Finance and Audit Committee Meeting

"That the agenda for the November 1, 2022 Finance and Audit Committee be approved."

"That the Finance and Audit Committee receive the 2023 Draft Capital and Operating Budgets for Finance and POA for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive these 2023 Draft Capital and Operating Budgets for information."

“That the Finance and Audit Committee receive the 'Finance- 2023 Issue Paper Summary' verbal update for information."

“That the Finance and Audit Committee receive Report 2022-143 ‘Procurement Activity Quarterly Report – Quarter 3, 2022’ for information, noting that the Procurement By-law 21-2022 under section 4.2.2 requires the Purchasing Manager to provide a quarterly report to County Council that includes itemization of all purchases between $100,000 and $1,000,000, and includes any over budget approvals up to 10% as authorized under section 6.2; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive this report for information.”

“That the Finance and Audit Committee, having considered Report 2022- 144 ‘Local Enforcement Statistics and Support for Increased Speeding Fine Correspondence from the Municipality of Grey Highlands’, recommend that County Council support the Municipality of Grey Highlands’ Resolution 2022-571 and direct staff to send a copy of this resolution to the Honourable Doug Ford (Premier of Ontario), the Honourable Michael Kerzner (Solicitor General), the Honourable David Piccini (Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and MPP for Northumberland - Peterborough South), the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, and the seven member municipalities of Northumberland County; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council direct staff to send a letter to the Honourable Michael Kerzner (Solicitor General) regarding increased fines for all levels of speeding; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council direct staff to request Northumberland OPP to substantiate to County Council why charge numbers arising from enforcement activities directly related to public safety in Northumberland County, remain significantly lower than pre-COVID emergency levels.”

"That the Finance and Audit Committee receive the ‘Draft 2023 Calendar – Standing Committees and Council Meetings’ for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council review the attached ‘Draft 2023 Calendar – Standing Committees and Council Meetings’ at its November 9th meeting and adopt the Calendar at its December 14, 2022 meeting.”