HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 09, 2024 - Special Council - BudgetTHE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MUNICIPAL OFFICE
56169 Heritage Line, Straffordville, ON
Council Chambers - HYBRID
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
6:30 p.m.
The January 9, 2024 Special Council Meeting was held using hybrid technologies via
Zoom and livestreamed on YouTube.
PRESENT:
MAYOR
DEPUTY MAYOR
COUNCILLORS
STAFF PRESENT:
CAO
CLERK
TREASURER
PLANNING COORDINATOR / DEPUTY CLERK
BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
FIRE CHIEF
MANAGER OF PUBLIC WORKS /
DRAINAGE SUPERINTENDENT
MANAGER OF CAPITAL PROJECTS /
WATE R/WASTEWATE R
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ketchabaw called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
ED KETCHABAW
RAINEY WEISLER
TIMOTHY EMERSON
DANFROESE
SUSAN CHILCOTT
THOMAS THAYER
MEAGAN ELLIOTT
LORNE JAMES
MARGARET UNDERHILL
STEPHEN MILLER
HARRY BARAN I K
STEVE ADAMS
ED ROLOSON
2. DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST & THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF
No disclosures of pecuniary interest were declared.
3. 2024-2025 OPERATING BUDGET - DRAFT
A. Report TR-01 /24 by Lorne James, Treasurer re 2024-2025 Operating Budget — Draft
Council recessed for a break at 8:39 pm and returned at 8:50 pm.
Moved by: Councillor Chilcott
Seconded by: Councillor Emerson
THAT all 2024-2025 Draft Operating Budget correspondence, public comments, and
addenda be received for information;
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AND THAT Council acknowledge the correspondence from the East Elgin Community
Assistance Program;
AND THAT further consideration of this item be referred to Municipal Assistance
discussions.
CARRIED
Moved by: Councillor Chilcott
Seconded by: Deputy Mayor Weisler
THAT Report TR-01/24 re 2024-2025 Operating Budget - Draft be received for
information;
AND THAT the 2024 Operating Budget be approved and staff be directed to bring
forward the 2024 Tax Rate By-laws.
DEFEATED
Moved by: Councillor Emerson
Seconded by: Councillor Froese
THAT Report TR-01/24 re 2024-2025 Operating Budget - Draft be received for
information;
AND THAT staff be directed to prepare a supplementary report identifying areas of
potential cost savings in discretionary functional areas for the 2024-2025 Draft Operating
Budget;
AND THAT the supplementary report be presented to Council with the 2024-2025 Draft
Operating Budget at a second Special Budget Meeting to consider the 2024-2025 Draft
Operating Budget in March 2024.
CARRIED
4. BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL
A. By-law No. 2024-001 Being a by-law to confirm all actions of Council
Moved by: Councillor Emerson
Seconded by: Councillor Froese
THAT Confirming By-law No. 2024-001 be read a first, second and third time and finally
passed.
CARRIED
5. ADJOURNMENT
Moved by: Councillor Froese
Seconded by: Councillor Emerson
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THAT the Council meeting be adjourned at 10.07 p.m.
CARRIED
MAYOR CLERK