person: Council Chambers, 555 Courthouse Road, Cobourg
Watch the livestream: at Northumberland.ca/Council
Join on Zoom by visiting zoom.us/join or call 1-855-703-8985 (toll-free)
Meeting ID: 893 3871 8158
Passcode: 549319

· Special County Council Meeting: Thursday, January 30th at 9:30 AM Attend in person: Council Chambers, 555 Courthouse Road, Cobourg Watch the livestream: at Northumberland.ca/Council Join on Zoom* by visiting zoom.us/join or call 1-855-703-8985 (toll-free) *Zoom meeting details to be provided in the agenda posted on January 24th.

Agendas for County Council meetings, including full meeting details and discussion items, are available on our Council webpage. The agenda for the Regular Council Meeting is available now and the agenda for the Special Council Meeting will be published on January 24th.

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For more information:
Kate Campbell
Director, Communications
Northumberland County
Phone: 905-372-3329  x2335

Email: campbellk@northumberland.ca

Web: northumberland.ca 

About Northumberland County

Located on the traditional territory of the Mississauga, Northumberland County is a thriving community just one hour east of Toronto along Highway 401, with easy access to urban centres to the north, east and west. As the upper tier level of municipal government for the region, Northumberland County’s vision is to bring together people, partnerships and possibilities for a strong and vi­brant Northumberland. Our community includes seven distinct yet comple­mentary municipalities, with County Council comprised of the Mayors of each of these member municipalities:

• Township of Alnwick/Haldimand

• Municipality of Brighton

• Town of Cobourg

• Township of Cramahe

• Township of Hamilton

• Municipality of Port Hope

• Municipality of Trent Hills