Committee of the Whole

That the Committee of the Whole - 2022 Budget agenda for November 30, 2021 be approved.

That County of Brant Council now convene as Committee of the Whole.

That the following Decision Packages be approved (including impact to levy): 15 - New Large Vehicle Storage Garage & Retrofit of Existing Building (100,000) 1 - Enforcement Services Resources ($0) 2 - Fire Department Training Officer ($0) 3 - North Paris Fire Station ($0) 17 - Junior Engineering Technologist ($0) 18 - Property Maintenance Coordinator ($0) 4 - Job Conversion - Real Estate Law Clerk to Lawyer ($0) 5 - Server & Storage Specialist ($65,910) 6 - Desktop Support Technician ($60,061) 7 - GIS Analyst ($64,910) 9 - Senior Accountant ($65,950) 10 - Financial Analyst - Property Tax ($59,061) 11 - Permanent Planning Technician ($12,275) 13 - Operations On-Call Management System ($16,500) 16 - Environmental Services Technologist - July 1 start ($33,820) 20 - After School Program Coordinator ($13,168) 21 - Community Safety & Well-Being Coordinator ($50,405) 22 - Facility Operator ($19,164) 23 - Cleaning & Delivery Services Position ($20,978) 24 - Two Library Assistants - Part-time to Full-time ($11,867)

That the decision package for Item 25 - Gravel to Hard Surface Conversion be amended to $500,000, as per the original budget submission.

That the following Decision Packages be approved (including impact to levy): 25 - Gravel to Hard Surface Conversion ($500,000)

That $100,000 be added to the 2022 Budget towards sidewalks in urban communities. No Vote. Motion to Amend Follows At Committee's concurrence, this matter was

That the following Decision Packages be approved (including impact to levy): 8 - Network and Security Specialist 26 - Paris Lawn Bowling Club Facility Replacement 27 - Major External Funding Request - St. Joseph's Lifecare Centre 28 - Major External Funding Request - Stedman Hospice No Vote. Motions to Amend Follows Committee of the Whole – 2022 Budget Minutes Page 4 Tuesday, November 30, 2021 14 - Electric Charging Stations Discussion was held regarding the cost of this item and its related benefit in terms of modernizing the fleet and energy demand management. In response to a question, Mr. Bradley reviewed that this item is difficult to partially fund because both charging stations and vehicles would be needed. He noted that if this item is not approved, staff would further review its fleet needs and options for purchase / leasing. Mr. Walton reviewed that the charging station investment is a large component of the estimated cost and would be scalable for future fleet investments. Discussion was held regarding the increasing prevalence of public charging stations and electric vehicles. Discussion was also held regarding green initiatives, including design work on the administration building and a climate change report. In discussion, it was suggested that if this item is

That Decision Package 14 - Electric Charging Stations and Fleet Upgrades be

That Decision Package 8 - Network & Security Specialist be

That the Paris Lawn Bowling Club Facility Replacement ($117,500) be funded from the Contingency Reserve.

That the following Decision Packages be approved (including contribution from contingency reserve): 26 - Paris Lawn Bowling Club Facility Replacement ($117,500)

That the following Decision Packages be approved (including impact to levy): 27 - Major External Funding Request - St. Joseph's Lifecare Centre ($70,000)

That an additional $70,000 be taken from the Contingency Fund to offset the tax levy increase.

That the following Decision Packages be approved: 28 - Major External Funding Request - Stedman Hospice ($100,000), to be funded from contingency.

That the following Decision Packages be removed from the 2022 Budget: 12 - Supervisor of Operations and Corporate Services Administration ($54,845) 19 - Vehicle for Property Maintenance Coordinator ($60,000)

That the budget decision regarding funding for sidewalks be amended to state that 100,000 be allocated as an ongoing budget item for walkability infrastructure.

That $100,000 be allocated as an ongoing budget item for walkability infrastructure.

That $100,000 be allocated from the Contingency Reserve to offset the tax levy increase.

That, as required by Ontario Regulation 284/09, Council acknowledges that expenses related to post-employment benefits are included in the 2022 budget; That the estimated amortization expense has been included in the 2022 budget; And that expenses related to landfill closure and post-closure costs are excluded from the 2022 budget.

That the following tax ratios be approved: Residential 1.00000 Commercial 1.90000 Multi-Residential 1.70000 Industrial 2.55000 New Multi-Residential 1.00000 Pipelines 1.77500 Farmland 0.24000 Landfill 1.10000 Managed Forest 0.25000

That the 2022 budget as presented and amended be approved; And that a property tax levy of $62,917,743 be approved.

That Committee rise from Committee of the Whole and reconvene as Council.