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Special General Purpose and Administration Committee
Minutes
November 21, 2008
Minutes of a special meeting of the General Purpose and Administration Committee
held on Friday, November 21, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. at the Newcastle & District Recreation
Centre.
ROLL CALL
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Present Were:
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Mayor J. Abernethy
Councillor A. Foster
Councillor R. Hooper
Councillor M. Novak
Councillor G. Robinson
Councillor C. Trim
Councillor W. Woo
Chief Administrative Officer, F. Wu
Director of Engineering Services, T. Cannella
Director of Community Services, J. Caruana
Director of Planning Services, D. Crome
Director of Library Services, E. Hopkins
Director of Operations, F. Horvath
Deputy Treasurer, L. Gordon
Administrative Assistant to the Director of FinancefTreasurer,
H. Lynch
Director of Corporate Services/Human Resources, M. Marano
Executive Director to the CAO, J. Pascoe
Director of FinancefTreasurer, N. Taylor
Fire Chief, Emergency Services, G. Weir
Municipal Clerk, P. Barrie
Mayor Abernethy chaired the meeting.
DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
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There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest stated for this meeting.
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Special General Purpose and Administration Committee
Minutes
November 21, 2008
Mayor Abernethy advised that the purpose of the special meeting is to receive a
preliminary report from the Director of Finance/Treasurer with respect to the 2009
budget. He stated that this budget will be a challenge, due to the economic conditions.
Nancy Taylor, Director of Finance/Treasurer provided a verbal report, supported by a
PowerPoint presentation on the 2009 budget, highlighting the following areas:
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. Financiallndicators
. Status of Reserves and Reserve Funds
. Development Charges
. Historical Trends
. Proposed Draft Capital Budget
. Long-term Debt
. Proposed Draft Tax Levy Impact
. Economic Considerations
. Looking Forward to 2010
. Where Do We Go From Here?
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Resolution #GPA-656-08
Moved by Councillor Woo, seconded by Councillor Hooper
THAT Committee recess for 30 minutes.
CARRIED
The meeting reconvened at 12:35 p.m.
The Director of Finance/Treasurer completed her verbal report, with input from the Chief
Administrative Officer. A question and answer period followed, with members of
Committee questioning specific aspects of the presentation.
The Mayor and members of Council thanked the Treasurer and the department heads
for their work to date on the budget.
Nancy Taylor advised that draft budget documents will be distributed approximately
January 9, with budget deliberations taking place January 16 and Council ratification on
January 26. The tax rates will be established in late April 2009 and tax bills will be
issued in late May 2009.
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Special General Purpose and Administration Committee
Minutes
November 21, 2008
ADJOURNMENT
Resolution #GPA-657 -08
Moved by Councillor Robinson, seconded by Councillor Hooper
THAT the meeting adjourn at 3:07 p.m.
CARRIED
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