Minutes
Special Meeting of Council
Monday, January 27, 2020

The Authority’s 2020 budget which includes a 4.1% increase to what was assessed to Windsor and the 7 County municipalities for 2019.

Prior and projected increases:

2017       0%

2018       2.0% (Year 1 of the Balanced Budget Objective)

2019       4.1% (Year 2 of the Balanced Budget Objective)

2020       4.1% (Year 3 of the Balanced Budget Objective)

2021-27  4.1% (2027 being Year 10 of the Balanced Budget Objective)

The 2020 increase represents $262,150 for the City of Windsor, which is in addition to the $6,316,665 that was budgeted to be assessed to Windsor for 2019. Further, for 2020, the City of Windsor is forecasted to be assessed an additional $114,000 related to the estimated increase in the amount of refuse delivered for disposal from 51,000 tonnes budgeted in 2019 to 54,000 tonnes estimated for 2020.

As a matter of information, the 2020 increase represents $222,460 for County of Essex municipalities, which is in addition to the $5,503,225 that was budgeted to be assessed to those municipalities for 2019. Further, for 2020, the 7 County municipalities are forecasted to be assessed an additional $51,300 related to the estimated increase in the amount of refuse delivered for disposal from 48,600 tonnes budgeted in 2019 to 49,950 tonnes estimated for 2020.

Background

On November 5, 2019 the Board of the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority met to deliberate the Authority’s 2020 budget. After discussion, the budget was approved.

On November 20, 2019 the Authority’s General Manager and Manager of Finance & Administration attended the County of Essex Council meeting to present and request approval of the Authority’s 2020 budget. County Council resolved to