Municipality
Municipal Affairs
THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CURRENT MEMBERS
Members of council are elected every fourth year for 4 years, as a whole; thus, each counciller represents the whole Township of Potton, not districts. Citizens vote for all members of council.
The Municipal Council of Potton is composed of the mayor and of six (6) councillors :
| Post | Name | Telephone Numbers | |
| Mayor | Louis Veillon | 819 239-1107 | maire@potton.ca |
| Councillor seat 1 | Michel Trudel | 514 984-1183 | michel-trudel@sympatico.ca |
| Councillor seat 2 | Christine Baudinet | 514 731-3554 | christinebaudinet@gmail.com |
| Councillor seat 3 | Norman Handfield | 514 949-7848 | norman.handfield@outlook.com |
| Councillor seat 4 | Diane Rypinski-Marcoux | 819 570-0389 | trackerdiane@gmail.com |
| Councillor seat 5 | Cynthia Sherrer | 819 349-2916 | csherrer11@outlook.com |
| Councillor seat 6 | Jason Ball | 450 292-0307 / 819 580-2449 | swamp_ophilia@yahoo.com |
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL'S CODE OF ETHICS
Elected officials from the Municipality of the Township of Potton all took a training session regarding the code of ethics as of April 13th, 2026.
Louis Veillon
Diane Rypinski-Marcoux
Norman Handfield
Michel Trudel
Cynthia Sherrer
Christine Baudinet
Jason Ball
The municipality of Potton Township has adopted a code of ethics for council members (french only). The code of ethics contains guidelines regarding:
- Favors, advantages and benefits
- Communications with the staff
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Loyalty
AGENDA FOR MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL
Agenda for the regular meeting
of the municipal council of the Township of Potton
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
1. OPENING OF MEETING
2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
3. FIRST QUESTION PERIOD
4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 2026
5. CURRENT AFFAIRS AND DELIBERATIONS
5.1 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
5.1.1 Approval of the list of buildings proposed for inclusion in the Memphrémagog RCM’s built heritage inventory;
5.1.2 Request for proposals – end of the process;
5.2 FINANCES
5.2.1 Tabling of forecasts to December 31th, 2026;
5.2.2 Payment of the invoice – Détec Sol;
5.2.3 Allocation of funds for the sand pits and quarries;
5.2.4 Allocation of funds for parks expenses;
5.3 PERSONNEL
5.4 MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
5.4.1 Award of the contract for the purchase of a used grader;
5.5 PROPERTIES AND RENTED SPACES
5.5.1 Submission of monthly report;
5.5.2 Repair of the roof to the Community Center (St-Cajetan church);
5.5.3 Awarding of a contract to conduct an ecological characterization study of lots 5 553 958 and 6 542 601;
5.6 PUBLIC SAFETY
5.6.1 Submission of monthly statistics;
5.6.2 Authorization to sign an agreement with the City of Sutton’s Public Safety Depart-ment and the Municipality of Potton Township – Temporary support;
5.7 TRANSPORTATION & ROADS
5.7.1 Submission of monthly statistics;
5.7.2 Service proposal for material quality control and environmental monitoring;
5.7.3 Mandate call for tender – culvert replacement;
5.8 PUBLIC HYGIENE
5.9 HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
5.10 TOWN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
5.10.1 CPTAQ: Lot 6 291 005 – application for authorization for non-agricultural use (in-stitutional, expansion of the existing cemetery);
5.10.2 Lot 5 553 811, 26 ch. Versant – Expansion of a residence with a minimum front yard;
5.10.3 Lot 5 752 751, Ch. Girl’s Camp – Construction of an accessory building with a min-imum front yard;
5.10.4 Lot 6 669 153, de la Coulée Road – Construction of a ingle-family residence -PIIA-6 and PIIA-7;
5.10.5 Lot 5 751 115, Signal Hill Road – Construction of a single-family residence – PIIA-7;
5.10.6 Lot 5 752 166, 39 Hilmar-Krausser Road – Expansion of a single-family residence – PIIA-5 and PIIA-7;
5.11 LEISURE AND CULTURE
6. NOTICE OF MOTION
6.1 Bylaw number 2026-510 establishing a fee schedule applicable to cases where expenses are incurred on behalf of the municipality – Travel and meal expenses;
6.2 Bylaw number 2001-291-BS amending bylaw 2001-291 – tourist residences;
6.3 Borrowing bylaw number 2026-511 authorizing expenditures for a study of geotechnical aspects and safety assessment of the dam for the Sopala Lake retention structure in Pot-ton and a loan of $50 000;
7. ADOPTION OF BYLAWS
7.1 Draft bylaw number 2026-510 establishing a fee schedule applicable to cases where ex-penses are incurred on behalf of the municipality – Travel and meal expenses;
8. ACCOUNTABILITY AND RENDERING OF BUDGETARY ACCOUNTS
8.1 Account payable – analysis for a period account payable;
8.2 Account payable – selective list;
8.3 Filing of the analysis of variations;
9. VARIA
10. SECOND QUESTION PERIOD
11. CLOSING OF MEETING
Council meetings - Dates and notes
- January 19
- February 2
- March 2
- *Tuesday, April 7 (Easter)
- May 4
- June 1
- July 6
- August 3
- *Tuesday, September 8 (Labor Day)
- *October 6 (Provincial election on the 5th)
- November 2
- December 7
All decisions and filing made by Council at a public meeting are written in the minutes of the meeting. The minutes are published three working days after the meeting in draft form; they must be adopted by Council at the next meeting in order to be final. The adopted minutes are public documents which can be consulted and a copy of which can be obtained in person at the Town Hall, upon payment of fees for photocopies. Alternatively, they are listed and downloadable below (french only).
