Debbie Schaefer
Councillor · seen 2010-12-06 to 2026-06-01 · served 2010–2014, 2014–2018, 2018–2022, 2022–2026
62substantive motions movedof 671 meetings the minutes record them at
10procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
111substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
4meetings recorded absentof 671 they were on the record for
1–0recorded votes, for–againstrecorded votes are rare and a skewed sample
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 King’s own minutes.
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How they voted, where it was recorded (1)
Council Meeting June 17, 2025
For · 6–0 · CarriedThat Council receive Report PW-AMP-2025-001; and, That Council approve the Township’s 2025 Comprehensive Asset Management Plan, which includes a 1.99% increase for the capital portion of the 2026 tax levy.
Meetings the minutes record them as absent from (4)
Council Public Planning MeetingApril 7, 2025
Special Council MeetingOctober 29, 2024
Council Working SessionOctober 28, 2024
Council MeetingOctober 28, 2024
Items they put on the agenda themselves (2)
Council Meeting January 26, 2026
Council Meeting January 26, 2026
Substantive motions moved (showing the 40 most recent of 62)
That the presentation by Kelly Broome, VP of Philanthropy and Communications, CHATS, be received.
Council Meeting, June 1, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive Report FIN-2026-007 and the 2025 Consolidated Audited Financial Statements.
Council Meeting, June 1, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive Report FIN- 2026-008 . That the 202 5 Statement of Development Charge Reserve Funds be made publicly available as required by Section 43(2.1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997 by means of posting on the Township of King’s website, and available in printed copy upon request to the Township . That the Statement of the Cash in Lieu of Parkland Reserve Funds be made publicly av
Council Meeting, June 1, 2026 · Carried
That Council suspend Section 7.13.1 (with the exception of clause a)) of Procedural By-law 2023-029, as amended, to allow for unregistered persons to speak to an item. William Mollard voiced his concerns with respect to rezoning of the Oak Ridges Moraine Natural Linkage Area, the footprint of the proposal, traffic impacts, the need for traffic lights on Bathurst Street, ground water depletion, aff
Council Public Planning Meeting, May 25, 2026 · Carried
That Council read a first, second, and third time, and enact By-law 2026-038.
Council Public Planning Meeting, May 25, 2026 · Carried
That the presentation by Jody DeGagne and Gabriel Wong, York Region Housing Services, be received.
Council Meeting, May 11, 2026 · Carried
on October 9, 2025, Mr. Iain Craig presented a proposal to the Township of King Heritage Advisory Committee for the creation of a New Toronto Carrying Place Trail, intended to commemorate and reinterpret one of the region’s historically significant Indigenous travel routes; and Whereas the proposal, as presented, emphasized the cultural and ecological significance of the Toronto Carrying Place Tra
Council Meeting, May 11, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive Report GMS-PL-2026-013 for information. That the Draft Plan Approval for Plan of Subdivision 19T-20K02 (Jane King Holdings Inc. & Jane King Holdings South Inc.) be extended to May 19, 2031. That the conditions of Draft Plan Approval for Plan of Subdivision 19T-20K02 (Jane King Holdings Inc. & Jane King Holdings South Inc.) be revised as outlined in Attachment 3 .
Council Meeting, April 27, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive Report FIN-2026-003 for information.
Council Meeting, April 27, 2026 · Carried
That the presentation by Tony Cusimano and Courtney Drodge, Victim Services of York Region Inc., be received.
Council Meeting, April 13, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive Report OCAO-STR- 2026-001, together with the associated presentation, for information.
Council Meeting, April 13, 2026 · Carried
That Report GMS-PL-2026-010 be received and
Council Public Planning Meeting, March 30, 2026 · Referred
That Report GMS-PL-2026-006 be received and
Council Public Planning Meeting, March 2, 2026 · Referred
That Council receive Report GMS-HER-2026-004 for information. That Council direct Staff to issue a Notice of Intention to Repeal Designation By-law 90-80 and Amending By-law 2024-044, to consolidate all heritage features of the property under a single bylaw. That Council direct Staff to issue a Notice of Intention to Amend Designation By-law 92-123 to incorporate the King Station and the Laskay Ha
Council Meeting, February 23, 2026 · Carried
That the presentation by Amanda Hicks, Manager, Recreation, Community and Culture Services, be received as information.
Council Meeting, January 26, 2026 · Carried
That Council request staff to undertake a review of King's Fence By-law as it pertains to front yard fencing on rural and estates lots in the Township.
Council Meeting, January 12, 2026 · Carried
That Council receive Report COR-CLK-2025-007 for information. That Council endorse the 2026-2030 Multi-Year Accessibility Plan for the Corporation of the Township of King. That Council receive the 2024 Accessibility Status Report for information.
Council Meeting, December 8, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive Report GMS-DEV-2025-004 for information. That Council enact By-law 2025-079, being a by-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the Subdivision Agreement between the Township of King and King Jane Industrial Holdings Inc. when finalized to the satisfaction of the Director of Growth Management Services, in consultation with the Township solicitor. That Brook McIlroy Arc
Council Meeting, November 24, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive Report FIN-2025-20 for information. That the following recommendations from this report and associated Development Charge Bylaw dated November 10, 2025, be
Council Meeting, November 10, 2025 · Referred
the Greenbelt Plan provides permanent protection for farmland and ecologically and hydrologically significant landscapes, working in tandem with Source Water Protection Plans and the Provincial Policy Statement to guide sustainable land use; and Whereas more than 98 percent of King’s land base lies within the Greenbelt, encompassing prime agricultural lands, the Oak Ridges Moraine, the headwaters
Council Meeting, October 27, 2025 · Defeated
That Council temporarily suspend the provisions of the procedural by-law to allow for the introduction of a new member motion.
