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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ON MONDAY MARCH 25TH 1963 AT 9,00 P.M.
PRESENT:
MAYOR
REEVE
DEPUTY REEVE
COUNCILLORS
NORTH END WETIL
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KEITH NISBET (IN THE CHAIR)
C,F DAVIS
WM.H, STODDART
CHILD, JONES, MANNING, MOFFAT, SINCLAIR,
WILLIAMSON.
lVIr, J, Kirk repra,senting International Water
Supply Company, reported to Council concerning
the progress of work undertaken in placing the
north end well in a satisfactory condition for
pumping purposes, lVJr, Kirk's report indicated
numerous items located that required rectifying
and thereby creating costs in ,.;•xcess of original
estimates and now estimated to total some $5,500,
to ~t6, 000,00 when the work is completed,
].lfr, Kirk recommended that in order to allow
certain gasses to escape that the well be pumped
directly into the reservoir first and then into
the mains rather than pumping directly into the
ma:ilns, lVJr, Kirk also suggested double pumping
by use of two smaller capacity pumps and
utilizing the new large pump as a booster pump
in the reservoir,
General discussion followed and Council authorized
l'r!r', Kirk to proceed as quickly as possible in
order that the well may be placed in condit_ion to
allow for the earliest erection of the pumphouse,.
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SPECIAL COUNCIL
1963 BUDGET
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-2-march 25, 1963.
DEPUTY REEVE STODDART:
Mr;>, mayort Jllf.r, Reeve and members of Town Council:
As you know, the presentation of the Budget for
1963 for our municipality was proposed for last
week's general meeting of Council on march 18th,
but was deferred in order to give the School
Boards further time to reduce their record-break
-ing requisitions for money from our taxpayers,
Our hopes for reduc~ions have not been realized
e .::Jept for a relatively light adjustment by the
Public School _Board,
We dan control our own Council expenditures, But
we have no control at all over the budgetry
expenditures of the School Boards. The law is
such that we cannot reduce their demands by as
much as a single dollar, This grim fact will
explain the record-breaking figures I shall
presently place before you,
First, let me repeat a few observations I made
at the last meeting of Council concerning our
present Budget, which did not appear in the press
but which I hope may now be published, so that
our taxpayers may be made aware of the efforts we
made to hold our mill R~te at the level of 1962,'
What I said one week ago is even more important
tonight, now that our final figures are to be
made known.
We began a study of our 1963 Budget in the first
week of February and since then have held many
committee meetings, all of them concerned with
keeping down costs wherever possible. We have
refused numerous requests for salary increases,
and have cut departmental and committee estimates.
To save taxpayers' money we have ruled out the
purchase of town equipment, and in view of the
demands by the School Boards, thE' plans we had
for sidewalk and curb improvemen· .3 will now be
severely modified if not completely eliminated,
We had planned. to pave Temperance St, 1 one of
our oldest and most. important streets 1 which is
so obviously in need of overall attention. Be~
sides its residential character, it provideD also,
an artery for traffic relief from Yonge St.,
This would have been a first-class undertaking in
this our Centennial year, Other and small proj-
ects will have to be abandoned in view of the
staggering increase in the mill Rate arising
mainly from the demands of the Schnol Boards over
whihh we have no control as already stated,
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-2-March 25, 1963,
DEPUTY REEVE STODDART:
It :LI'l pleasan:t to note that by deferring for one
week, the bringing down of this Budget the _
~blic School ~oard revised their requisition
to the extent that approximately one Mill has
peen saved to the taxpayers in the total Mill
Rate, Th:Ls Council appreciates such revision
as much as it deplores the apparent inabil:Lty
of the High School Board to reduce their
demands by as much as a single dollar,
The County of York has also increased its
requirements from this municipality by some
$9,000,00,
The High School Board submitted to Council a
breakdown of their colossal demands, which
showed a total estimated expenditure for 1963,
of $964,572., which included $508,900, for
teachers salaries and $74,900. for transport-
ation, among its many increased items, The
net amountto be levied on taxpayers of the
Townships of King and Whitchurch and the Town
of Aurora, is $556,685. after reducing the
estimated expenditures by the estimates for
provincia+ grants and other revenues. Aurora
taxpayers must raise 42.55% of this levy~
The Public School Board total estimated
expenditures for 1963 total $:23,405. which
produces an amount of $318,161, to be levied
on the taxpayers of Aurora, after deducting
estimated provincial gra~ts and other revenues
from the above expenditure total. The 1962
levy was $261,381, for public school purposes
and the increase in amount to be levied is,
therefore, $56,780., which represents 3.8 mills
in increase in taxes for this one item in our
budget, The Public School Board provided the
Council with detailed breakdown of their
estimates and appear to have done their utmost
to keep their budget as low as possible 1 con-
sidering increased costs of instnuction and
additional facilities that they must provide,
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-4-])![arch 25, 1963
DEPUTY REEVE STODDART
The foregoing are figures in bulk, and your
Finance Committee, N~. 1~or, now respectfully
submits the following:
The Mill Rates to be presented are 61,5
residential and 68,7 commercial, reflecting a
.6~7 mill increase for a residential taxpayer
over 1962, Although this represents a remark-
able rise, it is nonetheless much lower than
was feared, When we found that the High School
requisitions were immovable, we again pared
doWl;J. where at all·~possible 1 our own domestic
budget reql~irements, ·
Deputy Reeve Stoddart presented a report of the
Finance Committee in which the Committee
respectfully submit the following:
"Subsequent to meetings of the Finance Committee
and Council, the 1963 Budget estimates are
recommended as follows:
Total Assessment $15 • 046 ' 05 5 •..