- February 25 ***at 6pm this time
- April 1st
- April 29
- May 27
- June 30
- July 29
- September 2
- September 30
- October 28
- December 2
Town Council work sessions (often referred to as “caucuses”) are not open to the public. However, an exception will now be made for the work session held on the Wednesday preceding each month’s Town Council meeting. The public is invited to observe, but may not ask questions or comment unless invited to do so.
*Subject to change: please note that working sessions may be cancelled at any time.
**To better inform citizens about the acronyms used in resolutions or during public meetings of the municipal council, you can consult this detailed list.
Recordings of the Council Meetings 2026
Follow live Council meetings on our YouTube page
October 6th, 2026 – regular meeting
September 8th, 2026 – regular meeting
August 12th, 2026 – Special meeting
August 3rd, 2026 – Regular meeting
July 6th, 2026 – Regular meeting
June 1st, 2026 – Regular meeting
May 4th, 2026 – Regular meeting
April 7th, 2026 – Regular meeting
March 2nd, 2026 – Regular meeting
Recordings of the Council Meetings 2025
Follow live Council meetings on our YouTube page
December 17th, 2025 – special budget meeting (video)
December 10th, 2025 – special meeting (audio)
December 1st, 2025 – regular meeting (video)
November 10th, 2025 – regular meeting (audio // video)
October 1st, 2025 – regular meeting (video)
September 24th, 2025 – special meeting (video)
September 2nd, 2025 – regular meeting (video)
August 4th, 2025 – regular meeting (video)
July 22nd, 2025 – special meeting (audio)
July 7th, 2025 – regular meeting (video)
June 2nd, 2025 – regular meeting (audio) *There was an issue: the recording starts at item 6.2.2, Mayor’s report on the municipality’s financial situation.
May 20th, 2025 – special meeting (audio)
May 5th, 2025 – regular meeting (video)
April 30th, 2025 – special meeting
April 7th, 2025 – regular meeting
March 3rd, 2025 – regular meeting
February 11th, 2025 – special meeting
Audio Recordings of the Council Meetings 2024
December 18th 2024 – special meeting
*December 9th, 2024 – special meeting on the budget
December 9th, 2024 – special meeting
December 2nd, 2024 – regular meeting
November 4th, 2024 – regular meeting
October 7th, 2024 – regular meeting
September 3rd, 2024 – regular meeting
August 4th, 2024 – regular meeting
July 18th, 2024 – special meeting
July 2nd, 2024 – regular meeting
June 3rd, 2024 – regular meeting
May 6th, 2024 – regular meeting
March 19, 2024 – special meeting
March 13, 2024 – special meeting
March 4, 2024 – regular meeting
February 22, 2024 – regular meeting
February 5, 2024 – regular meeting
Audio Recordings of the Council Meetings 2023
December 18th, 2023 – special meeting
December 12th, 2023 – special budget meeting
December 4th, 2023 – regular meeting
November 6th, 2023 – regular meeting
October 2nd, 2023 – regular meeting
September 14th, 2023 – special meeting
September 5th, 2023 – regular meeting
August 7th, 2023 – regular meeting
July 20th, 2023 – special meeting
July 11th, 2023 – special meeting
July 3rd, 2023 – regular meeting
June 5th, 2023 – regular meeting
May 1st, 2023 – regular meeting
April 3rd, 2023 – regular meeting
March 6th, 2023 – regular meeting Part 1 and Part 2 (*the recording stopped at some point and was later started again, hence the two parts. Part of the meeting is therefore missing.)
February 16th, 2023 – special meeting
Audio Recordings of the Council Meetings 2022
December 13th, 2022 – special meeting (budget)
December 5th, 2022 – regular meeting: unfortunately, there was a problem with the recording of the meeting so there will be no audio recording this month.
