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Home Tweed Meetings March 19, 2026

Council · Budget

March 19, 2026

Municipality of Tweed

09:00 – 13:07 · 4h 7m
5 present · 0 absent
D. DeGenova Mayor — J. DeMarsh Deputy Mayor — J. Flieler Councillor — J. Palmateer Councillor — Peter Valiquette Councillor —
Staff & officers present
A. Smith Deputy Treasurer — C. Laprade Treasurer — Cindy Chow Interim Manager of Community Development & Parks — D. Little Fire Chief — K. Lessard Deputy Treasurer — L. Wales Deputy Clerk — Lori Crellin Clerk — R. Reid Public Works Manager — Ron Diskey CAO — T Prevost Public Works Supervisor —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jul 5, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: BE IT RESOLVED TFIAT the Agenda for the March 19, 2026 Budget Meeting be approved as presented.
    • · Motion 2 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council accept this report as presented and move forward into budget deliberations.
    • · Motion 3 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the increases in Special Area Rates for Garbage Collection as proposed.
    • · Motion 4 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council directs staff to remove the costs of traffic lights and crosswalks from the light charges to residents and recalculate the annual levy with any increase to be taken from the surplus in 2025.
    • · Motion 5 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves the use of $300,000 of the estimated 2025 surplus towards funding the 2026 Budget and, if the 2025 surplus is greater than $300,000 the increase be used to reduce 2026 financing requirements.
    • · Motion 6 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the conversion of the Bag Tag Reserve Fund to a Bag Tag Reserve and discontinue paying back the internal loans saving $796,060 in debt repayments.
    • · Motion 7 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the debt financing requirements as presented in the 2026 Budget, in the amount of $538,861, with the understanding that if the 2025 surplus is greater than $300K the additional funds will be used to redu…
    • · Motion 8 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves the Library Levy as included in the budget in the amount of $177,394.
    • · Motion 9 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves the use of $1,302,585 in reserve funding to reduce the burden on taxation and cover capital expenditures as presented.
    • · Motion 10 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves the transfer of $150K from Operating to Public Works - Winter Reserve to reduce the volatility of annual winter costs related to the provision of sand and salt.
    • · Motion 11 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the addition of a Facility Manager in 2026.
    • · Motion 12 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the purchase of a Public Works Chipper.
    • · Motion 13 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the purchase of a Public Works Snow Blower.
    • · Motion 14 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the purchase of 2 Public Works tandem trucks.
    • · Motion 15 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the purchase of a Public Works half ton truck.
    • · Motion 16 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT a $3,500 budget be included for a Christmas dinner.
    • · Motion 17 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to leave the hydrant painting out of the budget for this year and pursue opportunities for corporate sponsorship and then have it as a bi-annual budgeted item.
    • · Motion 18 added: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approves the 2026 Operating and Capital Budgets as presented and approves a Municipal Tax Rate Increase of 7.85%, with 6% towards Infrastructure and 1.85% General Taxation.
    • · Motion 19 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council adjourn at 1:07 p.m.
    • · Attendance added: D. DeGenova (present)
    • · Attendance added: J. DeMarsh (present)
    • · Attendance added: J. Flieler (present)
    • · Attendance added: J. Palmateer (present)
    • · Attendance added: Peter Valiquette (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ron Diskey (present)
    • · Attendance added: Lori Crellin (present)
    • · Attendance added: C. Laprade (present)
    • · Attendance added: Cindy Chow (present)
    • · Attendance added: A. Smith (present)
    • · Attendance added: K. Lessard (present)
    • · Attendance added: T Prevost (present)
    • · Attendance added: L. Wales (present)
    • · Attendance added: R. Reid (present)
    • · Attendance added: D. Little (present)