The West Grey Record

Budget Meeting

November 14, 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 (12 motions)

10 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council: 1. Defers the construction of bridge G44 to the 2025 budget; 2. Directs staff to transfer $466,500 from the tax levy to a bridge reserve; and 3. Directs staff to remove the $167,500 allocation to the pre- engineering project for Bridge G38 from the 2024 draft budget."
Moved by Councillor Nuhn, seconded by Councillor Hutchinson
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to remove the remaining $100,000 transfer to reserve for the Mulock Road surface treatment project from the 2024 budget."
Moved by Councillor Nuhn, seconded by Councillor Foerster
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council: 1. Defers the Elmwood road reconstruction project to a future year; and 2. Directs staff to reallocate the $350,000 CCBF funds to the remaining West Grey road projects."
Moved by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Townsend
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council defers the remainder of the Victoria Street asphalt project to a future year."
Moved by Councillor Nuhn, seconded by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to remove: 1. the $5,000 allocation to the Normanby Centennial Hall kitchen renovation project from the 2024 draft budget; 2. the $10,000 allocation to the Durham ice resurfacer reserve from the 2024 draft budget; 3. the $5,000 allocation to the Neustadt Lions Park playground equipment reserve from the 2024 draft budget; and 4. the remaining $10,000 allocation to the Normanby Arena Hall renovation reserve from the 2024 draft budget.”
Moved by Councillor Shea, seconded by Councillor Hutchinson
Defeated
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council directs staff to: 1. remove the $5,000 allocation to the Ayton Library sign project from the 2024 draft budget; and 2. reduce the allocation to the Ayton Library Accessible Door project by $2,500 in the in the draft 2024 budget.”
Moved by Councillor Shea, seconded by Councillor Nuhn
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council defers the installation of the next section of netting at the Bentinck Landfill to a future year."
Moved by Councillor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Foerster
Defeated
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council requests that the Joint Elmwood Fire Board reduce their draft budget by $10,000.”
Moved by Councillor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Townsend
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council direct staff to reduce the West Grey Fire capital budget by $10,500 in the 2024 draft budget.”
Moved by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Hutchinson
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council request that the West Grey Police Services Board remove the $2,500 allocation for rent from their 2024 draft budget.”
Moved by Councillor Townsend, seconded by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson
Carried
“THAT in consideration of the 2024 draft budget, council direct staff to remove the $5,000 allocation to the streetlighting reserve from the 2024 draft budget.”
Moved by Councillor Nuhn, seconded by Councillor Hutchinson
Carried
"THAT Bylaw 2023-123, being a bylaw to confirm the proceedings of council, be read a first, second and third and final time."
Moved by Deputy Mayor Hutchinson, seconded by Councillor Foerster
Carried

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