Budget Review Committee of the Whole

1. That $198,000 in adjustments to Councillor remuneration BE REMOVED from this budget; 2. That no adjustments BE MADE to Councillor remuneration until staff have developed a formula comparable to the City of St. Catharines that is tied to data from Statistics Canada or some other relevant data set; and 3. That a policy BE DEVELOPED and a By-law BE PASSED that directs how Councillor remuneration shall be automatically adjusted each year, rather than Councillors voting on their own remuneration from time to time. Each clause of the motion was considered separately as follows: 1. That $198,000 in adjustments to Councillor remuneration BE REMOVED from this budget.

That clause 7 BE FURTHER AMENDED as follows: 7. That the 2019 net departmental tax levy of $190,554,431 in addition to the ABCs of only the Niagara Regional Police Service, Niagara Regional Housing, and Court Services of $27,184,113 for a total tax levy of $217,738,544 BE APPROVED; That the NRPS BE REQUESTED to find further cost savings related to program changes of 3.1 million dollars.

That clause four of the motion related to Report CSD 22-2019 BE

That Report CSD 23-2019, dated February 14, 2019, respecting 2019 Fees and Charges By-law, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the 2019 fees and charges schedule, effective April 1, 2019, and attached in this report as Appendix A of Report CSD 23-2019, BE APPROVED; and, 2. That the necessary by-law BE PREPARED and PRESENTED to Council for consideration.

That Report CSD 1-2019 - REVISED, dated February 14, 2019, respecting 2019 Capital Budget - REVISED, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: Budget Review Committee of the Whole Open Session Minutes BRCOTW 04-2019 February 14, 2019 Page 9 1. That the 2019 Capital Budget for the Niagara Regional Departments and Agencies, Boards and Commissions of $274,283,966 as per Appendix 1 to Report CSD 1-2019, BE APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE pending final by-law approval anticipated to be on February 28, 2019 and subject to approval of the Niagara Regional Transit separate levy being considered with the 2019 operating budget; 2. That financing in the amount of $249,255,706 gross and $227,445,255 net BE INITIATED upon approval of the 2019 Capital Budget and BE ALLOCATED to the projects as summarized in Appendix 2 to Report CSD 1-2019; and 3. That the necessary by-laws BE PREPARED and PRESENTED to Council for consideration to coincide with the approval of the operating budget.

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: CSD 24-2019 Financial Disclosure Requirements - Ontario Regulations 284/09 BRC-C 06-2019 Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Debt