# Emergency and Community Services Committee approves Feasibility of Opening City of Hamilton Outdoor Swimming Pools One Month Earlier... 5-0

The motion carried 5 to 0, with 2 absent at the Thursday, May 28, 2026 meeting.

Published: 2026-08-07T19:26:01.248Z
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## Record

Meeting: Emergency and Community Services Committee
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026
Item: MOTION,
Result: Carried 5-0
Time on this item: About 99 minutes
In the recording: 1:57:40

## Report

Emergency and Community Services Committee voted 5 to 0, with 2 absent on Feasibility of Opening City of Hamilton Outdoor Swimming Pools One Month Earlier... at its Thursday, May 28, 2026 meeting. The motion carried.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

```
Month Earlier (City Wide) (Kroetsch/A. Wilson) THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: (a) That staff BE DIRECTED to report back on the feasibility, operational implications, and estimated costs associated with opening some or all City of Hamilton outdoor swimming pools one month earlier than the current seasonal schedule.
```

This item comes up about 1:57:40 into the [meeting recording](https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=c35deaa7-47fc-4a01-83f8-7ebe677a9ce8). The meeting stayed on it for about 99 minutes. The recording is the city's own. Local Wire does not transcribe it or attribute remarks from it.

Every figure above comes from the [official minutes](https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=497223) and the recorded vote they contain. The roll call shows how each member voted.

## Sources

[1] ECS Minutes 26-004 May 28, 2026: Emergency and Community Services Committee, Thursday, May 28, 2026 — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=497223
[2] Emergency and Community Services Committee, Thursday, May 28, 2026 (City of Hamilton eSCRIBE meeting record) — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=c35deaa7-47fc-4a01-83f8-7ebe677a9ce8&lang=English