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Budget Review Committee of the Whole
November 27, 2025
What was decided (7 motions)
4 carried, 3 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the 2026 Proposed Operating Budget - Niagara Regional Police Service and Police Service Board BE
Moved by Councillor Insinna, seconded by Councillor Heit
Referred
That the motion BE AMENDED as follows: That the Niagara Regional Police Service and Police Service Board 2026 Proposed Operating Budget of $236,901,521 BE APPROVED. subject to consideration of the final budget.
Moved by Councillor Secord, seconded by Councillor Chiocchio
Defeated
That the Niagara Region Transit Commission AMEND the service hour changes for Niagara-on-the-Lake, that they be adjusted from 6,116 to what would represent an adjusted figure from removing the Q4 2024 in Q1 2025 anomaly.
Moved by Councillor Kaiser, seconded by Councillor Easton
Defeated
That Correspondence Item BRC-C 18-2025, dated November 14, 2025, respecting Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority 2026 Draft Budgets and Municipal Levies, BE RECEIVED; and That the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority 2026 Municipal Levy Apportionment to Niagara Region of $8,231,210 BE APPROVED subject to consideration of the final budget.
Moved by Councillor Whalen, seconded by Councillor Bateman
Carried
That Memorandum BRC-C 19-2025, dated November 27, 2025, respecting Court Services 2026 Proposed Operating Budget, BE RECEIVED; and That the 2026 Court Services gross base operating budget of $13,028,829 and net base revenues of $100,211 (increase in net revenues of $757 or 0.8% over the 2025 net operating budget) as outlined in Appendix 3 to Report JBM-C 5-2025, BE APPROVED subject to consideration of the final budget.
Moved by Councillor Secord, seconded by Councillor Villella
Carried
That Correspondence Item BRC-C 20-2025, dated October 27, 2025, respecting Proposed Niagara Regional Housing 2026 Operating Budget, BE RECEIVED; and That the following recommendation BE APPROVED subject to consideration of the final budget: 1. A Niagara Regional Housing Proposed 2026 Gross Operating Budget of $29,119,871 and net levy budget of $8,011,108, for an increase of $3,493,499 or 77.3% over the 2025 net levy budget as per Appendix 1 to Report 25-233-5.1, including the following: a) An increase of $159,118 or 3.5% to the base budget to support operations; b) An increase of $607,074 or 13.4% to support the Consolidated Housing Master Plan; c) An increase of $2,727,307 or 60.4% to support capital financing in alignment with the 2025 Asset Management Plan.
Moved by Councillor Siscoe, seconded by Councillor Diodati
Carried
That Correspondence Item BRC-C 21-2025, dated November 27, 2025, respecting Electrification of Niagara Transit, BE RECEIVED for information.
Moved by Councillor Heit, seconded by Councillor Insinna