Dean Trentowsky
Councillor · seen 2022-12-01 to 2026-06-04 · served 2022–2026
84substantive motions movedof 80 meetings the minutes record them at
13procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
114substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
4meetings recorded absentof 80 they were on the record for
—recorded votes, for–againstthis council recorded no vote they took part in
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Perth County does not publish a description of this member on its council pages, or this record has not found one.
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)
Regular CouncilJune 4, 2026
Land Division CommitteeApril 27, 2026
Regular CouncilMay 16, 2024
Regular CouncilAugust 3, 2023
Substantive motions moved (showing the 40 most recent of 84)
THAT Land Division Committee receives the “File Status Report - May 2026” report for information.
Land Division Committee, May 25, 2026 · Carried
THAT Council refers Staff to organize a response regarding County budget concerns and processes as raised in the correspondence from the Township of Perth South.
Regular Council, May 7, 2026 · Carried
THAT Council sends a letter of support to the Town of Mattawa regarding the proposed expansion of the enrollment capacity of the Ontario Veterinary College due to shortages and demands in the livestock industry.
Regular Council, May 7, 2026 · Carried
THAT the Land Division Committee approve the minutes from the December 15, 2025 Land Division Committee meeting.
Land Division Committee, March 30, 2026 · Carried
THAT the Land Division Committee approve the minutes from the November 24, 2025 Land Division Committee meeting.
Land Division Committee, December 15, 2025 · Carried
THAT the November 25, 2025 Agenda be approved.
Land Division Committee, November 24, 2025 · Carried
THAT Land Division Committee denies the Application for Consent to Sever - B41-25 submitted by Les Tervit on behalf of David Carson Farms & Auction Services Ltd. for lands described as Part Lot 17 & 18, Concession 1, Wallace Ward in the Municipality of North Perth.
Land Division Committee, November 24, 2025 · Defeated
THAT Council supports the presented topics for applications to delegate at ROMA 2026.
Regular Council, November 6, 2025 · Carried
Page 1 of 5 THAT the October 16, 2025 Agenda be approved.
Regular Council, October 16, 2025 · Carried
THAT Council approves the addition of a Living Snow Fence Stream in the Perth County Stewardship Program; and Page 6 of 10 THAT Council directs staff to bring a report to Council highlighting the recommended criteria for the Living Snow Fence stream.
Regular Council, June 5, 2025 · Carried
THAT Council receives the “March 2025 Forestry Inspector's Report” for information.
Regular Council, May 1, 2025 · Carried
THAT Council sends a letter of support to Coleman Township regarding the urgent need for improvements to Highways 11 and 17.
Regular Council, March 20, 2025 · Carried
THAT Council receives the “Corporate Services January 2025 Update” report for information.
Regular Council, February 20, 2025 · Carried
THAT Council receives the “2025 Spring Perth County Stewardship Program Results” report; and THAT Council supports the approval of the 2025 Stewardship Program Applications as presented; and THAT Council supports the remaining pre-approved funds of $43,462.54 to be allotted to a fall planting stream in the Perth County Stewardship program.
Regular Council, February 6, 2025 · Carried
THAT Council receives the “2025 Budget Update” report for information.
Regular Council, February 6, 2025 · Carried
THAT Council sends a letter of support to Perth County Federation of Agriculture and recommendation to the lower-tier municipalities to investigate the increase activities of kite fighting.
Regular Council, January 23, 2025 · Carried
THAT Council receives the “Giant Hogweed Treatment Initiative” report; and THAT Council defers the enhancement to the Forestry and Invasive Species Program to 2026 and; THAT Council request a letter be sent to the four conservation authorities requesting them to submit their level of support on a giant hogweed treatment initiative.
Regular Council, January 23, 2025 · Carried
THAT Regular Council reconvene at approximately 9:18 a.m.
Regular Council, January 9, 2025 · Carried
THAT the Planning Public Meeting, December 5, 2024, be approved.
Planning Public Meeting, December 5, 2024 · Carried
THAT the November 25, 2024 Agenda be approved.
