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Special General Government Committee
Report to Council
Report to Council Meeting of March 21, 2016
Subject: Special General Government Committee Meeting of Monday, March 21,
2016
Recommendations
:
2016 Current and Capital Budget
1.
That Report FND-002-16 be received;
That Council approve the 2016 Operating and Capital budget as outlined in
Schedule “A”, at an estimated tax levy impact of 3.09% (exclusive of tax policy
impacts), as directed in Report FND-002-16 with the following amendments:
a. That Staff be directed to install portable trailer washrooms, Capital
Project 32-325-15103 at Clarington Fields with the cost of installation and
maintenance to be funded by the Engineering Parks Capital Reserve
Fund;
b. That $150,000.00 (Contributions from General), Reserve Fund Account
# 517 in the Engineering Parks Capital, be deleted;
c. That a Fire Prevention Officer be hired in the second half of 2016, at a
2016 Budget cost impact of $45,000;
d. That the Staff Development budgets be consolidated into one account,
with a budget total of $270,000; and
e. That the Heritage Committee - Clar Heritage Com (Board Acco)
expenditure Account # 100-50-430-10520 in the amount of $1000, be
funded through the tax levy;
That Council approve a 0.63% tax levy dedicated to Rural Roads split equally
between the Operations and Engineering departments as identified as Item #1 on
Schedule “B” in the amount of $300,000;
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That the following items, listed as Priority “B” in Report FND-002-16 as itemized in
Schedule “B” be approved:
a. That Item #11 of Schedule “B”, Light Armoured Vehicle Memorial, be
tabled until there is a response from the Federal Government;
b. That Item #2 of Schedule “B”, Additional Emerald Ash Borer Tree
Replacement, be approved in the amount of $75,000;
c. That Item #13 of Schedule “B”, Newcastle’s of the World, be approved in
the amount of $20,000 and be funded from the Economic Development
Fund;
d. That Item #3 of Schedule “B”, Parking Lot Rehabilitation Transfer to
Reserve Fund, be approved in the amount of $125,000;
e. That Item #5 of Schedule “B”, Engineering Capital, be approved in the
amount of $149,173; and
f. That Item #4 of Schedule “B”, Overtime/Casual Help Etc., be approved in
the amount of $150,000, as required, provided that it is not solely for
Emergency Services and Operations;
That Schedule “C”, External Agencies 2016 Increase, of Report FND-002-16, be
approved as follows, at an estimated tax levy impact of 0.06%:
a. That the Bowmanville Older Adult Association 2016 Budget Request be
approved in the amount of $255,000;
b. That the Clarington Museums 2016 Budget Request be approved in the
amount of $282,643;
c. That the John Howard Society/Firehouse Youth 2016 Budget Request be
approved in the amount of $57,200;
d. That the Orono Cemetery Board 2016 Budget Request be approved in
the amount of $10,000;
e. That the Newcastle Community Hall 2016 Budget Request be approved
in the amount of $20,000;
f. That the Visual Arts Centre 2016 Budget Request be approved in the
amount of $206,714;
g. That the Clarington Public Library 2016 Budget Request be approved in
the amount of $2,900,000; and
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h. That the Community Care Durham 2016 Budget Request be approved in
the amount of $39,500;
That Schedules outlining Reserve and Reserve Fund Contributions and new
Reserve/Reserve Funds be approved as shown in the 2016 Draft Budget Binder;
That approximately $800,000 be drawn from the Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund
to offset the tax rate impact;
That the financing of Capital projects, as outlined in the attached documents, be
approved;
That the external agencies, referred to in Schedule “C”, of Report FND-002-16, be
advised of Council’s decision regarding their grant request;
That any cash flow shortfall in the Development Charges Reserve Funds be interim
financed from the Municipal Capital Works Reserve Fund and General Municipal
Reserve Fund, to be repaid with interest as cash flow permits;
That Report FND-002-16 be adopted by resolution in accordance with provisions of
Ontario Regulation 284/09 of the Municipal Act, 2001; and
That the appropriate By-laws to levy the 2016 tax requirements for Municipal,
Regional and Education purposes be forwarded to Council for approval, once final
tax policy information is available.
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