Time flies by so quickly, and it’s already time to vote on a portion of the 2019 budget, starting with the Non-tax Supported Operating Budget.

To recap, you can click here for the original Guelph Politico preview, and you can click here for the live blog of the delegations and presentations from the meeting.

Staff Recommendations:

1. Stormwater Services:

a) The 2019 Stormwater Services operating budget in the gross amount of $6,889,000 inclusive of reserve and reserve fund transfers be approved;
b) That a stormwater base charge of $5.20 per month per equivalent residential unit (ERU) effective March 1, 2019 be approved; and
c) That the 2019 Stormwater Fees and Services By-law be approved.

2. Water and Wastewater Services:

a) The 2019 Water and Wastewater Services operating budgets in the gross amounts of $31,867,000 and $32,807,138 respectively, inclusive of reserve and reserve fund transfers be approved;
b) That a wastewater volume charge of $1.88 per cubic metre, effective March 1, 2019 be approved;
c) That a water volume charge be approved at the 2018 rate of $1.72 per cubic metre;
d)That the 2019 water and wastewater basic service charge be approved at the 2018 rate; and
e) That 2019 Water Services and Wastewater Services Fees and Services By-law be approved.

3. The 2019 Ontario Building Code Administration operating budget in the gross amount of $3,545,000, inclusive of reserve fund transfers be approved.

4. The 2019 Court Services operating budget in the gross amount of $3,957,400 inclusive of reserve fund transfers be approved