Council Meeting, October 27, 2025 · Carried
That Item 1 of the Member Motion be replaced by the following: Council supports the review of the Greenbelt Plan’s existing boundaries and policies within and beyond King Township in order to strengthen the protections of the agricultural network that provides food security, the natural ecosystems that provide numerous ecosystem services and the hydrologic systems that provide safe drinking water
Council Meeting, October 27, 2025 · Carried
the Greenbelt Plan provides permanent protection for farmland and ecologically and hydrologically significant landscapes, working in tandem with Source Water Protection Plans and the Provincial Policy Statement to guide sustainable land use; and Whereas the Greenbelt Plan is designed as an agricultural forward land use framework intended to permanently protect prime farmland, provide water securit
Council Meeting, October 27, 2025 · Carried Unanimously
That the agenda for the October 14, 2025 Special Council Meeting as presented, be approved.
Special Council Meeting, October 14, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive Report FIN-2025-19. That Council approve the recommended 2026 Water and Wastewater Rates, as outlined in Schedule A attached hereto, effective January 1, 2026; and That By-law 2025-069 to establish water and wastewater rates and charges for those properties on municipal water and wastewater services, effective January 1, 2026, be adopted at this evening’s Council Meeting.
Council Meeting, October 14, 2025 · Carried
the Greenbelt Plan provides permanent protection for farmland and ecologically and hydrologically significant landscapes, working in tandem with Source Water Protection Plans and the Provincial Policy Statement to guide sustainable land use; and Whereas the Greenbelt Plan is designed as an agricultural forward land use framework intended to permanently protect prime farmland, provide water securit
Council Meeting, October 14, 2025 · Withdrawn
That Council read a first, second, and third time, and enact By-law 2025-066.
Special Council Meeting, September 29, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive Report GMS-HER-2025-006 for information. That Council approve the following proposed works on the Marylake Gatehouse outlined in Heritage Permit Application HP-25-02: Replacement of 30 existing windows with casement windows, which are to have similar muntin patterns as the existing windows. Repair of damaged roof ridge cap with cast-in-place concrete, to be completed in a simi
Council Meeting, September 15, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive Report GMS-HER-2025-007 for information. That Council take no further action with respect to the notice of intent to demolish or remove a structure from 342 Kettleby Road. That the Owner provide documentation of the structure and that commemorative measures are agreed upon prior to the issuance of a demolition permit, to the satisfaction of Heritage Planning Staff.
Council Meeting, September 15, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive Report PW-CAP-2025-007 for information. That Council approve the Single Source Request, for the clean-out of two (2) ponds, to Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) in the amount of $1,007,159.63 (with non-recoverable Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)).
Council Meeting, September 15, 2025 · Carried
That Council read a first, second, and third time, and enact By-law 2025-061.
Special Council Meeting, September 15, 2025 · Carried
That Report GMS-PL-2025-036 be received and
Council Public Planning Meeting, September 8, 2025 · Referred
That Growth Management Services - Planning Division R eport N umber GMS-PL- 2025-0 35 , be received. That Official Plan Amendment Application , File No. OP-2024-03 , and Zoning By-law Amendment Application, File No. Z-2024-07 , for the subject lands described as 15 Charles St., in the V illage of King City, for the purpose of facilitating a severance to create one additional lot for infill residen
Council Meeting, June 17, 2025 · Carried
That Report GMS-PL-2025-019 be received and
Council Public Planning Meeting, June 2, 2025 · Referred
That Council receive Report FIN-2025-011 and the 2024 Consolidated Audited Financial Statements.
Council Meeting, May 26, 2025 · Carried
That Report Number GMS-PL-2025-016 be received, as amended. That Zoning By-law Amendment Application Z-2024-10, submitted by 1000029174 Ontario Inc. regarding the lands located at 14855 Highway 27, to rezone the subject property from ‘ORL’- Oak Ridges Moraine Natural Linkage Area and ‘ORF’- Oak Ridges Moraine Feature Protection to ‘ORL- 147’ – Oak Ridges Moraine Natural Linkage Area ,Exception Sec
Council Meeting, May 26, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive Report GMS-PL-2025-014 for information. That the draft plan approval lapsing provisions for Draft Plan of Subdivision 19T-16K01 (Mansions of King) be extended to May 12, 2028.
Council Meeting, May 12, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive Report GMS-BY-2025-001 for information; That Council deny the exemption request for discharge of firearms and bows at 6610 King Road; and, That By-law Services review Section 12 of the Discharge of Firearm and Bows By-law 2014-04 to consider removing exceptions to discharge firearms within close proximity of Urban Residential Zones.
Council Meeting, April 29, 2025 · Carried
That Council read a first, second, and third time, and enact By-law 2025-037.
Special Council Meeting, April 29, 2025 · Carried
That Council receive Report COR-CLK-2025-002; and That Council approve the use of paper ballots with optical scan tabulators, internet voting in concept, and alternative voting methods for accessibility purposes including a vote at home program for municipal and school board elections held in the Township of King; and That Staff report back to Council in 2025 with an approximate cost for internet
Council Meeting, March 17, 2025 · Carried
In the record
667meetings recorded presentthe minutes record presence, not a rate
0conflicts of interest declareda member saying they should not vote on a matter
575votes 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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