MINUTES - General Committee - 20130204 TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE
2013 BUDGET REVIEW
MEETING REPORT
Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Monday, February 4, 2013
ATTENDANCE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Deputy Mayor Abel in the Chair; Councillors Ballard,
Buck, Gallo, Gaertner, Pirri, and Thompson
MEMBERS ABSENT Mayor Dawe and Councillor Humfryes
OTHER ATTENDEES Chief Administrative Officer, Deputy Clerk/Manager of
Administration, Director of Corporate and Financial
Services/Treasurer, Director of Infrastructure and
Environmental Services, Financial Analyst/Cashflow
Manager, and Council/ Committee Secretary
Deputy Mayor Abel called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
I DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND GENERAL NATURE
THEREOF
There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of
Interest Act.
II APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
General Committee recommends:
THAT the handout entitled Analysis of Conference/Training and Municipal
Business Costs from the Director of Corporate and Financial
Services/Treasurer be received and added to the agenda.
CARRIED
General Committee recommends:
THAT the agenda as circulated by the Customer and Legislative Services
Department, as amended, be approved.
CARRIED
III DELEGATIONS
None
Special General Committee – 2013 Budget Review Meeting Report
Monday, February 4, 2013 Page 2 of 3
IV PUBLIC CONSULTATION – OPEN SESSION – OPPORTUNITY FOR
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT REGARDING THE
2013 BUDGET
No members of the public came forward.
V CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS
1. 2013 Budget – Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Systems
Presentation by Ilmar Simanovskis, Director of Infrastructure and
Environmental Services
General Committee recommends:
THAT the presentation by Ilmar Simanovskis be received for information.
CARRIED
2. 2013 Budget Discussion
Re: Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Systems
General Committee recommends:
THAT the 2013 Budget – Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Systems be
received for information and referred to final approval of the entire budget
by Council.
CARRIED
General Committee recommends:
THAT Council request representative(s) of the The Regional Municipality
of York to make a presentation to Council regarding water rates, York
Region’s water budget, inter-basin transfer management, water blending,
aquifer sustainability, and the inflow and infiltration strategy for sanitary
sewers.
CARRIED
3. Memorandum from the Director of Corporate and Financial Services/Treasurer
Re: Revised Budget Pages: Administration Department Tab 5
General Committee recommends:
THAT the memorandum regarding Revised Budget Pages: Administration
Department Tab 5 and revised blue budget pages be received; and
THAT the revised blue budget pages 5-1 to 5-11 for the Administration
Department, which reflect corrections to the “2012 Actual (Estimated)”
columns only, be inserted into the 2013 Budget binder under Tab #5 to
replace the previous version.
CARRIED
Special General Committee – 2013 Budget Review Meeting Report
Monday, February 4, 2013 Page 3 of 3
4. General 2013 Operating Budget Discussion
Dan Elliott, Director of Corporate and Financial Services/Treasurer, referred to
the February 11 Budget Review meeting and requested that members of Council
be prepared with their suggestions for any Budget changes. He noted that it
would be helpful to receive any questions or requests for additional information
as soon as possible as the focus would now be on general discussion toward
recommending the 2013 Budget for adoption by Council.
VI ADJOURNMENT
General Committee recommends:
THAT the meeting be adjourned at 8:56 p.m.
CARRIED
DEPUTY MAYOR JOHN ABEL CINDY MAHER, DEPUTY CLERK
THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE – 2013 BUDGET REVIEW
MEETING OF FEBRUARY 4, 2013 WAS RECEIVED BY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY
12, 2013.