The North Bay Record

Special Council Meeting

April 2, 2024

Who was there

Present (11): Bain, Peter Chirico, Gary Gardiner, Maggie Horsfield, Sara Inch, King, Jamie Lowery, Justine Mallah, Chris Mayne, Lana Mitchell, Tanya Vrebosch

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

Declared interests

Councillor Loweryon this item
Councillor Mallahon this item
Councillor Mitchellon this item
Councillor Vreboschon this item

What was decided (12 motions)

11 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That General Government Committee Report No. 2024-05 relating to: - 2024 Operating Budget be adopted as presented. General Government Committee Report No. 2024-05 April 2, 2024 To The Council Of The Corporation Of The City Of North Bay Your Worship and Councillors: The General Government Committee presents Report No. 2024-05 and recommends: That: The 2024 Gross Operating Expenses included in the Operating Budget in the amount of $143,719,632 (save and except the City’s share of the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board levy of $14,087,246; the City’s share of the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit’s levy of $1,687,970; the City’s contribution to Clean, Green and Beautiful of $50,000; and the City’s budget for Commissionaires and Security Services of $242,000) be approved; The 2024 Tax Levy of $109,961,836 as summarized in attached Appendix A be approved; The Chief Financial Officer be authorized to process all transfers to and from reserve funds included in the 2024 Operating Budget; The Chief Financial Officer be authorized to transfer $18,312,887 from the Operating Fund to the Capital Fund to finance approved capital projects that would otherwise require debenture issuance to fund (Net Capital Levy in Operating Budget). This is often
Moved by Councillor Horsfield, seconded by Councillor Inch
Referred
That General Government Committee Report No. 2024-06 relating to: - 2024 Operating Budget – District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board (except Healthy Communities Fund) be adopted as presented. General Government Committee Report No. 2024-06 April 2, 2024 To The Council Of The Corporation Of The City Of North Bay Your Worship and Councillors: The General Government Committee presents Report No. 2024-06 and recommends: That: the City of North Bay’s share of the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board’s (DNSSAB) 2024 levy in the amount of $14,008,425 (save and except the City’s Share of the DNSSAB’s Healthy Communities Fund of $78,821) be approved. All of which is respectfully submitted.
Moved by Councillor Horsfield, seconded by Councillor Inch
Carried
That General Government Committee Report No. 2024-07 relating to: - 2024 Operating Budget – District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board’s Healthy Communities Fund be adopted as presented. General Government Committee Report No. 2024-07 April 2, 2024 To The Council Of The Corporation Of The City Of North Bay Your Worship and Councillors: The General Government Committee presents Report No. 2024-07 and recommends: That: the City of North Bay’s share of the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board’s 2024 Healthy Communities Fund of $78,821 be approved. All of which is respectfully submitted.
Moved by Councillor Horsfield, seconded by Councillor Inch
Carried
That General Government Committee Report No. 2024-08 relating to: - 2024 Operating Budget – North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit be adopted as presented. General Government Committee Report No. 2024-08 April 2, 2024 To The Council Of The Corporation Of The City Of North Bay Your Worship and Councillors: The General Government Committee presents Report No. 2024-08 and recommends: That: the City of North Bay’s share of the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit’s 2024 levy of $1,687,970 be approved. All of which is respectfully submitted.
Moved by Councillor Horsfield, seconded by Councillor Inch
Carried
That General Government Committee Report No. 2024-09 relating to: - 2024 Operating Budget – Clean, Green and Beautiful and Commissionaires and Security Services be adopted as presented. General Government Committee Report No. 2024-09 April 2, 2024 To The Council Of The Corporation Of The City Of North Bay Your Worship and Councillors: The General Government Committee presents Report No. 2024-09 and recommends: That: the City of North Bay’s contribution to Clean, Green and Beautiful of $50,000; and the City’s budget for Commissionaires and Security Services of $242,000 be approved. All of which is respectfully submitted.
Moved by Councillor Horsfield, seconded by Councillor Inch
Carried
That General Government Committee Report No. 2024-10 relating to: - 2024 General Capital Budget and Water and Wastewater Capital Budget be adopted as presented. General Government Committee Report No. 2024-10 April 2, 2024 To The Council Of The Corporation Of The City Of North Bay Your Worship and Councillors: The General Government Committee presents Report No. 2024-10 and recommends: That: Council adopt the 2024 General Capital Budget as presented in attached Schedule “A” for Capital Projects to be funded from Capital Levy, Debentures, Federal and Provincial Government Grant Programs, Development Charges, Reserves and other contributions totalling $56,489,045; Council adopt the 2024 Water and Wastewater Capital Budget as presented in attached Schedule “B” for Water and Wastewater Capital projects to be funded from Water and Wastewater Rates, Debentures, Federal and Provincial Government Grant Programs, Development Charges, Reserves and other contributions totaling $19,555,407; Council approve the required transfers to and from the various funds in accordance with the 2024 Adopted Capital Budgets; Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer to process the budget transfers during the fiscal year, which do not change the overall approved Net Budgets; and a By-Law be presented to Council for three readings on April 2, 2024 authorizing the expenditure of funds approved by the 2024 General Capital Budget and the 2024 Water and Wastewater Capital Budget. All of wh
Moved by Councillor Horsfield, seconded by Councillor Inch
Carried
In favour (10): Councillor Horsfield, Councillor Lowery, Councillor Inch, Councillor Mitchell, Councillor Gardiner, Councillor King, Councillor Bain, Councillor Mayne, Councillor Mallah, Mayor Chirico
That Council: 1. acknowledges the 2024 General Operating, Water & Wastewater Operating and Capital Budgets were prepared on the cash basis format and excluded the following expenses: ● amortization of tangible capital assets ● employee future benefit costs ● solid waste landfill closure and post closure expenses 2. authorize the continued preparation of the City’s annual General Operating, Water and Wastewater Operating and Capital Budgets using the cash basis format, as set out in Report to Council CORP 2024-24 dated March 22, 2024 from Laura Boissonneault.
Moved by Councillor Horsfield, seconded by Councillor Inch
Carried
That the following by-laws be read a first and second time: By-Law No. 2024-29 to authorize the expenditure of funds approved by the 2024 General Capital Budget and the 2024 Water and Wastewater Capital Budget.
Moved by Councillor Horsfield, seconded by Councillor Inch
Carried
That the following by-laws be read a third time and passed: By-Law No. 2024-29 to authorize the expenditure of funds approved by the 2024 General Capital Budget and the 2024 Water and Wastewater Capital Budget.
Moved by Councillor Horsfield, seconded by Councillor Inch
Carried
That the following by-law be read a first and second time: By-Law No. 2024-24 to confirm proceedings of the Special Meeting of Council held on April 2, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Bain, seconded by Councillor Vrebosch
Carried
That the following by-law be read a third time and passed: By-Law No. 2024-24 to confirm proceedings of the Special Meeting of Council held on April 2, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Bain, seconded by Councillor Vrebosch
Carried
That this Special Meeting of Council do now adjourn at 6:07 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Bain, seconded by Councillor Gardiner
Carried

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