MINUTES - General Committee - 20130211 TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE
2013 BUDGET REVIEW
MEETING REPORT
Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Monday, February 11, 2013
ATTENDANCE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mayor Dawe in the Chair (arrived 7:22 p.m.); Councillors
Abel, Ballard, Gaertner, Humfryes, Pirri, and Thompson
MEMBERS ABSENT Councillors Buck and Gallo
OTHER ATTENDEES Chief Administrative Officer, Deputy Clerk/Manager of
Administration, Director of Corporate and Financial
Services/Treasurer, Director of Building and By-law
Services, Director of Infrastructure and Environmental
Services, Director of Parks and Recreation Services,
Director of Planning and Development Services, and
Council/ Committee Secretary
Deputy Mayor Abel called the meeting to order at 7:01 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 agenda as circulated by the Customer and Legislative Services
Department, as amended with the following addition, be approved:
Delegation (a) Dan Elliott, Director of Corporate and Financial
Services/Treasurer
Re: 2013 Operating Budget Update
CARRIED
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III DELEGATIONS
(a) Dan Elliott, Director of Corporate and Financial Services/Treasurer
Re: 2013 Operating Budget Update
Mr. Elliott provided an update on the status of the 2013 Operating Budget including
recent adjustments and the current impact to the overall residential tax bill. He
presented a comparison of the 2012 residential tax rates for the municipalities of
York Region and summarized the status of the area municipal budgets for 2013. Mr.
Elliott also presented a comparison of the 2012 average residential taxes and water
costs for the municipalities of York Region, and showed the tax rates and water
costs as a percentage of household income.
General Committee recommends:
THAT the comments of the delegation be received for information.
CARRIED
IV PUBLIC CONSULTATION – OPEN SESSION – OPPORTUNITY FOR
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT REGARDING THE 2013
BUDGET
A resident expressed his concern with regard to taxes at the local and regional
levels and the water rates.
V CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS
1. Memorandum from the Director of Corporate and Financial
Services/Treasurer
Re: Additional Information requested from Aurora Historical Society
General Committee recommends:
THAT the memorandum regarding Additional Information requested from
Aurora Historical Society and attached schedule regarding a four-year history
of year-end results from the Aurora Historical Society be received for
information.
CARRIED
Deputy Mayor Abel relinquished the Chair to Mayor Dawe at 7:23 p.m.
2. Memorandum from the Director of Corporate and Financial
Services/Treasurer
Re: Additional Information Requested: History of Staff Complement
General Committee recommends:
THAT the memorandum regarding Additional Information Requested: History
of Staff Complement and attached schedule regarding a history of full-time
staffing complement for the Town of Aurora be received for information.
CARRIED
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3. Memorandum from the Director of Infrastructure and Environmental
Services
Re: Fleet Services Supervisory Structure
General Committee recommends:
THAT the memorandum regarding Fleet Services Supervisory Structure be
received; and
THAT funding in the amount of $63,760 for the requested full-time Fleet
Supervisor position be removed from the 2013 Operating Budget –
Infrastructure and Environmental Services and further consideration of
this position be deferred to June, 2013 subsequent to the service level
review being completed.
CARRIED
4. Memorandum from the Director of Customer and Legislative
Services/Town Clerk
Re: Smart Commute Program Funding Request for 2013
General Committee recommends:
THAT this item be deferred until such time Smart Commute makes a
presentation to Council.
CARRIED
5. Consideration of Motions to Move Budget to Council for Adoption
General Committee recommends:
THAT funding in the amount of $8,000 for the Chamber of Commerce’s 2013
Business Achievement Awards be removed from the Economic Development
Advisory Committee budget of the 2013 Operating Budget – Council
Administration, with the intention to reinstate this amount in the 2014 budget.
CARRIED
General Committee recommends:
THAT funding in the amount of $43,150 for the requested full-time Facility
Bookings Administrator position be removed from the 2013 Operating Budget
– Parks and Recreation Services and further consideration of this position be
deferred to June, 2013 pending a further detailed report.
CARRIED
General Committee recommends:
THAT the draft 2013 Operating Budget with approved changes be referred
back to staff for preparation of a final Budget report and presentation to
Council; and
THAT the draft Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Systems budget be
referred back to staff for preparation of a final Budget report and presentation
to Council.
CARRIED
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VI ADJOURNMENT
General Committee recommends:
THAT the meeting be adjourned at 9:01 p.m.
CARRIED
GEOFFREY DAWE, MAYOR CINDY MAHER, DEPUTY CLERK
THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE – 2013 BUDGET REVIEW
MEETING OF FEBRUARY 11, 2013 WAS RECEIVED BY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 26,
2013.