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Budget
Committee Minutes
City
Of Peterborough
June
21, 2011
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Minutes of a Special Meeting of Budget
Committee Held on June 21, 2011, in The Council Chambers, City Hall
The Budget Committee meeting was called to order at 6:30
p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Roll Call:
Absent:
Disclosure of Pecuniary
Interest
There were no
declarations of pecuniary interest.
Director of Corporate
Services
Report CPFS11-022
2012
and Future Budget Guidelines
Moved by Mayor Bennett
That Budget Committee approve the
recommendations outlined in Report CPFS11-022, dated June 21, 2011, of the
Director of Corporate Services, as follows:
a) That all the
items included in Table 1 of Report CPFS11-005, dated May 3, 2011, attached as
Appendix A, being the estimated factors required due to legislated or Council
approved service delivery enhancements or required to maintain the 2011 levels
of service, be included in the Draft 2012 Operating Budget.
b) That Councillor
Clarke, as Chairman of the Budget Committee, review the Council Members
Remuneration Policy and make recommendations for Council Remuneration.
c) That the 2012
Airport Capital Budget include a $100,000 provision for marketing for the years
2012 to 2014 inclusive.
d) That, during the
2012 Budget process, staff review all user fees, taking any cost increases into
consideration and, where appropriate, include any user fee increases in the
2012 Draft Budget.
e) That the 2012
Draft Operating Budget include a 5% increase in the combined tax supported debt
charge and base Capital Levy provision as a means of providing more Capital
Levy to support the 2012 Capital budget requirements.
f) That the 2012
Draft Budget include no new full-time staff positions unless the position is
required to deliver new services that are mandated by legislation or it can be
clearly demonstrated through a business plan that the position can generate
sufficient revenues or cost reductions to cover its salary and benefits.
g) That staff
communicate to the City’s agencies, boards and commissions, that City Council
requests that their 2012 budget request include no new full time staff
positions unless the position is required to deliver new services that are
mandated by legislation or it can be clearly demonstrated through a business
plan that the position can generate sufficient revenues or cost reductions to
cover its salary and benefits.
h) That the Chief
Administrative Officer’s authority be expanded to increase or decrease
permanent staff levels, in-year after budget approval, that can be accommodated
within the City’s overall approved budget.
i) That, as part
of the 2012 and future years’ budget process, staff identify areas to improve
staff efficiencies, through work/job flexibility, multi-tasking, retraining and
the use of technology.
j) That, during
2012, the Chief Administrative Officer informs the County CAO and the GPAEDC
President and Board that City intends to request a review of the GPA EDC
agreement prior to December 31, 2012 with a view to ensuring its efforts are
focused on the attraction of investors and creation of jobs.
k) That, as part of
2012 and future years’ budget process, staff undertake a review of all City
facilities with a view to identifying opportunities for the imposition of a
cost recovery model.
l) That, as part
of 2012 and future years’ budget process, staff consider alternate service
delivery methods.
m) That the 2012
Draft Budget include the Tax Ratio Reduction Program for the Commercial and
Industrial Classes but not the Multi-residential Class.
n) That as part of
the 2012 budget process, staff consider drawing on the City’s Reserve and
Reserve Funds, where feasible, to reduce the 2012 tax levy requirements.
o) That staff
prepare a 2012 Draft Operating Budget that reflects an All-Inclusive (Combined
municipal, education and sewer surcharge) percentage increase for a property in
the residential class of no more than 2.5%.
Moved
by Councillor Doris
That
item h) be deleted.
“LOST”
Moved by
Councillor Hall
That the
all-inclusive percentage increase for a property in the residential class identified
in item o) be reduced from 2.5 % to 1.5%.
“LOST”
Moved by
Councillor Hall
That
item g) be amended by deleting the phrase as follows:
Unless the position is required to
deliver new services that are mandated by legislation or it can be clearly
demonstrated through a business plan that the position can generate sufficient
revenues or cost reductions to cover its salary and benefits.
“WITHDRAWN”
Upon the main
motion by Mayor Bennett, the motion carried.
Adjournment
Moved by Mayor
Bennett
“CARRIED"
John Kennedy
Deputy City Clerk
Councillor H. Clarke
Chair