Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 4pm
- Accountability Team
- 4 hours ago
- 2 min read
Service Partner budget presentations, open delegation from Clean Up Barrie, Troubadour Festival recap, Sandbox Centre payment deferral
Minutes: not yet available
Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/citybarrie [direct link not yet available]
Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1328986&GUID=C6912324-51D0-4176-BE62-8D09FFFB29E7
City's Legistar: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1328986&GUID=C6912324-51D0-4176-BE62-8D09FFFB29E7&Options=info|&Search=
Meeting Location: Council Chambers, or electronically
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Harvey (Chair), Nuttall, Thomson, Kungl
🎤🙋 Open Delegations
🧹🧽 Clean Up Barrie
Delegation Request: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14973440&GUID=5E50F9C3-84B9-412C-B4D2-F95C03159D44
Delegation by Jen Slykhuis, Clean Up Barrie
Clean Up Barrie's work to date, and a request for support
🧑🏫📑 Presentations
📚💰 Service Partner Budget - Barrie Public Library
Presentation: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14973438&GUID=28B71971-E33F-4193-A31C-F7A4C9148BD1
Including expenses related to opening new Letitia Heights Branch in 2026, development of the space within the South Barrie Mixed Use Recreation Complex and Library, and revitalization of the Children's Floor downtown
Requesting $10.1M in net tax supported municipal funding and $169K of Development Charges funding (2.9% budget increase)
👮💰 Service Partner Budget - Barrie Police Service
Presentation: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14973443&GUID=8445511F-513C-491D-9861-37F9BE1D71B2
Requesting $78.4 in net tax supported municipal funding (8.53% budget increase)
🏛️💰 Service Partner Budget - County of Simcoe
Presentation: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14973442&GUID=32694AD5-5EB3-464B-B9CE-A469AF5F4A0A
Including new proposed funding model
Requesting $35.1M in net tax supported municipal funding
🧐📋 Deloitte's 2025 Audit Service Plan
😎🎶 Downtown Barrie BIA Summer Concert Series
Presentation: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14973444&GUID=025B7D7C-5236-4E19-8E08-6BE687324C37
Troubadour Festival 2025 Recap
📝📑 Advisory Committee Reports
💰📈 Investment Board
Report from October 28: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14973436&GUID=C2A1B018-76F4-4EEB-A90F-6A1A662CD3F2
🇨🇦🇺🇳 International Relations Commitee
Report from November 4: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14973437&GUID=1EC193F5-8307-40B1-91B4-8CB21752F1C2
📑🗂 Staff Reports
🧑💼💸 Sandbox Centre Annual Report and Request
Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14973439&GUID=744608A5-75E2-421E-863D-272F551DEC02 from S. Young, Senior Business Innovation and Strategic Partnerships Officer
Sandbox Centre's operations and programming from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, focusing on impacts since it became Ontario's 17th Regional Innovation Centre
The Sandbox Centre has asked the City for a one-year deferral to remit the maintenance, utilities and property taxes due in 2026 (estimated at $24,060.54), and to renew their current lease agreement
For Council to support this request, a funding source would be required - possibly the reinvestment reserve
💰⚖️ 2026 Business Plan and Budget - Service Partners
"Strong Mayor Budget" - Service Partners: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14977248&GUID=503BC265-C715-4CC3-BAAC-A4405E5F98FB
Approve the Barrie Police Services Board budget request of $78.4M in net tax supported municipal funding
Approve the Barrie Public Library Board budget request of $10.1M in net tax supported municipal funding, and $169K of Development Charges funding
Approve the County of Simcoe's budget request of $35.1M in net tax supported municipal funding
Approve the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority's budget request of $389.5K in net tax supported municipal funding and $1.2M of water rate funding
Approve the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority's budget request of $487.8K in net tax supported municipal funding and $86.1K of water rate funding
Approve the Barrie Area Physician Recruitment budget request of $150K in net tax supported municipal funding
Approve the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit's budget request of $2.4M in net tax supported municipal funding
Amend the City's County of Simcoe capital projects:
reduce the County of Simcoe Capital Program - Paramedic Services project budget by $1,389,096 (from $2,345,096 to $956,000)
reduce the County of Simcoe Capital Program - Long Term Care and Senior Services by $2,734,847 (from $3,010,847 to $276,000)
reduce the County of Simcoe Capital Program - Social Housing and Community Services project budget by $9,911,621 (from $11,173,621 to $1,262,000)
Authorize the City Clerk to prepare all necessary bylaws to implement this Budget
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