Merritt

Merritt City Council Regular Meeting

Age Friendly and Accessibility Advisory Committee

The Age Friendly and Accessibility Advisory Committee will adopt previous meeting minutes and discuss procedures for receiving public feedback. The group will also provide input on features for the upcoming City website redesign.

• Adoption of February 26, 2026 meeting minutes
• Review of feedback mechanism procedures
• Input on City website redesign features

Merritt Remuneration Committee

The Merritt Remuneration Committee will meet to review a report from the Director of Finance and Human Resources. The discussion will focus on remuneration benchmarking to evaluate city pay scales.

• Review of the June 8, 2026 Remuneration Benchmarking report

Merritt City Council Regular Meeting

The City Council will hold public hearings for three liquor license applications and vote on the preliminary design for the Dike 129/130 project. The meeting also includes reviews of the 2025 annual financial reports and updates to animal control and cannabis zoning bylaws.

• Public hearings for liquor licenses at 1450 Juniper Drive, 1901 Voght Street, and 2052-B Quilchena Avenue
• Approval of 30% preliminary design for Dike 129/130 Segment 1 (RI Basin Dike)
• Adoption of Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2422 regarding retail cannabis text
• First through third readings of Animal Control Bylaw Amendment No. 2425
• Proposed relocation of Emergency Support Services (ESS) to the Merritt Airport Terminal Building

Police Committee

The Police Committee will hear an update from Staff Sergeant Roda on the Merritt RCMP Detachment. Other agenda items include adoption of previous meeting minutes and a land acknowledgment. The meeting is largely procedural.

• RCMP Detachment update by Staff Sargeant Roda
• Adoption of April 2, 2026 meeting minutes

Policy Review Committee

The Policy Review Committee is meeting to evaluate several proposed regulatory changes. They will consider a new bylaw for notice enforcement and an amendment to animal control laws regarding pigeons.

• Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2424, 2026
• Animal Control Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No 2425, 2026 (Pigeon Regulations)
• Street naming and addressing policy regarding Roger Sloan Way

Merritt City Council Regular Meeting

Council approved the preliminary design for the Dike 129/130 rebuilding project, including active transportation corridors, removal of concrete from riverbank, and other add-ons. A public hearing for Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2422, which would restrict retail cannabis stores to three, was closed and returned to council. Council also approved a commemorative crosswalk with cost-sharing and appointed election officers for the 2026 general local election.

• Adopted minutes of May 26, 2026 (carried)
• Closed public hearing for Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2422, returned to council (carried)
• Directed staff to report back with feasibility study for four-court tennis court location (carried)
• Approved Preliminary Base 30% Design for Dike 129/130 with added active transportation, riverbank concrete removal, retaining wall, and access behind treatment plant (carried, Councillor Charney conflicted)
• Approved commemorative crosswalk on Quilchena Ave with 50/50 cost-sharing, max city contribution $3,500 (carried)
• Appointed Linda Brick as Chief Election Officer and Holly Ferris as Deputy Chief Election Officer for 2026 General Local Election (carried)
• Received city website update report for information (carried)