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2026 BUSINESS PLAN AND BUDGET - SERVICE PARTNER - COUNTY OF SIMCOE
Councillor, AM. Kungl declared a potential pecuniary interest on the matter as she is the CEO of Alzheimer's Society of Simcoe County as a service provider and in discussions with a matter involving the County of Simcoe. She did not participate or vote on the matter and rolled her chair away from the Council table.
1. That the 2026 budget request from the County of Simcoe, including contributions to the County of Simcoe Capital Reserve, presented on page 252 of the 2026 Business Plan, with a net tax supported municipal funding requirement of $35.0M, be approved.
2. That the City’s County of Simcoe capital projects be amended to reflect the 2026 budget requests as follows:
a) That the budget for project FI1034 - County of Simcoe Capital Program - Paramedic Services (Active) be reduced by $1,389,096, from $2,345,096 to $956,000.
b) That the budget for project FI1035 - County of Simcoe Capital Program - Long Term Care and Senior Services (Active) be reduced by $2,734,847, from $3,010,847 to $276,000.
c) That the budget for project FI1036 - County of Simcoe Capital Program - Social Housing and Community Services (Active) be reduced by $9,911,621, from $11,173,621 to $1,262,000.
d) That staff negotiate a separate agreement in concert with the revised Municipal Shared Services Agreement to have the County provide funding to the City of Barrie representing their share of the costs associated with Court and Prisoner Transportation costs.