1, Real prop~rty assessment used
as a bnsj.s for computing business
assessment: $3,441 ;-413.
2. Business assessment $1,479,996.
3 • Rail way lands 1 pipe-
lines and telephone
assessment $ 286,145. 5,207.554 •. _
Assessment entitled to Benefit ~ 9,838,501.
Based on the foregoing assessment, the Committee
recomends the 1963 Taxation revenue be as
follows:
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"1.963 BU:OOET
TAXATION
Pub~io Sohool!l
Separate Schoo.ll:)
Schoo~!l
County Rates
Per Ce.ptia
Gener~
Loc e.l Impr'ovement:a
TOTAL MILL RATES
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RESIDENTIAL
MILL RATE
21-,77659
21·,77659
15 .. 15979
8.20463 ·-16.3-8580 -
61.52681
March 25, 1963. ·
COJY.IMERC IAL
MILL RATE OF LEVY
24.~9621 $318,161.
24.19621 22,091.
16,84422 236,867.
8,20463 123,394.
3,11157 16,204.
16,3.8580 246,435. -10,741.
68,74243
Tot~ Revenue from Taxation
Per Capita Grant ··-
$973,893.
30,593.
Other Revenue
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
STODDART:
MOFFAT:
239 .• 950,
$1,244,436.
"Resolved that the report of the Finance
Committee .re the 1963 Budget be accepted
and the Se~ of the Corporation be attaclled
thereto and the necessary by-law be pre~
;p~ed .• 11
Carr.i.ed.
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BY-LAWS
# 1567
TO LEVY TAXES
FOR 1963
-6-March .25, 1963•
DAVIS: 11 That leave be given to introduce a
CHILD: by•law to Levy the Taxes for the
year 1963 and to provide for the
collection thereof, and that the
same be now read a first time."
Carried .•
The By-law was then read a first time,
STODDART: "That the by-law now before
MOFFAT:the Council be read a second time
and that the Council resolve itself
into a committee of the whole for
that purpose,"
NISBET: "That the second reading of the
DAVIS: by-law be taken as read .• 11
Carried,
MANNING: "That the by-law now before the
JONES: Council be read a third time
this day and that rule 22 of by-law
1468 be suspended for that purpose,"
DAVIS: "That the third reading of the
WILLIAMSON: by-law be taken as read."
Carried.
Ali in favour of the third reading of the
by-law.
DAVIS:
STODDART:
Carried,
"That we continue on with
other business,"
Carried,
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BY-LAW
# 1565
AlVlEND COUNCIL
PROCEDURE
BY-LAW # 1468
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CHILD:
DAVIS:
-7-March 25, 1963.
Second Reading
CHILD:
DAVIS:
"That the.by-law now before the Council
be read a second time and that the Council
resolve itself into a committee of theh
whole for that :purpose,11
DAVIS: "That we only start reading at amended
CHILD~· clause. 11
Carried,
Counoil1or Sino1air read :peplacement po.i'ngraph,
Carried,
SINCLAIR: "That the by-law now before the Council
MOFFAT: be read a third time this day and that
rule 22 of by-law 1468 be suspended
for that purpose, 11
DAVIS: 11 That the third reading of the by-law
WILLIAMSON; be taken as read. 11
Carried,
If That the meeting adjourn, n
The meeting then ad~ourned,
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