2026.09.29 – Regular meeting of the Executive Committee of the City of Gatineau held in the committee room of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at 8:45 a.m.
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CONSIDERING THAT the Assessment Department must, pursuant to the Loi sur la fiscalité municipale (CQLR, chapter F-2.1, hereinafter "the Act"), file the new property assessment roll applicable to the years 2027, 2028, and 2029;
CONSIDERING THAT the Loi sur la fiscalité municipale authorizes the creation and modification of sub-categories and sectors upon the filing of a new assessment roll;
CONSIDERING THAT the council, by resolution number CM-2026-622, announced its intention to create or modify sub-categories and sectors as part of the filing of the 2027-2028-2029 roll;
CONSIDERING THAT the application of the Loi sur la fiscalité municipale imposes strict legal constraints regarding compliance with minimum and maximum thresholds governing the setting of tax rates for property categories in relation to the base rate;
CONSIDERING THAT in 2026, the City of Gatineau reached the ceiling thresholds for the non-residential category and that, without a modification by the government which allowed an adjustment of the maximum threshold for this category, an unfavorable fiscal transfer of nearly $50 million would have been made to other property categories for the 2026 fiscal year;
CONSIDERING THAT other property categories (industrial, serviced vacant land, six dwellings and more) also reached their upper thresholds in 2026, causing shortfalls;
CONSIDERING THAT the City wishes to adopt a fiscal structure for the years 2027 and following that allows for compliance with all legal thresholds, preserves the stability of municipal revenues, and mitigates fiscal shocks for taxpayers;
CONSIDERING THAT the Finance Department has presented a detailed analysis of different fiscal scenarios, one of which is best aligned with the City's objectives and the council's priorities;
CONSIDERING THAT the designation of sub-categories must be communicated to the assessor to allow them to record them in their assessment roll:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to authorize the cancellation, upon the entry into force of the 2027, 2028, 2029 roll, of the sectors based on the existing neighborhood units of the 2024-2025-2026 roll for the residual category;
• to authorize the creation of new sectors for the residual category based on the neighborhood units as indicated in the 2027, 2028, 2029 roll;
• to authorize the creation of the following sub-categories within the residual property category:
- Properties with one to five dwellings;
- Properties with six dwellings and more;
- Residual properties (without dwellings);
• to maintain the application of the measure of spreading property value variations over three years for the duration of the 2027-2028-2029 assessment roll, in order to mitigate fiscal shocks and ensure a gradual transition for taxpayers.
This recommendation of the Executive Committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council.
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PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee:
• awards a contract to the contractor RN Civil (10570389 Canada inc.), 41, chemin des Cantonniers, L’Ange-Gardien, Quebec, J8L 0Z9, for the replacement of culvert no. 46280, located near 1400, rue des Laurentides, in the Masson-Angers sector. The contract is awarded based on the unit and lump-sum prices entered in the tender form for an approximate total amount of $395,946.68 including taxes, all in accordance with the tender documents and its bid submitted on September 21, 2026, as being the lowest bid received and compliant;
• authorizes a derogation from Règlement numéro 44-2003 concerning noise on the city's territory to allow the firm RN Civil (10570389 Canada inc.) to carry out the work for the replacement of culvert no. 46280 on rue des Laurentides, outside permitted hours as needed, specifically from Sunday to Saturday between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., as well as on Sunday between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
A treasurer's certificate was issued on September 28, 2026.
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PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee:
• awards a contract to the firm Construction FGK Inc., 2-203, chemin Industriel, Gatineau, Quebec, J8L 0CJ, for the replacement of culvert number 33810 on chemin du Fer-à-Cheval, for an approximate total amount of $1,526,889.64 including taxes, all in accordance with the tender documents and its bid submitted on September 28, 2026, as being the lowest bid received and compliant;
• authorizes a derogation from Règlement numéro 44-2003 concerning noise on the territory of the City of Gatineau to allow the firm Construction FGK inc. to carry out work associated with the replacement of culvert number 337810 crossing chemin du Fer-à-Cheval, in the Masson-Angers sector, outside permitted hours, from Monday to Saturday, between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and at all times on Sunday, over an approximate period of eight weeks between mid-October and the beginning of December 2026.
A treasurer's certificate was issued on September 29, 2026.
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CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau wishes to foster active and meaningful citizen participation in municipal affairs;
CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau has proceeded with the creation of the Office de participation publique de Gatineau in order to strengthen public participation mechanisms and citizen trust in municipal democratic processes;
CONSIDERING THAT the $400,000 budget granted to the Citizen Interaction Service in 2025 was intended to support the implementation of the Reference Framework for citizen participation in municipal affairs;
CONSIDERING THAT the creation of the Office de participation publique de Gatineau entails the transfer of certain responsibilities related to the development and evolution of public participation practices;
CONSIDERING THAT the sums provided for this purpose would support the work and activities now falling under the Office de participation publique de Gatineau;
CONSIDERING THAT the administration proceeded in June 2025 with the presentation to the plenary committee of the major steps and actions (including a financial framework and a schedule) necessary for the implementation of the Office de participation publique de Gatineau, as stipulated by resolution number CM-2025-168:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council to authorize the treasurer to transfer the $400,000 budget granted to the Citizen Interaction Service in 2025 to support the updating of the Reference Framework for citizen participation in municipal affairs, to the Office de participation publique de Gatineau on January 1, 2027.
This recommendation of the Executive Committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council.
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CONSIDERING THAT a copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Executive Committee of the City of Gatineau held on September 16, 2026, as well as the special meeting held on September 22, 2026, has been provided to the members of the Executive Committee: PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee adopts the minutes as submitted.
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PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee approves the list and accepts the filing of the list of disbursements for the period of August 28 to September 3, 2026, in the amount of $13,107,582. A treasurer's certificate was issued on September 28, 2026.
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PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee approves the list and accepts the filing of the list of disbursements for the period of September 4 to 10, 2026, in the amount of $11,599,247. A treasurer's certificate was issued on September 28, 2026.
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CONSIDERING the conclusions of the investigation conducted by representatives of the City of Gatineau;
CONSIDERING the nature of the breaches committed by employee number 123223;
CONSIDERING all the facts analyzed, internal equity, as well as the current state of jurisprudence in this matter;
CONSIDERING THAT representatives of the Human Resources Department and the department concerned authorize the conclusions following the investigation:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee authorizes the imposition of a 60-day unpaid suspension on employee number 123223.