Committee Meeting Agenda
Finance and Budget Committee Meeting- 2024 Operating Budget

Saturday, January 27, 2024

9:00 A.m. - 10:00 A.m.

Council Chambers - Hybrid

60 Snyder's Road West

Baden, Ontario

N3A 1A1

This meeting will be held in-person and electronically in accordance with Section 238 (3.3) of the Municipal Act, 2001. Please subscribe to the Township of Wilmot You Tube Channel to watch the live stream or view after the meeting.
Delegations must register with the Legislative Services Department. The only matters being discussed at this meeting will be those on the Agenda.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT the Finance and Budget Committee Meeting on January 27, 2024 be called to order at 9:00 a.m. 

2.

TERRITORIAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Councillor S. Cressman

3.

ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA

Item 8.1.1 - COR-2024-05 - Capital Projects Status and Closures

Item 8.1.2 - COR-2024-04 - 2024 Budget Capital Projects Amendments

4.

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

• RECOMMENDATION

  That the Agenda as presented for January 27, 2024 be adopted.

5.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUINARY INTEREST UNDER THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT

Members of Council and members of the Township’s local boards/committees are required to file a written statement when they have a conflict of interest. If a conflict is declared, please visit www.wilmot.ca/conflictofinterest to submit your written form.

6.

DELEGATIONS

Pursuant to Council’s Procedural By-law, delegations are permitted to address the Committee for a maximum of seven (7) minutes. Delegations are only permitted to discuss matters listed on the Council agenda as staff reports; informal and formal public meetings; notice of motions; and by-laws. All Delegations where possible are encouraged to register prior to the start of the meeting. For Delegates who are attending in-person, registration is permitted up to the start of the meeting. Delegates who are interested in attending virtually must register by 4:00 p.m on January 26, 2024, in order to participate electronically.

7.

CORRESPONDENCE

8.

REPORTS

8.1

2024 Capital Budget

8.1.1

COR-2024-05 - Capital Projects Status and Closures

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Report COR 2024-05 - Capital Projects Status and Closures, be received for information purposes; and

  THAT where projects proposed to be closed that are under budget, funding be adjusted by returning unused funding back to reserve fund sources, and where overspent, additional funding be approved from similar original funding sources, following which all projects listed in Schedule A be closed;

8.1.2

COR-2024-04 2024 - 2024 Budget Capital Projects Amendments

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Report COR-2024-04 - 2024 Budget Capital Project Amendments be received for information.

8.1.3

COR-2024-01 - Draft 2024 Operating, Utility and Capital Budget

Report COR-2024-01 was received at the Regular Council Meeting on January 15, 2024, and referred to the Finance and Budget Committee for consideration.

At this time, the Committee will hear a general overview by the Interim Chief Financial Officer / Treasurer, D. Elliott on the 2024 draft Capital Budget. Following this presentation, the Department Heads will speak to their capital budget requests in numerical order, with all Infrastructure Service projects being considered in the afternoon. 

9.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

10.

ADJOURNMENT

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT the Finance and Budget Committee Meeting be adjourned at X:XX p.m.