The CAO delivered opening remarks for the budget process, followed by an in-depth presentation from the Director of Finance, the Manager of Finance, and the Manager of Municipal Assets and GIS, on the staff proposed budget.
At this point in the meeting, Council recessed at 10:25 a.m. and reconvened at 10:38 a.m.
Staff continued with the presentation of the staff proposed budget.
Upon completion of the presentation, discussion ensued on the following:
- Water and Wastewater Study
- Comparators and Key Performance Indicators
- Organizational Chart of the Municipality
- Canton Hub Audio-Visual (AV) Technology
- Walton Street Bridge and Watermain
- Garden Hill Dam (GRCA)
- Town Hall Remediation
- Barrett Street Foot Bridge
- East Townline Culvert Replacement
- The potential to have Community Care as a special service
- Fire Station 2 Replacement
- Heat Pump and Furnace Replacements
- Snowplow Cameras
- LLRW Interest Allocation
- The County's potential tax levy increase
- Council Remuneration
At this point of the meeting, Council recessed at 11:49 a.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m.
Discussions continued on the following:
- Barret Street Foot Bridge
- Transportation Master Plan
- Parks Playground Master Plan and Leisure Services Master Plan
- Rapley Park and clarification on of the trail
- Carry Forward Projects
- Community Grant Process and Funding
- Lawn Mower and trade in values of current equipment
- The potential to have Urban to Rural Transit program
- The potential to have Community Care as a special service
- One-Time items included in the staff proposed budget
- Communication plan for approved budget
- Potential support for the Food Bank
At this point of the meeting, Council recessed at 2:14 p.m. and reconvened at 2:27 p.m.
It was the consensus of Council to proceed with recommendations at this time, which were as follows: