Council Committee of the Whole met today for its second day deliberating Budget 2020. We still have a day or two to go…
Following is what was discussed today…
The most important item of discussion (in my mind) had to do with Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). These are multi-agency police teams that work across the province to undertake complex and large scale operations. …
Council Committee of the Whole met today for its first day deliberating Budget 2020. We still have a day or two to go….
Following is what happened at today’s budget deliberations
Read MoreCouncil meets this upcoming Tuesday.
Agenda items include:
Petroleum Industry Update: a delegation from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers will be presenting to Council.
Library: a delegation from the Library Board will be speaking to Council.
Business License Bylaw: we’ll be debating recommended amendments to the Business License Bylaw. These are housekeeping matters to bring the Business License Bylaw into conformance with the new Fees and Charges Bylaw which Council recently passed.
The most interesting discussion will revolve around 2020 Tax Rates…
Mayor Given will be making a motion to “direct Administration to prepare the 2020 Budget with a property tax increase not to exceed 3.75%.”
Council meets Monday night at 6:30. The agenda includes approval of the 2019 budget, land for a potential Catholic School Board bus maintenance facility, updates to sign bylaws, and a loan for a new Elders Caring Shelter.
Following is more information and my take on agenda items. One matter I am very unsure of: a proposal to increase the allowable size of billboards. I would love to hear your thoughts.
Read MoreYesterday Council completed budget deliberations.
I am very excited about the budget as it stands right now. It increases investment in policing, roads, and accessibility. It funds next steps at the Leisure Centre and for Hillside Renewal. At the same time, it incorporates a tax decrease.
I’ll be making a shorter post on my blog with the most important highlights later today. Following is a detailed report on Day 3 of our deliberations.
Today, Council had its second day of budget deliberations.
At the end of yesterday, management was tasked with finding additional savings in the proposed budget. They worked late into the night to do that. I was thankful for their work- it set us up well to have great discussion today.
I’m happy to report that my goals going into the budget are currently all accomplished (although Council may still make changes)…
Today Council had a day of budget deliberations.
I was excited to see management propose a budget that would come with a 3% tax decrease. We learned about and voted on portions of it. We’ll resume deliberations tomorrow. Following is what has happened so far.
Today Council finished its first two days of budget deliberations. We spent a lot of time getting basic information. We put some forward momentum into the next phases of Downtown. However, most of our decisions will get made tomorrow... Below is a summary of what has happened so far and some highlights of what we will touch tomorrow
Read MoreNext week Council will be undertaking its 2018 budget deliberations. The biggest question we will be considering: whether or not to go ahead with the next phases of the Downtown Rehabilitation in the spring.I am leaning towards supporting beginning phase three as soon as possible. However, Council will not be hearing detailed reports and recommendations from administration until later this week. I do have some hesitation, mostly to do with funding.
Read MoreThis week, Council will be going into budget deliberations... For operational spending, Council will be presented with three potential budgets.... We are also looking at the capital budget. I’m open to your input on any line. But I am especially looking for thoughts on the following two items: train whistles and the proposed performing media arts centre.
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