Kitchener City Council Meeting - September 14, 2026

Kitchener City Council held a special meeting on Sept. 14, 2026 focused on an appeal of a "prohibited dog" designation. Council unanimously passed a motion on the appeal, then authorized an in-camera session for two items and recessed. The excerpt provided does not include discussion of the closed-session items or any mayoral updates.

Topics Discussed

PROHIBITED DOG DESIGNATION APPEAL

Council considered "the prohibited dog designation appeal for Presswood," as Mayor Berry Vrbanovic said when introducing the item: "I'll move on to item 4.1 and we have the report pertaining to uh the prohibited dog designation appeal for Presswood or sorry, filed by S. Presswood."

The appeal concerned a dog designated as "prohibited" under local bylaws. A motion on the appeal was moved by Councillor Duno and seconded by Councillor Johnson, and passed unanimously.

IN-CAMERA SESSION

Council authorized a closed-door session for two items before recessing the meeting. The excerpt provided does not specify the subjects of those items, and it does not include any report-out or decisions arising from the in-camera discussion.

Motions

Passed: - Motion on the prohibited dog designation appeal filed by S. Presswood — passed unanimously - Authorization of an in-camera session for two items

Attendees

Councillors listed for the meeting materials: - Dave Schnider - Stephanie Stretch - Jason Deneault - Bil Ioannidis - Berry Vrbanovic - Debbie Chapman - Ayo Owodunni - Margaret Johnston - Paul Singh - Christine Michaud - Scott Davey