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REPORT TO COUNCIL
FROM: Bruce Taylor, AMCT, CMM DATE: ]anuary 27, 1999
Town Clerk
REPORT NUMBER: CL 7/99
5UB]ECT: Shared Services Between the Towns of Ajax and Pickering
RECOMMENDATION:
That Report CL 7/99 regarding shared services behvecn the Towns of Ajax and Pickering be
received.
ORIGIN:
Requcst of Mayor Arthurs at Excculive Committee Meeting of lanuary 25, 1999
AUTHORiTY:
Municipal Act
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Not Applicable
BACKGROUND:
At thc Executivc Committca Meeting oflanuary 25, 1999, Mayor Arthurs asked that a Rcport bc
prepared for the February I, 1999 Council Meeting setting out Ihe history af decisions made by
the Councils of the Towns of Ajax and Pickering that have Ied to the shzring of certain municipal
services and approving the study of furthcr sharing initiatives.
The following is a chronological list of the major decisions made with respect to shared services.
A copy of the resolution or document mentioned in this list is attached hereto for your
information.
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June 16/97 Res. #215/97 Council approves in principle lhe partnering of thc �irc anJ
Transit DapaAments end establishes e committcc to preparc a
husiness case to address tlie issue of shared services.
Feb 16/9A Res. N39/98 Council recommends that the Region establish a committee io
study the feasibility of the amalgamation of the local Fire Services
across the Rc ion.
March 2/98 Res. k47/98 The Province is requested to provide Pon�ing assistance to Ajax
and Pickering to assist in the preparation of a business case for
funher transit partnerships and/or lhe fuil amalgamation of the
two transit s stems.
March 9/98 Res. #53/98 The Terms of Reference for the Town of Ajax/I'own of Pickering
Transit Partnershi /Amal amation Stud is endorsed.
Merch 9/98 Res. #55/98 The Province is rcquested to provide funding assislance to thc
Towns of Ajax, Whitby and Pickering to essist in the preparation
of a business case for ihe feasibility of a joint Pire Dispatch
Centrc.
Apri120/98 Res. N81/98 Council approves the hiring of Oldham Gngineers Inc. to
undertake a study of establishing a consolidatcd firc dispatch
centre for Pickerin , A'ax, Whitb , Uxbrid e, Drock and Scu �o �.
June I/98 Res. #101/98 Council approves the hiring of Declan Corp., in essociation with
Coopers & Lybrand, to undertakc thc Town of Ajax R Pickcring
Transit Partncrshi /Amal amation Slud .
Aug. 4/98 Res. If 164/98 Council direcis sta1T to completc an application to the I'rovince
for Spccial Circumstances �unding to covcr thc costs of nn
independenl study that examines ihe cansolidation of services
betwcen A'ux and Pickcrin .
Sept. 8/98 Ajax Ajax passcs n resolution dircctinµ sta�' �o prcparc a rcport
Resolution audining ihe appropriate process nnd costs associaled wilh
employing thc services of an outsidc consultant to look at all
services provided by both Towns and to request funding from ihc
Provincc for this stud .
Sept./98 Board of Uoard of Trade discusscs thc issuc of amalgamation in its "Tradc
Trade Talk" ma azinc.
Nov. 2/98 Res. N220/98 Pickcring Council endarscs thc Scptember S, 1996 resolution of
thc Town of A'ax.
Dec. 21/98 Res. tl224198 Council endorses for further swdy a prefcrced option for the
amalgamation of the transit systems of the Towns of Ajax und
Pickcrin .
Jan.B/99 Letter from Minister of Municipai Aflairs advises that Provincial funding
Minister of through th, Special Circumstances Fund is not available for thc
Municipal service delivery study to be undertaken by Pickering and Ajax.
AfTnirs
lan. 7.1/99 Memo of The CAOs of the Towns of Ajax and Pickering advise that cach
CAOs will be appointing two senior ste(i persons to preparc the terms-
of•reference for a consultant to study all scrvices provided by ihc
two Towns that could be shared.
Prepare By: Recommendcd for the consideration of
Pickcring Town Council
Bruce Taylor, AMCT, CMM �_.�_--- omas 1. Q' n, '� 7� 9�
Tawn Clerk Chief Administretive Ofliccr