The West Grey Record

Budget Meeting

October 31, 2023

Who was there

Present (7): Kevin Eccles, Scott Foerster, Tom Hutchinson, Doug Hutchinson, Joyce Nuhn, Geoffrey Shea, Doug Townsend

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (21 motions)

21 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to remove $20,000 from the allocation to the fire truck reserve in the 2024 draft budget."
Moved by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Hutchinson
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to remove the $40,000 allocation to the Normanby shed reserve in the 2024 draft budget."
Moved by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Shea
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to investigate options for the replacement of the Normanby shed roof."
Moved by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Foerster
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to remove the $195,000 culvert 189 payback to the general capital reserve from the 2024 draft budget."
Moved by Councillor Hutchinson, seconded by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to remove the $90,000 allocation to the pedestrian crossing analysis from the 2024 draft budget."
Moved by Councillor Hutchinson, seconded by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to complete: 1. hardtop road improvements from Grey Road 3 to Caroline Street West; and 2. rehabilitation of the road base from Caroline Street West to the westerly road limit.”
Moved by Councillor Nuhn, seconded by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to reduce the allocation to the Victoria Street Ayton Hardtop project by $48,200 in the draft 2024 budget.”
Moved by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Townsend
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to reduce the allocation to the Reserve for Mulock Rd - Concession 6 to Crawford project by $100,000 in the 2024 draft budget.”
Moved by Councillor Townsend, seconded by Councillor Hutchinson
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to add $72,500, representing a portion of the waived fees, to the 2024 draft capital budget for the Park Street to Garafraxa Street West project to be allocated to water and sewer and development charges.”
Moved by Councillor Townsend, seconded by Councillor Foerster
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to reduce the allocation to the dam reserve by $20,000 in the 2024 draft budget.”
Moved by Councillor Nuhn, seconded by Councillor Foerster
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to remove the $10,000 allocation to the Normanby arena tennis court resurfacing project from the 2024 draft budget.”
Moved by Councillor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Foerster
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to reduce the allocation to the Normanby arena ice resurfacer reserve by $10,000 in the 2024 draft budget.”
Moved by Councillor Hutchinson, seconded by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to reduce the allocation to the Normanby arena hall renovation reserve by $15,000 in the 2024 draft budget.”
Moved by Councillor Nuhn, seconded by Councillor Townsend
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to remove the $10,000 allocation to the Neustadt fold-up stage project from the 2024 draft budget.”
Moved by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Nuhn
Carried
“THAT in consideration of ‘CL-01-24 eScribe Video Encoder and Live Closed Captioning’, council directs staff to remove the $23,686 allocation to the eScribe video encoder and live-closed captioning project from the 2024 draft budget.”
Moved by Councillor Townsend, seconded by Councillor Foerster
Carried
“THAT in consideration of budget request from ‘F-01-24 - Reimbursement of costs to maintain a DZ license’, council directs staff to include $3,000 in the 2024 draft budget for the reimbursement of costs to maintain a DZ license."
Moved by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Townsend
Carried
“THAT in consideration of budget request form ‘IPW-01-24 Durham Depot Staffing-Replace two Seasonals with one full time’, council directs staff to include $20,000 in the 2024 draft budget for the replacement of two seasonal positions with one full time position.”
Moved by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Nuhn
Carried
“THAT in consideration of budget request form ‘R-02-24 Recreation and Trails Master Plan’, council defers a decision on the budget request form for the recreation and trails master plan to the November 14, 2023 budget meeting.”
Moved by Councillor Shea, seconded by Councillor Townsend
Carried
“THAT in consideration of budget request form ‘R-03-24 Fencing of community garden’, council directs staff to forgo the inclusion of $8,000 in the 2024 draft budget for fencing of the community garden.”
Moved by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Townsend
Carried
“THAT in consideration of budget request form ‘CAO-01-24 - Economic Development Officer’, council defers a decision on the budget request form for an economic development officer to later in the 2024 budget process.”
Moved by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Foerster
Carried
"THAT Bylaw 2023-115, being a bylaw to confirm the proceedings of council, be read a first, second and third and final time."
Moved by Councillor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Townsend
Carried

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