MINUTES - General Committee - 20150224
TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE – WATER AND
WASTEWATER BUDGET INTRODUCTION
MEETING REPORT
Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
ATTENDANCE
COUNCIL MEMBERS Mayor Dawe in the Chair; Councillors Abel, Humfryes, Kim, Mrakas,
Pirri, Thom, and Thompson
MEMBERS ABSENT Councillor Gaertner
OTHER ATTENDEES Director of Corporate and Financial Services/Treasurer, Director of
Infrastructure and Environmental Services, Town Clerk, and
Council/Committee Secretary
The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
1. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND GENERAL NATURE THEREOF
There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest
Act.
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
General Committee approved the agenda as circulated by Legal and Legislative Services.
3. DELEGATIONS
Special General Committee
Water and Wastewater Budget Introduction Meeting Report
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Page 2 of 2
General Committee approved, on a two-thirds vote, that the requirements of section 3.8(c)
of the Procedural By-law be waived to permit the delegation of Ilmar Simanovskis, Director
of Infrastructure and Environmental Services, to speak for more than five (5) minutes.
(a) Director of Infrastructure & Environmental Services
Re: Safe Drinking Water Act and Water/Wastewater Budget Primer
Mr. Simanovskis presented an overview of the Safe Water Drinking Act and explained
the responsibilities of staff and members of Council as the Owner/Operator of the
Town’s drinking water system. He further discussed the budget methodology of water
and wastewater including program rates, a cost and revenue summary, and the
impact on residential users
General Committee received and referred the comments of the delegation to a future
2015 Budget Review meeting.
4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
GEOFFREY DAWE, MAYOR STEPHEN M. A. HUYCKE, TOWN CLERK
THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE – WATER AND WASTEWATER
BUDGET INTRODUCTION MEETING OF FEBRUARY 24, 2015 RECEIVED FINAL
APPROVAL BY COUNCIL ON MARCH 10, 2015.