That the memorandum from David Dexter, Director of Financial Services/Treasurer, dated February 5, 2020, regarding Revised Recommendations to the 2020 Draft Operating Budget, be received, and that the following revised recommendations regarding staff report SRCFS.20.002, be adopted:
a) That the 2020 Operating Budget with a recommended budget increase of $845,700 and a total tax levy of $116,894,500 (excluding supplementary taxes), be adopted inclusive of the following adjustment;
i) The costs associated with the 4 new firefighters approved as part of the 2019 Operating Budget be removed from the 2020 Operating Budget.
b) That the 2020 Seniors Tax Assistance Grant be increased to $404;
c) That draft By-law 2-20 as updated and attached, be enacted to adopt the 2020 Operating Budget;
d) That the Capital Asset Sustainability Fee budget increase of $1,160,500 and total fee levy of $5,392,100 for the 2020 taxation year, be adopted;
e) That draft By-law 3-20 as updated and attached, be enacted to adopt the 2020 Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Budgets;
f) That the Financial Outlook as provided in SRCFS.20.002, be received;
g) That, as required by Ontario Regulation 284/09, Municipal Act 2001, the compliance report as provided in staff report SRCFS.20.002 be approved for expenses that have been excluded from the 2020 Operating Budget;
h) That the Library Board’s 2019 Operating Surplus be allocated to the Library Special Purposes Reserve;
i) That Council approve a project budget of $150,000, funded from the Fire DC Reserve Fund, to update the Richmond Hill Fire and Emergency Services Master Plan, as well as comply with Provincial legislative requirements for a Community Risk Assessment.