The Niagara Region Record

Budget Review Committee of the Whole

January 24, 2019

What was decided (3 motions)

3 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That Report CSD 8-2019, dated January 24, 2019, respecting 2019 Budget-Water and Wastewater Operating Budget, Rate Setting and Requisition, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the 2019 net Water & Wastewater operating budget increase of $1,667,883 or 1.50% over 2018 operating budget BE APPROVED in accordance with Council approved guidance; 2. That the 2019 net Water & Wastewater operating budget be increased by an additional $555,961 for 0.50% over 2018 operating BE APPROVED in accordance with Council approved additional guidance; 3. That the total 2019 net Water & Wastewater operating budget be increased by an additional $3,502,611 or 3.15% above Council guidance, BE APPROVED; 4. That the 2019 gross Water Operations operating budget of $44,652,514 and net budget in the amount of $44,238,899 as outlined in Appendix VI to Report CSD 8-2019 for the Water Budget, Rates and Requisition BE APPROVED; 5. That the proposed fixed water requisition shown in Table 3 of Report CSD 8-2019, based on 25% of the Region’s water net operating budget for the year and divided by 12 to determine the monthly charge, to be billed to each of the serviced Local Area Municipalities starting January 1, 2019, apportioned based on their previous 8 year’s average water supply volumes, BE APPROVED; Budget Review Committee of the Whole Open Session Minutes BRCOTW 02-2019 January 24, 2019 Page 3 6. That the Region’s proposed 2019 variable water rate of $0.580, shown in Table 4
Moved by Councillor Redekop, seconded by Councillor Bylsma
Carried
That Report CSD 7-2019, dated January 24, 2019, respecting Budget Waste Management Services Operating Budget and Requisition, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the 2019 net Waste Management Service operating budget increase of $519,035 or 1.5% over 2018 operating budget BE APPROVED in accordance with Council approved guidance; 2. That the 2019 net Waste Management Service operating budget increase of an additional $173,012 or 0.5% over 2018 operating budget BE APPROVED in accordance with Council approved additional guidance; 3. That the total 2019 net Waste Management operating budget increase of an additional $33,929 or 0.1% above Council guidance for a total gross Waste Management Services operating budget of $54,927,292 and net budget amount of $35,328,313 as per Appendix 1 to Report CSD 7-2019, BE APPROVED; 4. That the net budget amount of $35,328,313 BE APPORTIONED between the local municipalities in accordance with the methodology approved in PWA 55-2011 as per Appendix 2 to Report CSD 7-2019; 5. That the necessary by-laws BE PREPARED and PRESENTED to Council for consideration; and 6. That a copy of Report CSD 7-2019 BE CIRCULATED to the Local Area Municipalities.
Moved by Councillor Ugulini, seconded by Councillor Witteveen
Carried
That Memorandum BRC-C 2-2019, dated January 24, 2019, respecting, Councillor Information Requests from the January 10, 2019 Budget Review Committee of the Whole Meeting, BE RECEIVED for information.
Moved by Councillor Rigby, seconded by Councillor Fertich
Carried

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