Councillor Hauser

Ward 6 · 333 recorded votes between 2025 and 2026

Hauser voted against the motion on 6.7% of real decisions. Across all sitting members that figure averages 8.1%. Most council business passes unanimously, so these are small numbers for everyone.

Where they stood apart

Decisions where Hauser was on the opposite side from the majority of council. This is where a member is most clearly making a choice of their own.

• Staff be directed on a pilot basis, with a budget of $260,000 for a seven month period from August 2026 to February 2027…For · Defeated (6 to 7) · July 21, 2026
• Decision on existing zoning for the property known as the Southeast Parcel of Niska Land (legally described as PT LT 13 CON 5 Puslinch PT 1…For · Defeated (5 to 7) · June 09, 2026
• Staff to continue evaluating the feasibility of permitting five or more residential units with the approach presented on low density residential corner lots (RL.1 and RL.2)…For · Defeated (6 to 7) · May 12, 2026
• Following motion be referred to the March 31, 2026 City Council meeting: That the Youth Facility Discount no longer be applicable for rentals at Sleeman Centre…For · Defeated (4 to 6) · March 04, 2026
• Youth Facility Discount no longer be applicable for rentals at Sleeman Centre, as of September 1, 2026.Against · Carried (6 to 4) · March 04, 2026
• Salary for the position of City Councillor be set at $70,218.19 for the 2026-2030 term of office…For · Defeated (5 to 8) · February 03, 2026
• Salaries for the positions of Mayor and City Councillor be maintained at the 2026 current rate for the 2026-2030 term of office, subject to annual inflationary increases equal to the Non-Union Municipal Employee (NUME) economic increase approved as part of future Council budget deliberations.Against · Carried (8 to 5) · February 03, 2026
• Amend the 2026 budget update by increasing the operating budget for Mayor and Council training funds by $20,000, funded by the property tax levy.For · Defeated (6 to 7) · November 26, 2025
• Respectfully requests that the Mayor decreases the hospital levy in 2028 by $375,000.Against · Carried (9 to 4) · November 26, 2025
• Amend Guelph’s 2026 operating budget by implementing the Route 98 expansion effective November 1, 2026…Against · Carried (7 to 6) · November 26, 2025
• City Council authorize the General Manager of Planning and Building Services to issue final Block Plan endorsement after the applicant modifies the Block Plan to the…For · Defeated (6 to 7) · September 10, 2025

What they brought forward

Motions Hauser moved or seconded — a reasonable measure of who is driving business rather than reacting to it.

• Minutes of the open City Council as Shareholder of GMHI meeting held June 23, 2026, be confirmed as recorded and without being read.For · Carried (12 to 0) · July 21, 2026
• By-laws (2026) - 21248, (2026) - 21278, (2026) - 21279, (2026) - 21281…For · Carried (13 to 0) · July 21, 2026
• Updated Budget Policy included as Attachment-1 to report 2026-357 – Finance Policy Updates… be approvedFor · Carried (10 to 0) · July 07, 2026
• Receive the Guelph Energy Equity Action Plan. That Council direct staff, through the multi-year budget process…For · Carried (13 to 0) · June 23, 2026
• City Council in its capacity as the Shareholder of the Guelph Junction Railway Limited receive the Guelph Junction Railway Limited 2025 Annual Report and Audited Financial…For · Carried (13 to 0) · June 23, 2026
• By-law (2026) - 21268 be approved subject to Section 284.11 (4) of the Municipal Act.For · Carried (10 to 0) · June 10, 2026
• Report 2026-243 regarding proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (File OZS19-017) by MHBC Planning on behalf of the owner… be receivedFor · Carried (12 to 0) · June 09, 2026
• Now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to the Municipal Act…For · Carried (12 to 0) · June 09, 2026
• Now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to The Municipal Act…For · Carried (13 to 0) · June 02, 2026
• Closed Meeting Investigation Report 2026-01, dated May 15, 2026, be received.For · Carried (13 to 0) · June 02, 2026
• 2026-Q1 quarterly report on the operations of The Elliott Long-Term Care Residence (the ELTCR), be received.For · Carried (6 to 0) · June 02, 2026
• Now hold a meeting that is closed to the public, pursuant to the Municipal Act, to consider: Update Expression of Interest – 170 Stephenie Drive…For · Carried (13 to 0) · May 12, 2026
• 2025 Long-term Financial Statement: Reserves and Debt be received for information. That the updated Development Charge Exemptions Policy included as Attachment-5 of report 2026-222 - 2025…For · Carried (12 to 0) · May 05, 2026
• Kimberley Wilson be appointed to The Elliott Community Board of Trustees for a 3-year term ending April 2029…For · Carried (12 to 0) · April 21, 2026
• Guelph City Council supports United Against Hate Canada and the Guelph Chinese Canadian Cultural Group in their call to the Federal Government to champion a motion…For · Carried (12 to 0) · April 21, 2026

