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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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Bylaw 25/2025 Utility Bylaws (1st, 2nd, 3rd Readings)
Presented by: William Fletcher, Chief Administrative Officer
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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1. That Bylaw 25/2025 be read a first time.
2. That Bylaw 25/2025 be read a second time.
3. That unanimous consent be given for consideration of third reading of Bylaw 25/2025.
4. That Bylaw 25/2025 be read a third time.
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SUMMARY
This report presents Bylaw 25/2025 for all three readings on December 16, 2025.
Bylaw 25/2025 is an omnibus bylaw that amends the Residential Solid Waste, Water, Storm Sewer and Sanitary Sewer Bylaws, to allow new utility rates, fees and charges to be implemented on January 1, 2026.
Attached to this Report are copies of the relevant parts or Schedules of the four underlying utility bylaws as they will look if Bylaw 25/2025 is passed. Redlining has been used to highlight the amendments.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On June 3, 2025 Council passed the following motions:
PM-26-006
That the 10 Year Utility RMR Capital Plan provided as an attachment to the June 3, 2025 agenda report, be approved.
That the following postponed motion be approved:
PM-26-006
That the 2026 Utility Capital Budget of 9 projects be funded in the amount of $18,449,100.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Each year, Council approves a utility operating budget to provide required resources to deliver its programs and services to the community and a utility capital budget to provide required resources to maintain existing infrastructure and to support future capital initiatives.
The 2026 Consolidated Utility Budget of $78,456,600 consists of:
? 9 Utility RMR Capital projects in the amount of $18,449,100 approved in June
? No Utility Capital Growth projects
? Utility operating budget in the amount of $60,007,500.
The Utility budget results in an average utility bill increase of 7% from the prior year.
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