Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (6 motions)
6 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the agenda be adopted as distributed by the Clerk with the following addition: a) SRCFS.25.13 - 2026 FIFA World Cup Viewing Events - (Item 5.4)
Moved by Councillor Davidson
Carried
a) That report SRCFS.25.038 be received; b) That the 2026 gross operating budget of $168,275 for the Village of Richmond Hill Business Improvement Area as provided within this report be approved; and c) That $100,000 be levied upon the rateable properties in the business improvement area.
Moved by Councillor Cui
Carried Unanimously
a) That the presentation by Mona Shahnazari, Board Chair, and Bruce Gorman, Chief Executive Officer, Richmond Hill Public Library, regarding the 2026 Richmond Hill Public Library Board Budget, be received.
Moved by Councillor Cilevitz
Carried Unanimously
a) That the Budget Committee of the Whole recommends that the Mayor submit, for Council’s consideration, the proposed 2026 Operating, Rate- Supported, and Capital Budgets that include the following: 1. Operating Budget: i. A 2026 Operating Budget increase of $2,760,900 and a total tax levy of $143,512,600 (excluding supplementary taxes), as summarized in Appendix “A” of staff report SRCFS.25.040; ii. A 2026 Senior Tax Assistance Grant increase to $454; iii. A 2026 Capital Asset Sustainability Levy budget increase of $2,111,300 and total fee levy of $15,036,500; iv. The Reserve and Reserve Fund allocations, as summarized in Appendix “E” of staff report SRCFS.25.040; and as required by Ontario Regulation 284/09, Municipal Act 2001, the compliance report of expenses excluded from the 2026 Operating Budget, as attached to Appendix “F” of staff report SRCFS.25.040. 2. Rate-Supported Operating Budgets: i. A Water and Wastewater Budget, with a total expenditures budget of $119,468,000, as summarized in Appendix ‘B’ of staff report SRCFS.25.040; ii. A Stormwater Management Services Budget, with a total expenditures budget of $12,058,000, as summarized in Appendix ‘C’ of staff report SRCFS.25.040; and iii. The Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Management Rates, as identified in Appendix ‘D’ of staff report SRCFS.25.040. 3. Capital Budget: November 18, 2025 BCW#04-25 i. A 2026 Capital Budget in the amount of $121,066,000 that includes project management and overhead costs as identified
Moved by Mayor West
Carried Unanimously
a) That staff report SRCS.25.13, be received. b) That $116,000 be added to the 2026 Operating Budget and that $65,000 be added to the 2026 Capital Budget with funding from the Community Enhancement and Economic Vitality Reserve Fund.