November 7th, 2022 – regular meeting
October 13th, 2022 – special meeting
October 4th, 2022 – regular meeting
Septembre 15th, 2022 – special meeting
September 6th, 2022 – regular meeting
August 9th, 2022 – special meeting
August 1st, 2022 – regular meeting
July 21st, 2022 – special meeting
July 4th, 2022 – regular meeting
June 6th, 2022 – regular meeting
May 17th, 2022 – special meeting
May 2nd, 2022 – regular meeting
April 14th, 2022 – special meeting
April 4th, 2022 – regular meeting
March 7th, 2022 – regular meeting
Audio Recordings of the Council Meetings 2021
January 14th, 2021 regular meeting
February 1, 2021, regular meeting
February 11, 2021, special meeting
March 1, 2021, regular meeting
March 4, 2021, special meeting
March 11, 2021, special meeting
April 6, 2021, regular meeting
April 15, 2021, special meeting
April 29, 2021, special meeting
June 15, 2021, special meeting
August 2nd, 2021, regular meeting
September 7, 2021, regular meeting
September 21, 2021, special meeting – Q & A related to the ”Fonds de parc” (in French only): Click here
October 4, 2021, regular meeting
Audio Recordings of the Council Meetings 2020
Minutes of Council’s meetings
2026
Legend:
Adopted (“Adopté”): minutes approved at the next meetings, final reading
Draft (“projet”): minutes immediately after the meeting (not adopted)
Extraordinary meeting: any meeting other than the ordinary monthly meeting on the first Monday of the month
Statutory: special meeting mandated by the law with a stated purpose (i.e. annual financial statements, budgets)
2025
Legend:
Adopted (“Adopté”): minutes approved at the next meetings, final reading
Draft (“projet”): minutes immediately after the meeting (not adopted)
Extraordinary meeting: any meeting other than the ordinary monthly meeting on the first Monday of the month
Statutory: special meeting mandated by the law with a stated purpose (i.e. annual financial statements, budgets)
2024
Legend:
Adopted (“Adopté”): minutes approved at the next meetings, final reading
Draft (“projet”): minutes immediately after the meeting (not adopted)
Extraordinary meeting: any meeting other than the ordinary monthly meeting on the first Monday of the month
Statutory: special meeting mandated by the law with a stated purpose (i.e. annual financial statements, budgets)
2023
Legend:
Adopted (“Adopté”): minutes approved at the next meetings, final reading
Draft (“projet”): minutes immediately after the meeting (not adopted)
Extraordinary meeting: any meeting other than the ordinary monthly meeting on the first Monday of the month
Statutory: special meeting mandated by the law with a stated purpose (i.e. annual financial statements, budgets)
2022
Legend:
Adopted (“Adopté”): minutes approved at the next meetings, final reading
Draft (“projet”): minutes immediately after the meeting (not adopted)
Extraordinary meeting: any meeting other than the ordinary monthly meeting on the first Monday of the month
Statutory: special meeting mandated by the law with a stated purpose (i.e. annual financial statements, budgets)
2021
Legend:
Adopted (“Adopté”): minutes approved at the next meetings, final reading
Draft (“projet”): minutes immediately after the meeting (not adopted)
Extraordinary meeting: any meeting other than the ordinary monthly meeting on the first Monday of the month
Statutory: special meeting mandated by the law with a stated purpose (i.e. annual financial statements, budgets)
2020
Legend:
Adopted (“Adopté”): minutes approved at the next meetings, final reading
Draft (“projet”): minutes immediately after the meeting (not adopted)
Extraordinary meeting: any meeting other than the ordinary monthly meeting on the first Monday of the month
Statutory: special meeting mandated by the law with a stated purpose (i.e. annual financial statements, budgets)
2019
Legend:
Adopted (“Adopté”): minutes approved at the next meetings, final reading
Draft (“projet”): minutes immediately after the meeting (not adopted)
Extraordinary meeting: any meeting other than the ordinary monthly meeting on the first Monday of the month
Statutory: special meeting mandated by the law with a stated purpose (i.e. annual financial statements, budgets)
2018
Legend:
Adopted (“Adopté”): minutes approved at the next meetings, final reading
Draft (“projet”): minutes immediately after the meeting (not adopted)
Extraordinary meeting: any meeting other than the ordinary monthly meeting on the first Monday of the month
Statutory: special meeting mandated by the law with a stated purpose (i.e. annual financial statements, budgets)
2017
Legend:
Adopted: minutes approved at the next meetings, final reading
After meeting: minutes immediately after the meeting (not adopted)
Extraordinary meeting: any meeting other than the ordinary monthly meeting on the first Monday of the month
Statutory: special meeting mandated by the law with a stated purpose (i.e. annual financial statements, budgets)
2016
2015
2014
2013