Committee of the Whole

That the Committee of the Whole- 2023 Budget agenda and addendum for February 2, 2023 be approved.

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

That the following decision packages be approved and that item # 4 include the higher Capital Levy contribution and including St. Joseph’s Long-Term Care funding request and the Stedman Hospice funding request as items # 25 and 26: # 1Gravel to hard surface conversion option 1- complete phase 1 in 13 years- $250,000 #1 Gravel to Hard Surface Conversion - option 2 - complete phase 1 in 10 years - $ 450,000 # 2

That item # 1 option # 2 be removed from the 2023 budget.

Item 10- Brant Safe Streets be increased to $500,000

That all new positions that are categorized as best management be

That item 18 be removed from the motion to remove items 13-18 from the budget.

That item # 25 be removed from the 2023 budget

That item # 3 be removed from the 2023 budget

That item # 21 be removed from the 2023 budget

That the following requirement to inserted into the funding approval for the Paris Lawn Bowling Club: That the fundraising requirement be increased from $150,000 to $400,000

That item # 19 be reduced to $50,000 to fund only one vehicle.

That item 12 be removed from the 2023 budget

That item # 2 be removed from the 2023 budget and that consultation occur with the conservation authorities and that the position return to Council at a future date.

That item # 26 be reduced to $50,000.

That item # 24 be reduced to $30,000 this year and $30,000 be

Whereas it is the desire of the council to reduce the 2023 tax levy; Be it resoled that the budget team review the capital budget to identify projects that may be

As required by Ontario Regulation 284/09 Council acknowledges that expenses related to post-employment benefits are included in the 2023 budget; And that the estimated amortization expense has been included in the 2023 budget; And further, that expenses related to landfill closure and post-closure costs are excluded from the 2023 budget.

That the following tax ratios be approved: Residential 1.0000 Multi-Residential 1.7000 Farmland 0.2400 Managed Forest 0.2500 Commercial 1.9000 Industrial 2.5500 Pipelines 1.7750 Landfill 1.1000 And that a reduction in the Tax Rate of 35% apply to the following: * Farmland Awaiting Development * Commercial Vacant and Excess Land * Industrial Vacant and Excess Land

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