Mike Rehner
Councillor · Ward 1 · seen 2020-05-11 to 2025-07-14 · served 2018–2022, 2022–2026
81substantive motions movedof 58 meetings the minutes record them at
24procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
51substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
4meetings recorded absentof 58 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 West Lincoln’s own minutes.
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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.
Meetings the minutes record them as absent from (4)
Inaugural Meeting of CouncilNovember 21, 2022
Special CouncilApril 27, 2022
Growth and Sustainability CommitteeApril 11, 2022
Growth and Sustainability CommitteeSeptember 13, 2021
Substantive motions moved (showing the 40 most recent of 81)
1. That the Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee Minutes dated March 12, 2026, be received.
Council, April 27, 2026 · Carried
1. That the minutes relating to the February 23, 2026, Council Meeting, and the recommendations contained therein, be accepted.
Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
1. That Council, as per article 4 of the Minutes of Settlement approved by the OMB for Case No. PL170875, accept the transfer of lands identified in Schedule B of said Minutes and legally described as Part Lot 8, Plan M97, as confirmed by PL30BA1694 being, Part 6 on 30R14063 and being Part 6 on 30R14109, save and except Part 1 on 30R15840, Township of West Lincoln, be accepted by the Township.
Council, March 23, 2026 · Carried
1. That, Information Report T-21-2025, dated December 15, 2025, regarding “Treasurer’s Annual Statement for 2024 Development Charges”, be received; and, 2. That, this report and the accompanying schedules be made available to the public on the Township of West Lincoln’s website.
Council, December 15, 2025 · Carried
1. That Recommendation Report O-18-2025, titled “St. Ann’s Road Reconstruction – Tender Award – Budget Amendment BA 2025-07”, dated August 11, 2025, be received; and, 2. That the construction tender for the above project be awarded to Baiocco Construction Corp. in the amount of $3,024,209.62 (excluding HST); and, 3. That the Construction Administration and Construction Inspection for the construct
Council (includes All Committees), August 11, 2025 · Carried
1. That leave be granted to introduce By-Laws 2025-15 and 2025-16, and that the same shall be considered to have been read a first, second, and third time with one reading, and are hereby adopted; and, 2. That the Mayor and Clerk be and are hereby authorized to sign and affix the Corporate Seal thereto, any rule of this Council to the contrary notwithstanding.
Council, April 28, 2025 · Carried
That, By-law 2024-84 be
Council, December 16, 2024 · Referred
1. That leave be granted to introduce By-Law 2024-86 and that the same shall be considered to have been read a first, second, and third time with one reading, and are hereby adopted; and, 2. That the Mayor and Clerk be and are hereby authorized to sign and affix the Corporate Seal thereto, any rule of this Council to the contrary notwithstanding.
Council, December 16, 2024 · Carried
1. That the minutes relating to the November 18, 2024 Public Works & Recreation Committee Meeting, and the recommendations contained therein, be accepted.
Council, November 25, 2024 · Carried
1. That the minutes relating to the October 21, 2024 Public Works & Recreation Committee Meeting, and the recommendations contained therein, be accepted.
Council, October 28, 2024 · Carried
That the minutes relating to the September 16, 2024 Public Works & Recreation Committee Meeting, and the recommendations contained therein, be accepted.
Council, September 23, 2024 · Carried
1. That, Recommendation Report PD-35-2024, titled “Recommendation Report – 167 St. Catharines Street Extension of Draft Plan of Condominium, File No. 2100-86- 17, dated August 12, 2024, be received; and, 2. That, the Draft Plan of Condominium approval for 167 St. Catharine Street, File No. 2100-86-17, be extended for a period of one year, to expire on August 12, 2025, subject to the revised condit
Council (includes All Committees), August 12, 2024 · Carried
1. That Recommendation Report PW-19-2024 titled, “Lincoln St., Welland St., & Niagara St., Reconstruction Detail Design - Budget Amendment BA2024-07”, dated July 15, 2024, be received; and 2. That Budget Amendment BA2024-07, in the amount of $80,000.00, funded through a Transfer from the Capital Reserve, be approved.
