Council Meeting Minutes – June 2, 2022

MINUTES OF AGENDA NUMBER 50, OF THE COUNCIL OF THE

CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LAIRD, HELD 0N JUNE 2, 2022,

HELD IN PERSON AT THE LAIRD HALL.

Present: Mayor:

Dick Beitz Shawn Evoy Councilors:

Frank Turco Todd Rydall Ed Lapish Absent:

Roads Superintendent: David Pollari Jennifer Errington Clerk:

Rhonda Crozier Treasurer:

Steve Zimmermann Guest:

ON MOTION (No. 78-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Todd Rydall that Council approves Sale of Real Property By-law 1048-22, as presented.

Recorded Vote

For Motion Against Motion Shawn Evoy Frank Turco Todd Rydall CARRIED Dick Beitz

Agenda Item 6. a) RFP – Waste Disposal Site Consulting Services – Awarding Bid was discussed and deferred to the next regular meeting as Council requested that the Clerk get clarification on Well estimates and frequency of testing and cost per test.

Agenda item 6 b) BUDGET 2022 was discussed. The Treasurer reviewed the budgets for the Road Department, Cemetery, Laird Fairgrounds, Recreation Committee Operating and Capital, General Operation, and Reserve Funds. For the Road Department budget, an addition was made to the capital budget for Cross Road Culvert Government Road in the amount of $100,000.00. The Cemetery budget was amended; the Landscaping Topsoil in the amount of $5,000.00 and the Lawnmower divided by departments in the amount of $2,500.00 was removed from the budget. The Laird Fairgrounds Committee budget was amended; the Capital – Lawnmower purchase in the amount of $1,250.00 was removed. The Laird Recreation Committee budget was amended; for the Laird Hall the wages were increased from $1,000.00 to $2,000.00 and the Heat Oil/Propane was increased from $1,200.00 to $8,000.00 which changed the overall operating budget request to $85,593.82. Under the Recreation Committee capital budget under the Finns’ Bay Wharf Capital, the gazebo request was removed in the amount of $6,700.00. The General Operating Budget was amended; the Capital Reserve Fund – WDS was decreased from $130,000.00 to $62,000.00, the Supplies & Equipment was decreased from $6,250.00 to $5,875.00, the Environmental Ministry Requirement from Reserves was reduced from $130,000.00 to $62,000.00, for the Cultural – Mileage, Maintenance Museum was increased from $0.00 to $10,000.00, and the Cultural Church Lawnmower Purchase in the amount of $250.00 was removed. The General Operating Budget section for Transfer and Reserves was amended; the Roads Reserves was decreased from $50,000.00 to $35,000.00, the Disposal Site, Closing was decreased from $75,000.00 to $50,000.00, the Disposal Site Wells Reserve – Surplus was decreased from $10,000.00 to $0.00, the Transfer to Cemetery Software was decreased from $10,000.00 to $0.00, the Transfer to Laird Fairgrounds Committee Operating was decreased from $23,750.00 to $0.00, the Transfer Rec Operating increased from $66,417.00 to $85,594.00.

The General Operating Budget section for Capital was amended; the Capital and Surface Treatment were increased from $169,450.00 to $269,075.00, the Capital Cemetery was decreased from $15,500.00 to $8,000.00, and Transfer to Recreation Wharf from $4,262.00 to $0.00.

ON MOTION (No. 79-22) of Todd Rydall, seconded by Shawn Evoy that Council adopts the 2022 Budget and set the tax rates on $1,719,447.00 and authorize the CARRIED Clerk to draft the tax rates By-law.

ON MOTION (No. 80-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Frank Turco that Council adopts By-law 1050-22 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the meeting CARRIED of Council held on June 2, 2022.

ON MOTION (No. 81-22) of Shawn Evoy, seconded by Todd Rydall that Council CARRIED meeting be adjourned at 9:35 p.m.

Mayor – ___________________________ Richard (Dick) Beitz

Clerk – ____________________________ Jennifer Errington