Most recent votes

• That, prior to issuance of a building permit, staff be directed to offer, and if accepted, enter into a deferred payment agreement…For · Carried (13 to 0) · July 21, 2026
• Staff to bring back a report, reviewing the Public Space Bylaw, By-law Number (2024) – 20990, in Q2 of 2027…For · Carried (13 to 0) · July 21, 2026
• Staff to bring back a report, reviewing the Public Space Bylaw, By-law Number (2024) – 20990, in Q2 of 2027…For · Carried (12 to 1) · July 21, 2026
• Staff be directed on a pilot basis, with a budget of $260,000 for a seven month period from August 2026 to February 2027…For · Defeated (6 to 7) · July 21, 2026
• Staff be directed on a pilot basis, with a budget of $260,000 for a seven month period from August 2026 to February 2027…For · Carried (13 to 0) · July 21, 2026
• By-laws (2026) - 21248, (2026) - 21278, (2026) - 21279, (2026) - 21281…For · Carried (13 to 0) · July 21, 2026
• Public Meeting and Decision Report for Proposed Rental Replacement By-law and Enabling Official Plan Amendment as outlined in report 2026-351, dated July 14, 2026…For · Carried (12 to 0) · July 14, 2026
• Statutory Public Meeting Report regarding a proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by GSP Group Inc. on behalf of 2742707 Ontario Limited… be receivedFor · Carried (12 to 0) · July 14, 2026
• Report 2026-321 from Planning and Building Services, dated July 14, 2026, regarding the draft Ward Heritage Conservation District Plan and Guidelines be received.For · Carried (12 to 0) · July 14, 2026
• Guelph City Council receives the Guelph Growth Management Monitoring Report 2025.For · Carried (12 to 0) · July 14, 2026
• Urban Design Master Plan (UDMP) for 64 Duke Street “Mid-town Village” Concept Plan in Attachment 1, be supported.For · Carried (12 to 0) · July 14, 2026
• By-laws (2026) - 21255, (2026) - 21261, by-laws (2026) - 21270 through (2026) - 21272, (2026) - 21275, (2026) - 21276 and (2026) - 21280…For · Carried (12 to 0) · July 14, 2026
• Report titled “Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Risk Register Update”, dated July 7, 2026, be received.For · Carried (10 to 0) · July 07, 2026
• Updated Budget Policy included as Attachment-1 to report 2026-357 – Finance Policy Updates… be approvedFor · Carried (10 to 0) · July 07, 2026
• 2026–2029 Guelph Community Safety and Well-being Plan, as included as Attachment-1 to report 2026-277, dated July 7, 2026, be adopted.For · Carried (10 to 0) · July 07, 2026
• Response Performance results for Guelph Wellington Paramedic Service in 2025 be received, and That the Recommended Response Time Performance Plan for 2027 be approved.For · Carried (13 to 0) · June 23, 2026
• City of Guelph 2025 Consolidated Financial Statements and External Audit Findings Report, dated June 23, 2026, be approved.For · Carried (13 to 0) · June 23, 2026
• Guelph City Council respectfully requests that The County of Wellington, as the area Social Services Manager…For · Carried (13 to 0) · June 23, 2026
• Requests that the DGBA works with City staff to determine operationally feasible transit and/or parking mitigation opportunities to support customers of downtown businesses during construction activities…For · Carried (13 to 0) · June 23, 2026
• Requests that the DGBA works with City staff to determine operationally feasible transit and/or parking mitigation opportunities to support customers of downtown businesses during construction activities…For · Carried (13 to 0) · June 23, 2026
• Respectfully request that the incoming Mayor consider continued investment in similar measures for inclusion in the 2027 confirmation budget.For · Carried (12 to 1) · June 23, 2026
• Receive the Guelph Energy Equity Action Plan. That Council direct staff, through the multi-year budget process…For · Carried (13 to 0) · June 23, 2026
• Recommendations outlined in the Community Investment Strategy Update report dated June 2…For · Carried (13 to 0) · June 23, 2026
• McQuillan’s Bridge Environmental Assessment be approved, and that staff be directed to issue a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Completion to rehabilitate and strengthen the…For · Carried (8 to 5) · June 23, 2026
• By-laws (2026) - 21216, (2026) - 21249, (2026) - 21253, (2026) - 21265, (2026) - 21266, (2026) - 21269, (2026) - 21273…For · Carried (13 to 0) · June 23, 2026

Showing the 25 most recent of 270 decisions. Routine business — adopting minutes, adjourning — is excluded from these lists but included in the totals above.