MUNICIPALITY OF THAMES CENTRE
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

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Municipal Office - Council Chambers
4305 Hamilton Road, Dorchester, ON

1.
CALL TO ORDER

 

2.
ADDITIONS TO AGENDA

 

3.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

 

The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act requires any member of Council declaring a pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof, where the interest of a member of Council has not been disclosed by reason of the member’s absence from the meeting, to disclose the interest at the first open meeting attended by the member of Council and otherwise comply with the Act.

4.
CONSENT AGENDA

 

Items listed under Consent Agenda are received for information in one motion.  Council members may request that one or more item be removed for further action. 

  • Recommended Motion:

    THAT Consent Agenda Item 4.1 be received for information.

5.
PRESENTATIONS

 

5.1
Department Presentations

 

To be presented at the meeting:

  • Corporate Overview
  • Council
  • Office of the CAO
  • Legislative Services
  • Finance
  • Fire and Emergency Services
  • Public Works
  • Community Services and Facilities
  • Planning and Development

6.
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS

 

6.1
CAO-018-23 - Proposed Operating and Capital Budget 2024

This item has attachments. 
1.CAO-018-23-ProposedOperatingandCapitalBudget2024.pdf
2.CAO-018-23-Attachment.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    THAT Report No. CAO-018-23 be received for information;
    AND THAT the 2024 Proposed Operating Budget be approved in principle, as presented, including a tax levy of increase of 1.4%;
    AND THAT the 2024 Proposed Capital Budget of $9,237,797 be approved in principle, as presented;
    AND THAT a Capital Infrastructure levy of 1% be approved;
    AND THAT Council establish a Community Grants program for 2024 with the London Children’s Museum and West Nissouri Non-Profit Seniors' Complex requests to be referred to that process, once initiated;
    AND THAT staff be authorized to utilize Legal and Insurance reserve accounts, for their intended purposes throughout the year, if necessary;
    AND THAT the Proposed 2024 Water Rate increase of 2.5% be approved as per Section 6.5 of the 2020 Thames Centre Water & Wastewater Rate Study;
    AND THAT the Proposed 2024 Wastewater Rate increase of 2% be approved as per Section 6.5 of the 2020 Thames Centre Water & Wastewater Rate Study;
    AND THAT staff be directed to prepare the necessary Budget By-law for the first regular meeting of Council in 2024.

6.2
CAO-019-23 - FlightExec Renovation Capital Project - Financing Update

This item has attachments. 
1.CAO-019-23-FlightExecFinancingUpdate.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    THAT Report No. Report CAO-019-23 be received for information;

    AND THAT the 2024 tax levy be increased by an additional 2.0% to phase in the future impact of debt financing repayments associated with the FlightExec renovation capital project.

     

7.
MEETING SCHEDULE

 

Monday, December 11, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. - Regular Meeting
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. - Special Budget Meeting (if needed)

8.
CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW

 

8.1
By-law 123-2023 - Confirmatory By-law

This item has attachments. 
1.Bylaw123-2023-Confirmatory-SpecialBudget.pdf

Being a By-law to adopt, confirm and ratify matters dealt with by resolution of the Municipality of Thames Centre.

  • Recommended Motion:

    THAT By-law 123-2023, being the Confirmatory By-law, be approved.

9.
ADJOURNMENT

 
  • Recommended Motion:

    RESOLVED THAT the meeting recess at X:XX p.m.;
    AND THAT Council reconvene on December 12, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. to continue with budget deliberations.

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