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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/24/1975 TOWN OF NEWCASTLE Finance Committee May 24, 1975. Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Finance Committee held in the Bowmanville Committee Room on Saturday, May 24th, 1975, at 9 a.m. Roll Present: Councillor H. B. Tink, Chairman Call Councillor I. M. Hobbs, Member Councillor Kirk Entwisle, Member Councillor Kenneth E. Lyall, Member Councillor Ann Cowman, Member Mayor Garnet B. Rickard, Member Absent: Councillor D. W. Allin, Member Resolution SCF-151-75 Moved by Con. Entwisle, seconded by Con. Lyall Administration THAT the Administration Budget be reduced from $322,522, to Budget $300,000. "CARRIED" Rental of It was agreed that the sum of $11,775. for the rental of Fire Fire Hydrants in Ward 2 (Bowmanville) be removed from the Budget Hydrants since this would be covered in the Regional Flat rate for Ward 2 water charges. Resolution 0-152-75 Moved by Con. Entwisle, seconded by Con. Lyall Net THAT Net expenditures as presented by the Treasurer, of Expenditures $2,430,342. be reduced to $2,000,000. Resolution #F-153-75 Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con. Cowman THAT the above motion be tabled until a more detailed revue of the budget has been carried out. "CARRIED" Resolution QEF-154-75 Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con. Cowman Fire THAT the Fire Department Budget Item "Capital Expenditure" Dept. (purchase of emergency Van) $6,000. be deleted. Budget "CARRIED" Finance Committee - 2 - May 24, 1975. Resolution #F-155-75 Moved by Mayor Rickard, seconded by Con. Cowman Fee THAT this Committee recommend to the Committeeof the Whole Structure that they examine the fee structure of the Building Inspection Building Department with a v,ew to having the department become self- Dept. sustaining. "CARRIED" Resolution #F-156-75 Moved by Con. Entwisle, seconded by Con. Cowman Animal THAT this Committee recommend to the Community Services Control Committee that for the year 1976 and subsequent years, the Animal Control Department be handled be a private Firm and that the necessary tenders be advertised to have this operation taken over by private enterprise on January 1, 1976. "CARRIED" Purchase It was agreed that the cost of purchasing the Jackman Road of Jackman Landfill Site from the Region of Durham be paid for from either Road Landfill the "Reserve for Subdivision Funds" or "The Reserve for Parks Site Fund". The estimated cost being $20,000. This amount to be added to the Revenue Budget under "Transfers from Reserves". Resolution 0-157-75 Moved by Mayor Rickard, seconded by Con. Lyall THAT the following grants be provided for in the 1975 Budget: 1975 1. Orono Horticultural Soci-,ty $100. Grants 2. Newcastle Horticultural Society $100. 3. Salvation Army $200. 4. St. John Ambulance Corps $200. 5. Santa Claus Parade $500. 6. Soil & Crop I- -;:ovement Assoc. $ 85. $1,185. "CARRIED" Resolution 0-158-75 Moved by Con. Entwisle, seconded by Con. Cowman Santa Claus THAT the Grant for the Santa Claus Parade in the amount of Parade Grant. $500. be deleted from the Budget. "CARRIED" Finance Committee - 3 - May 24, 1975. Resolution #F-159-75 Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con. Cowman Great Pine THAT no provision be made in the 1975 budget for a Grant Ridge Tourist to the Great Fine Ridge Tourist Council. Council "CARRIED" Resolution #F-160-75 Moved by Mayor Rickard, seconded by Con. Entwisle Visual Arts THAT the Visual Arts Centre be given a Grant of $2,500. as a Centre Grant FOUNDING GRANT for their organization for the year 1975 only. Resolution #F-161-75 Moved by Con. Entwisle, seconded by Con. Cowman THAT the above motion be tabled until a report on the current situation of the Visual Arts Centre is received from Councillor Allin Chairman of the Community Services Committee "CARRIED" Resolution #F-162-75 Durham Moved by Mayor Rickard, seconded by Con. Lyall Central Fair Board THAT the Durham Central Fair Board be given a Grant of $8,000. Grant for the year 1975. "CARRIED" Resolution 0-163-75 Moved by Con. Lyall, seconded by Con. Entwisle Oshawa & District THAT as the Oshawa and District Credit Counselling Service Credit Counselling must be considered a Regional Function, therefore any request Service for a Grant should be directed to the Region of Durham. "CARRIED" Resolution #F-164-75 Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con, Entwisle Oshawa and THAT the request for a grant from the Oshawa and District District Assoc. Association for the Mentally Retarded be tabled pending the for the receipt of further information. Mentally Retarded "CARRIED" Finance Committee - 4 - May 24, 1975. Resolution #F-165-75 Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con. Lyall Senior THAT no action be taken on the suggestion of the Charterways Citizens Co. Limited, that Council give consideration to assisting Bus Tours financially with proposed Bus Tour Outings for Senior Citizens. "CARRIED" Resolution #F-166-75 Moved by Con. Entwisle, seconded by Con. Lyall Library THAT the Library Grant for 1975 be the same amount as in 1974, Grant namely $42,750. Resolution #F-167-75 Moved by Mayor Rickard, seconded by Con. Hobbs THAT the above motion be tabled until the Chairman of the Library Board, Mr. George Vice and the Librarian, Miss Dineen can meet with the Finance Committee at the next meeting. "CARRIED" Cemetery The Treasurer was asked to bring a recommendation to the Committee Charges on the revisionof all charges at the Cemetery. Resolution #F-168-75 Moved by Con. Entwisle, seconded by Con. Cowman Cemetery THAT the Cemetery Budget item "Capital Expenditures" be reduced Budget by the cost of the purchase of a Back Hoe Shovel, namely $14,000. "CARRIED" Resolution 0-169-75 Moved by Con. Entwisle, seconded by Con. Lyall Next Meeting THAT the next meeting of the Finance Committee to discuss the and Adjournment Budget be held on Friday, May 30th at 9 a.m. in the Bowmanville Committee Room and Furthermore, that this meeting now adjourn at 1 p.m. "CARRIED" i