Budget Review Committee of the Whole

That Report CSD 48-2024, dated November 7, 2024, respecting 2025 Budget – Water and Wastewater Operating Budget, Rate Setting and Requisition, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the 2025 Water & Wastewater net operating base budget increase of $5,751,426 (or 3.72%) plus $11,160,869 (or 7.22%) for capital financing over the 2024 operating budget BE APPROVED; 2. That an increase of $2,053,502 (or 1.33%) over the 2024 operating budget BE APPROVED to support additional staffing resources for service delivery; Budget Review Committee of the Whole Minutes BRCOTW 4-2024 November 7, 2024 Page 3 3. That the 2025 Water Operations gross operating budget of $57,615,260 and net budget in the amount of $57,071,267 for the Water Budget, Rates and Requisition BE APPROVED; 4. That the proposed fixed water requisition shown in Appendix 3 of Report CSD 48-2024, 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, 2025, apportioned based on their previous three year’s average water supply volumes, BE APPROVED; 5. That the Region’s proposed 2025 variable water rate of $0.751 shown in Table 2 of Report CSD 48-2024, to be effective January 1, 2025 and calculated by taking 75% of the Region’s water net operating budget and dividing by the estimated supply volume, to be billed on a monthly basis to each serviced Local Are

That Correspondence Item BRC-C 2-2024, being a letter from M. Siscoe, Chair, Niagara Transit Commission, dated September 23, 2024, respecting 2025 Proposed Operating Budget and Special Levy Requisition - Niagara Transit Commission, BE RECEIVED; and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the Niagara Transit Commission proposed 2025 base gross operating budget submission of $85,306,542 and net base Special Levy of $60,488,929 for a net increase of $2,137,219 or 3.66% BE APPROVED; 2. That the 2025 net special levy include additional capital financing of $2,166,667 or 3.71% over 2024 net special levy BE APPROVED; 3. That the net Special Levy of $62,655,596 (inclusive of recommendations 1 and 2 above) BE APPORTIONED between the local municipalities as per Appendix 2 of Report NTC 28-2024 determined in accordance with the methodology approved in Report PW 55-2021 and based on final 2024 current value assessment; and 4. That the necessary by-laws BE PREPARED and PRESENTED to Regional Council for consideration. Budget Review Committee of the Whole Minutes BRCOTW 4-2024 November 7, 2024 Page 5

That Report CSD 59-2024, dated November 7, 2024, respecting Water and Wastewater Rate Methodology Review, BE RECEIVED for information.

That the following BE RECEIVED for information: BRC-C 3-2024 Niagara Transit Commission Additional Budget Information CWCD 2024-172 Councillor Information Request Related to Legal Obligations of Council regarding the Safe Drinking Water Act BRC-C 4-2024 Correspondence from S. Richards-Haynes, dated November 6, 2024, respecting Niagara Region Transit Budget Consideration