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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025. TIME IS 4:08 P.M.. CALL TO ORDER.ROLL CALL. ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. ARE THERE ANY DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST? GOING ONCE. TWICE. OKAY, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS.
[6.1 Report from the Deputy Treasurer]
WATER AND WASTEWATER AT THE JANUARY 29, 2025 AD HOC BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING.FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED, THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE 2025 USER PAY BUDGET AS PRESENTED AND THAT THE NECESSARY BYLAW BE ADOPTED BY COUNCIL. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE 2025 USER PAY BUDGET AS PRESENTED, AND THAT THE NECESSARY BY LAW BE ADOPTED BY COUNCIL. MOVER. COUNCILLOR MANN. SECONDED. COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.
MISS HARRISON, PLEASE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.
COUNCILLORS. WE'RE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE 2025 USER PAY FOR WATER, WASTEWATER.
AND AS PRESENTED TO THE AD HOC BUDGET COMMITTEE LAST WEEK.
THE SORRY, THE ANNUAL FEE WOULD BE $1,050 PER RESIDENT, AND WHICH WOULD REFLECT A $66 INCREASE PER ANNUM, OR $5.50 PER MONTH. AND AS PRESENTED, THIS TIES INTO THE FINANCIAL PLAN FOR WATER WASTEWATER THAT WAS PRODUCED AND PROVIDED TO US FOR THE COVERS.
I THINK IT'S 22 TO 29 AT A 7% OR LESS, JUST UNDER 7% INCREASE, WITH ALLOWABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAPITAL FOR FUTURE REQUIREMENTS. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS HARRISON. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR MANN. THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU. OBVIOUSLY, THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS WE'VE BEEN ON TRACK FOR APPROXIMATELY 7% INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR ON WATER WASTEWATER TO PROPERLY FINANCE THE OPERATIONS OF THAT BUDGET.
WE KNOW THAT OUR RESERVES OVER THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS WILL BE DECREASING IN THESE AREAS, AND I WILL SUPPORT THIS INCREASE THIS YEAR. AS WE CONTINUE TO WE MUST CONTINUE TO INVEST, ESPECIALLY IN THIS AREA OF THE BUSINESS. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEP. OKAY. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DID DISCUSS AT LENGTH AT THE LAST MEETING OR AT THE AD HOC BUDGET MEETING.
AND IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THE REASON WHY WE'RE PUSHING IT EARLY IS TO GET THE BILLS OUT.
IS THAT CORRECT? FOR THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING? YES. IT WAS IDEALLY PASSED. IT WOULD BE IN DECEMBER SO THAT WE CAN GET THE ANNUAL BILLING OUT AND THE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR, I GUESS, THE PRE-AUTHORIZED PAYMENT. BUT WITH THIS, THE FURTHER IT'S DELAYED, THE MORE I GUESS, WORK IT IS IN THE BACKGROUND TO TRY AND GET IT OUT ACCURATELY AND TIMELY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. THAT IS CARRIED. THERE ARE NO NOTICES OF MOTION.
THERE'S NO CLOSED SESSION BUSINESS. NO ADDENDUMS. BYLAWS 10.1. BYLAW 25-12 BEING A BYLAW TO ADOPT THE ESTIMATES FOR THE SUMS REQUIRED DURING THE YEAR 2025 FOR
[10. BY-LAWS]
THE WATER AND WASTEWATER PLANT USER PAY OPERATIONS AND TO SET 2025 WATER RATES AND TO AMEND BYLAW NUMBER 84- 28. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 25 - 12 BE PASSED? A MOVER, COUNCILLOR SEIDEL SECONDED COUNCILLOR BULL.ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. CONFIRMATORY BYLAW.
[11. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW]
BYLAW 25 - 13 BEING A BYLAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL AT ITS SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025. I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 25-13 BE PASSED.A MOVER, COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE SECONDED. COUNCILLOR MANN.
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ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. ADJOURNMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AT THE HOUR OF 4:13 P.M..A MOVER, COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF SECONDED COUNCILOR LEFEBVRE.
ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT'S CARRIED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.