Approve the 2022 operating budget including any budget amendments approved by the Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability Budget Committee to be applied against the proposed net tax levy amount of $193,073,135; and
Approve the 2022 capital budget with a gross amount of $77,324,020 with a debenture requirement of $8,600,000, and the 2023-2031 capital forecast with a gross amount of $752,172,369 with a debenture requirement of $38,975,000 as outlined in finance department report F-36-21 and as amended by the Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk & Accountability Budget Committee; and
Approve that if the actual net assessment growth is different than the estimated 0.45%, any increase in tax dollars generated from the city portion of assessment growth from the previous year be transferred to the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund or any decrease in tax dollars generated from the city portion of assessment growth from the previous year be funded from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund; and
Administer the debenture in the amount of $8,600,000 in 2022 as tax supported debt; and
Declare that, in accordance with sis. 5(1)5 of the Development Charges Act, 1997 and s. 5 of Ontario Regulation 82/98, it is Council’s clear intention that the excess capacity provided by the above-referenced works will be paid for by future development charges.