Council-in-Budget Committee

That: Council approves the user fees and charges proposed in Appendix “1” to Report CBC-02-2024 and directs staff to prepare a by-law for Council approval.

That: Council approves the 2024 Water and Wastewater Operating Budget inclusive of the Supplementary Budget attached as Appendix “1” to Report CBC-03-2024, and further That: Council sets 2024 Water and Wastewater rates, subject to Regional Council approval of treatment rates, effective with billing for January 2024 as follows: 2024 water base rate per month: $26.52 2024 water rate per cubic metre: $1.781 2024 wastewater base rate per month: $44.43 2024 wastewater rate per cubic metre: $2.684, and further That: Council amends the 2024 Preliminary Capital Budget as per Appendix “4” to Report CBC-03-2024 to include Maintenance Hole Rehabilitation [MANR24] for $400,000 with funding from the Sanitary Sewer Refurbishing Reserve, and further That: Council amends the 2024 Preliminary Capital Budget as per Appendix “4” to Report CBC-03-2024 to include Geophone Digital Leak Detection Equipment [GEOP24] for $25,000 with funding from the Water Refurbishing Reserve, and further That: Council amends the 2024 Preliminary Capital Budget as per Appendix “4” to Report CBC-03-2024 to include Correlator Leak Detection Equipment [CORE24] for $35,000 with funding from the Water Refurbishing Reserve, and further That: Council excludes the capital asset amortization of $1.8 million from the 2024 Water and Wastewater Operating Budgets, and further That: Council directs staff to submit the 2024 Water and Wastewater Operating Budget and Rates By-law for Council approval on December 18, 2023.

That: Council approves the 2024 Preliminary Capital Budget Projects for 4 of the 6 identified.

That: Council-in-Budget Committee adjourns at 7:36 p.m.

Council-in-Budget Committee Meeting Minutes - December 6, 2023 3 That: Council-in-Budget Committee adjourns at 7:36 p.m.