Regular Council Meeting

That Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole with Councillor Pitchforth, Chair of Treasury Services, in the Chair for the purpose of considering the draft 2009 operating and capital budgets.

(i) That the Pioneer Cemetery Capital project in the amount of $25,000 be deleted from the 2009 Capital budget and the money instead be allocated for paving the parking lot at the Whitby Seniors Activity Centre.

(ii) That the draft 2009 operating and capital budgets related to the Whitby Public Library be approved by Council.

That the draft 2009 operating budget, as amended and recommended by the Committee of the Whole, and the draft 2009 capital budget, as amended and recommended by the Committee of the Whole, including the two staff position changes identified, be and are hereby adopted by Council, save and except the 2009 operating and capital budgets related to the Whitby Public Library and the Pioneer Cemetery Capital Project in the amount of $25,000 both of which have been separately approved and the Treasurer be instructed to make adjustments to the budgets and do all things necessary to achieve a tax rate increase of 2.9% MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY COMMENCED ON TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2009 AT THE HOUR OF 6:30 P.M. IN THE MEETING HALL OF THE WHITBY MUNICIPAL BUILDING AS CALLED BY THE HEAD OF COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AND POTENTIALLY ADOPT THE 2009 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS 3. (continued) for Town own purposes, it also being understood that the following capital projects are contingent upon the receipt of federal funding:  the Brooklin Community Centre and Library Project;  the new roof at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre; and,  the new roof at Luther Vipond Arena.