THAT Report FIN-06-2026 Tax Supported Operating Budget be received;
AND THAT the 2026 Draft Tax Supported Operating Budget Document be received;
AND THAT the 2026 Tax Supported Operating Budget be approved at a net levy of $97,328,470;
AND THAT any net surplus/deficit from 2026 Public Health be transferred to or from the Contingency Reserve;
AND THAT any net surplus/deficit from 2026 Social Assistance be transferred to or from the Social Assistant Stabilization Reserve;
AND THAT any net surplus/deficit from 2026 Child Care be transferred to or from the Social Assistance Stabilization Reserve;
AND THAT any net surplus/deficit from 2026 Social Housing be transferred to or from the Social Housing Reserve;
AND THAT any net surplus/deficit from 2026 Library Operations be transferred to or from the Library Reserve Fund;
AND THAT any net surplus/deficit from the 2026 Emergency Measures operations be transferred to or from the Climate Change and Emergency Response Reserve;
AND THAT any net surplus/deficit from the remaining 2026 Tax Supported Operations be transferred to or from the Contingency Reserve;
AND THAT the budget for Hagersville Business Improvement Area be approved with a net levy requirement of $14,400
AND THAT the budget for Dunnville Business Improvement Area be approved with a levy requirement of $41,000;
AND THAT the budget for Caledonia Business Improvement Area be approved with a levy requirement of $55,640;
AND THAT the revised capital budget amendments as outlined in FIN-06-2026, be approved;
AND THAT the Haldimand-Norfolk Housing Corporation full-time Project Manager position, as presented in the 2026 Draft Tax Supported Operating Budget, be approved;
AND THAT the Treasurer’s Message included in the 2026 Draft Tax Supported Operating Budget document be received;
AND THAT, as a result of financial reporting amendments under the Public Sector Accounting Board guidelines, expenditures for amortization expenses related to capital assets, post-employment benefits and solid waste landfill closure and post closure expenses, as outlined in Treasurer’s Message, have been excluded from the 2026 Tax Supported Operating Budget.