Land Division Committee, November 25, 2024 · Carried
THAT MSSC receives the “Perth County Paramedic Services’ 2025 Budget Report for the Municipal Shared Services Committee”; and THAT MSSC approves the “Perth County Paramedic Services’ 2025 Budget Report for the Municipal Shared Services Committee”.
Municipal Shared Services Committee, November 21, 2024 · Carried
THAT the November 21, 2024 Agenda be approved as amended.
Regular Council, November 21, 2024 · Carried
THAT Council receives the “Roads Division Update” report.
Regular Council, November 21, 2024 · Carried
THAT Council receives the Consent Agenda items 6.1 to 6.28, and approves the October 17, 2024 Council Minutes.
Regular Council, November 7, 2024 · Carried
THAT Council receives the “Draft County of Perth Official Plan 2024 for Adoption” report; and THAT Council adopts the proposed draft 2024 Official Plan; and THAT Council directs staff to forward the proposed draft Official Plan and all required supporting documents to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) for approval; and THAT Council directs staff to work with MMAH to approve the
Regular Council, October 17, 2024 · Carried
THAT Council receives the “Corporate Services August 2024 Update” report for information.
Regular Council, October 3, 2024 · Carried
THAT Council send a letter of support to the Municipality of Wawa regarding the Ontario Forest Industries Association and urges the Ontario government support all measures targeting the immediate challenges the Ontario Forest sector faces.
Regular Council, September 5, 2024 · Carried
THAT Council receives the “Economic Development, Tourism and Transportation Q3 Update (September 2024)” report for information.
Regular Council, September 5, 2024 · Carried
THAT Council receives the “2025 County Council Meeting Schedule” report; and THAT Council approves the 2025 Council meeting schedule as amended to include the second meeting on September 18, 2025.
Regular Council, September 5, 2024 · Carried
Page 5 of 9 THAT Council receives the “Paramedic Services Municipal Shared Services (MSSC) Mid-Year Update 2024” report; and THAT Council approves this report to be presented at the September 19 MSSC Meeting.
Regular Council, September 5, 2024 · Carried
THAT Council receives the “Consent File Status - August 2024” report.
Land Division Committee, August 26, 2024 · Carried
THAT Council receives the “Perth County Official Plan Amendment 228 - Stonewall Holdings Ltd.” report; and THAT Council denies the Official Plan Amendment No. 228 to the County of Perth Official Plan submitted by Zelinka Priamo Ltd. on behalf of Stonewall Holdings Ltd. for lands described as Lot 4, Concession 3, Downie Ward (3715 Road 113) in the Township of Perth South.
Regular Council, August 1, 2024 · Defeated
Page 4 of 10 THAT Council preapprove $10,000 to be allocated for the Perth County Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) program in 2025 and 2026 budget year should the need exist.
Regular Council, August 1, 2024 · Carried
THAT Regular Council reconvene at approximately 9:13 a.m.
Regular Council, July 4, 2024 · Carried
THAT the June 24, 2024 Agenda be approved.
Land Division Committee, June 24, 2024 · Carried
THAT Perth County Land Division Committee receives the "Application for Consent to Sever - B07/24 - Ahrens" report; and THAT Perth County Land Division Committee approves the Application for Consent to Sever - B07/24 submitted by Craig and Michelle Ahrens for lands described as Part Lot 25, Concession 2, Fullarton Ward, Municipality of West Perth (5950 Line 32); subject to the conditions listed in
Land Division Committee, June 24, 2024 · Carried
THAT the Municipal Shared Services Committee receives the "POA Court Services Report for MSSC and Operational Update" report for information.
Municipal Shared Services Committee, June 20, 2024 · Carried
THAT Council receives the “POA Court Services Report for MSSC and Operational Update” report for information; and THAT Council approves the report for submission to the Municipal Shared Services Committee meeting of June 20, 2024.
Regular Council, June 6, 2024 · Carried
THAT By-law 3985-2024 be read a first, second and third time; and finally passed this 6th day of June 2024.
Regular Council, June 6, 2024 · Carried
THAT the May 27, 2024 Agenda be approved.
Land Division Committee, May 27, 2024 · Carried
In the record
76meetings 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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