Council (includes All Committees), July 15, 2024 · Carried
1. That leave be granted to introduce By-Laws 2024-49 and 2024-50, and that the same shall be considered to have been read a first, second, and third time with one reading, and are hereby adopted; and 2. That the Mayor and Clerk be and are hereby authorized to sign and affix the Corporate Seal thereto, any rule of this Council to the contrary notwithstanding.
Council (includes All Committees), July 15, 2024 · Carried
That, Resolution 1 be amended to alter the noise exemption from 11:00 PM to 3:00 AM, to instead read 11:00 PM to 1:00 AM.
Council, June 24, 2024 · Carried
That the minutes relating to the June 17, 2024 Public Works & Recreation Committee Meeting, and the recommendations contained therein, be accepted.
Council, June 24, 2024 · Carried
1. That, leave be granted to introduce By-Law 2024-30, and that the same shall be considered to have been read a first, second, and third time with one reading, and is hereby adopted; and, 2. That, the Mayor and Clerk be and are hereby authorized to sign and affix the Corporate Seal thereto, any rule of this Council to the contrary notwithstanding.
Special Council, May 15, 2024 · Carried
That the minutes of the April 15, 2024 regular Public Works & Recreation Committee Meeting, and the recommendations contained therein, be accepted.
Council, April 22, 2024 · Carried
That the minutes of the February 20, 2024 Public Works & Recreation Committee meeting, and the recommendations contained therein, be accepted.
Council, February 26, 2024 · Carried
ALL COMMITTEES MEETING (Including Public Meetings) - MINUTES - January 15, 2024 1. That, Recommendation Report T-01-2024, regarding the “2024 Draft Capital Budget” dated January 15, 2024, be received; and 2. That, $500,000 of the projected 2023 operating surplus be transferred to the Capital Reserve.
Council (includes All Committees), January 15, 2024 · Carried
That, the minutes of the December 4, 2023 All Committees (Including Public Meetings) meeting, be accepted, and the recommendations contained therein, be approved; with the exception of Item #10.1
Council, December 11, 2023 · Carried
1. That, leave be granted to introduce By-law #s 2023-85, 2023-86, 2023-87, 2023-88, 2023-89 and 2023-90, and that the same shall be considered to have been read a first, second, and third time with one reading, and are hereby adopted; and, COUNCIL MINUTES – December 11, 2023 2. That, the Mayor and Clerk be and are hereby authorized to sign and affix the Corporate Seal thereto, any rule of this Co
Council, December 11, 2023 · Carried
That, the minutes of the September 25, 2023 Council meeting be accepted.
Council, October 23, 2023 · Carried
That, the minutes of the October 16, 2023 Public Works & Recreation Committee meeting, be accepted, and the recommendations contained therein, be approved; with the exception of Item#(s) __________.
Council, October 23, 2023 · Carried
That, in accordance with Section 4.3 of the Township's Procedural By-law, Mayor Ganann be appointed as the Presiding Chair for the Planning/Building/Environmental Committee Meeting of Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 due to the absence of the Chair (Councillor Reilly) and the Vice Chair (Councillor Bell) being unable to chair the meeting.
Growth and Sustainability Committee, October 10, 2023 · Carried
That, the minutes of the September 18, 2023 Public Works & Recreation Committee meeting, be accepted, and the recommendations contained therein, be approved; with the exception of Item#(s) __________.
Council, September 25, 2023 · Carried
1. That, the email received on July 18th, 2023 from Chantel Poliquin advising of her resignation from the West Lincoln Santa Claus Parade Committee be received with regrets; and, 2. That, By-law 2023-03, being the appointment by-law for Boards and Committees, be amended to remove Chantel Poliquin from Schedule C (West Lincoln Santa Claus Parade Committee).
Council (includes All Committees), August 14, 2023 · Carried
1. That, the correspondence from Jenny Galan Administrator of Operations, of the West Niagara Agricultural Society, Dated July 20, 2023, requesting that the 2023 West Niagara Fair be designated as a "Community Festival" in order to obtain a Special Events Permit from the Ontario Alcohol & Gaming Commission, be received; and, 2. That, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of West Lincoln h
Council (includes All Committees), August 14, 2023 · Carried
1. That, Recommendation Report PW-23-2023, re: 2023 Hot Mix Spot Repair Tender Authorization, dated August 14th, 2023 be received; and, 2. That, Council accept the tender submission by Circle P Paving Inc. for the paving of spot repairs, in the amount of $224,900 (plus HST); and, 3. That, a By-law be passed to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to enter into an agreement with Circle P Paving Inc.
