HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/30/1975 TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
Finance Committee May 30, 1975
Minutes of aSpecial Meeting of the Finance
Committee held in the Bowmanville Committee
Room on Friday, May 30, 1975 at 9 a.m.
Roll Call Present were: Con. H. B. Tink, Chairman
Con. I. M. Hobbs, Member
Con. K. Entwisle, Member
Mayor G. B. Rickard, Member
Con. D. W. Allin, Member attended at 11.20 a.m.
Absent: Con. A. Cowman.
Resolution #F-177-75
Moved by Mayor Rickard, seconded by Con. Hobbs
THAT Tabling motion 0-167-75 be lifted from the table.
"CARRIED
Library Mr. George Vice, Chairman and Miss D. Dineen, Librarian of the
Board Newcastle Library Board appeared before the Committee to discuss
Budget the Library Board Budget.
Resolution #F-178-75
Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con. Entwisle
THAT discussion of the Library Budget be deferred until later
in the meeting.
"CARRIED"
Resolution #F--179-75
Moved by Mayor Rickard, seconded by Con. Entwisle
Attendance of THAT Department Heads concerned be in attendance for discussion
Dept. Heads of the Capital Budget revisions.
at Budget
Revisions. "CARRIED"
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Resolution #F-180-75
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Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con. Entwisle
Grant THAT no action be taken on the request for a grantby the
Oshawa & District Oshawa & District Association for the Mentally Retarded.
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Assoc. for the
Mentally Retarded. "CARRIED"
Finance Committee - 2 - May 30, 1975.
Christmas Con. Hobbs raised the question of the Provision of Funds
Lights in the Budget for Christmas Lights. The Treasurer advised
Bowmanville the meeting that nothing was included in the Budget for this
expendit-oxe. It was agreed to ask Mr. Pogue of the Chamber of
Commerce to attend this meeting as soon as possible.
The following timetable was set for the next Budget meeting
on Monday, June 2, 1975 at 8:30 a.m.
Timetable 8:30 to 9:o0 a.m. Mr. G. Howden, Planning Director
June 2, 1975 9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. Mr. T. Fanning, Recreation Director
8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Mr. J. Dunham, Director of Public Works
Resolution #F-181-75
Moved by Mayor Rickard, seconded by Con. Hobbs
Library THAT the Library Board request for funds for the year 1975
Budget in the amount of $65,275. be approved.
"CARRIED"
Mr. Pogue appeared before the Committee at approximately 10:30
a.m. to discuss the question of Christmas Lights.
Resolution #F-182-75
Moved by Mayor Rickard, seconded by Con. Hobbs
Christmas THAT the Finance Committee recommend to Council that the sum
Lighting of $1,300. be provided in the Budget for Christmas lighting
for the year 1975.
"CARRIED"
Director Mr. Jack Dunham, Director of Public Works appeared before the
of Public Committee as requested for discussion of the Capital Budget
Works Forecast.
It was agreed that the following items be given a lower
priority rating:
Capital Project 75-1 Road Construction $100,000.
Forecast Project 75-2 Storm Sewer Prospect St. 85,000.
Lower Project 75-3 Bridge Baseline Road 75,000.
Priority Project 75-5A Works Dept. Salt Storage
Building 40,000.
Resolution #F-183-75
Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con. Entwisle
Higher THAT the following 4 projects retain their present Top Priority
Priority Rating of 1A:
Items Pr lect 75-6A Bowmanville P.U.C. Electric Dept. $100,000.
Project 75-6B Newcastle P.U.C. Electric Dept. 35,000.
Project 75-6C Orono P.U.C. Electric Dept. 25,000.
Project 75-7 Servicing Industrial Land 75,000.
"CARRIED"
Finance Committee - 3 - May 30, 1975
It was agreed that the following 3 projects retain their
present Top Priority Rating of IA since these projects were
considered to be vital to the Community.
Project 75-4 Fire Dept. Land, Buildings
and equipment $450,000.
Project 75-5B Tyrone Community Hall 70,000.
This project is to be paid for by the Tyrone Community
Hall Board.
Project 75-8 Purchase of land, property buildings and
Land acquisition and renovations $1,090,000.
The Town offices and works facilities are presently located
in three different locations and it is desirous to have these
centralized. It is anticipated that suitable quarters can be
found thus requiring approval at this time.
Resolution #F-184-75
Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con. Entwisle
Prescott THAT the Works Department be authorized to accept bids for the
house demolition and removal of the Prescott house (as per the Town's
specification), if no acceptable bids are received for the sale
of the building on Saturday, June 7, 1975.
"CARRIED"
Resolution 0-185-75
Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con. Entwisle
Adjournment THAT the meeting be adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
"CARRIED"
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