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Orangeville council approves budget amendment, animal-control pay change and several routine expenditures
Summary
At its March 13 meeting, the Orangeville City Council unanimously approved a midyear budget amendment, an ordinance setting animal-control call-out pay, and a series of routine expenditures and travel requests, while ratifying a Rocky Mountain Power contract for streetlights.
The Orangeville City Council on March 13 approved a midyear budget amendment, set pay for animal-control call-outs and ratified contracts and routine purchases, the council said at its regular meeting.
The council voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 2025-1, a midyear amendment to the 2024–25 budget that accounts for updated revenues and reallocates funds among line items. Council members said the amendment reflects routine adjustments for income and expenditure changes since the budget was adopted.
The council also approved Ordinance 2025-1, which replaces a $250 monthly stipend for the animal-control officer with pay of $25 per hour when officers are called out. Council members said the change spreads call responsibilities among three people and is expected to be covered within the existing budget line.
Other actions taken included: - Ratifying a Rocky Mountain Power contract for additional streetlights, $132,501.80, with installation starting later this month and underground decorative work scheduled in April. Council said the work will be paid from the BC roads budget line. - Approving travel and attendance at conferences: the ULCT conference April 15–18 (total cost recorded as $10,046.64) and a treasurer’s conference in May ($1,152.54). - Ratifying smaller departmental expenditures, including fire-truck maintenance ($427.44) and a TV purchase for the fire department for training ($318.12). - Approving the culinary-water connection request for Jason Fawcett (council motion approved), and providing $100 each to two students attending Girls State.
All recorded motions carried by roll-call “aye” votes from the council members present. No recorded votes oppose or abstentions were entered in the meeting minutes for these items.
The council did not adopt new policy language for any of these items at the meeting; members said several items reflect previously discussed administrative decisions or routine contract ratifications and that some issues (for example, individual development approvals) will proceed to the service district or county where required.