Council (includes All Committees), August 14, 2023 · Carried
1. That, leave be granted to introduce By-law #s 2023-58, 2023-59, 2023-60, 2023-61, 2023-62, 2023-63 and 2023-64, and that the same shall be considered to have been read a first, second, and third time with one reading, and are hereby adopted; and, COUNCIL (ALL COMMITTEES) MINUTES – August 14, 2023 2. That, the Mayor and Clerk be and are hereby authorized to sign and affix the Corporate Seal ther
Council (includes All Committees), August 14, 2023 · Carried
1. That, Recommendation Report PW-18-2023, RE: “Public Works Road Allowance Width and Land Dedication Policy”, dated July 17, 2023 be received; and, 2. That, policy POL-PW-1-18, found as Attachment ‘A’ to this report, be repealed; and, 3. That, the revised policy POL-PW-1-23, found as Attachment ‘B’ to this report, be endorsed by Council.
Council (includes All Committees), July 17, 2023 · Carried
1. That, the following persons be and are hereby appointed to serve on the following Committees and/or Boards until their successors are appointed: 1. West Lincoln Public Library Board a. Puneet Bajaj b. Martina (Tina) Jol 2. Age Friendly Advisory Committee a. Martina (Tina) Jol 3. Heritage Committee a. Martina (Tina) Jol 4. West Lincoln Santa Claus Parade a. Martina (Tina) Jol; and, 2. That, a by
Council (includes All Committees), July 17, 2023 · Carried
That, the minutes of the May 23, 2023 regular Council meeting be accepted.
Council, June 26, 2023 · Carried
That, the minutes of the open session portion of the June 19, 2023 Public Works & Recreation Committee meeting, be accepted, and the recommendations contained therein, be approved; with the exception of Item#(s)_________________.
Council, June 26, 2023 · Carried
1. That, CAO Report RFD-CAO-01-23, dated June 12, 2023, regarding “Approval of New Collective Agreement - CUPE 1287”, be received; and, 2. That, Budget Amendment BA2023-02, in the amount of $21,380, as outlined in “Part A” of this report; be approved, to fund any budget impacts resulting from the ratification of the CUPE Collective Agreement; and, 3. That, a by-law be presented to Council at the J
Growth and Sustainability Committee, June 12, 2023 · Carried
That, the minutes of the public meeting held on May 8, 2023 under Sections 17 and 34 of the Planning Act, with respect to: a. Zoning By-law Amendment - 5623 Twenty Mile Road (9109072 Canada Inc.) b. Official Plan Amendment - Proposed Township Official Plan Amendment No. 65 be accepted.
Council, May 23, 2023 · Carried
1. That, leave be granted to introduce By-law #s 2023-35, 2023-36, 2023-37, and 2023-38, and that the same shall be considered to have been read a first, second, and third time with one reading, and are hereby adopted; and, 2. That, the Mayor and Clerk be and are hereby authorized to sign and affix the Corporate Seal thereto, any rule of this Council to the contrary notwithstanding.
Council, May 23, 2023 · Carried
That, this Special Council Meeting does now resume in open session at the hour of 8:58 p.m.
Special Council, May 1, 2023 · Carried
That, the minutes of the April 17, 2023 Public Works & Recreation Committee meeting, be accepted, and the recommendations contained therein, be approved.
Council, April 24, 2023 · Carried
1. That, the correspondence received from Ed & Kim Wrzosek, dated April 11, 2023, be received; and, 2. That, staff are hereby directed to do a full comprehensive review of the noise bylaw with consideration to notes and concerns highlighted in the PowerPoint presentation presented on April 11, 2023 and, 3. That, staff report back at a future committee and/or council meeting with a report highlight
Growth and Sustainability Committee, April 11, 2023 · Carried
In the record
54meetings recorded presentthe minutes record presence, not a rate
0conflicts of interest declareda member saying they should not vote on a matter
Ward 1seatCouncillor
680votes in 2022Local Councillor, incumbent
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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