If you have thoughts about the budget, you couldn’t make it out to any of the town halls, and you’ve forgotten the password to your email account, then this is your chance to tell the mayor and council what you think about the 2025 Guelph Budget. Whether you’ve got praise, or whether you’ve got complaints, this is your chance to make the horseshoe aware of your feedback, so sign up now because lines will be very busy!
NOTE #1: Delegates will be able to appear at this meeting in-person or via tele-presense but you do have to register with the clerks office before 10 am on Friday November 15. You can also submit written delegations and correspondences for agenda items.
NOTE #2: In addition to meeting in-person, this meeting will also be live-streamed on the City of Guelph’s website here.
2025 Budget Update: Delegations – This may go without saying, but just in case, this meeting is wholly dedicated to delegations from the public about the 2025 budget. It’s worth noting that between the time when this agenda was published and when delegation night actually happens, there will be changes to the budget as presented on October 30. Mayor Cam Guthrie has already said that he will be looking at putting some new funding into the budget for select areas of public concern.
The draft budget formally becomes the budget on November 13, at that point, the only changes that can be implemented will have to be approved by council at their special budget meeting on November 27. After that the mayor will be able to veto any amendment, though the mayor has said that he hopes it doesn’t come to that. But if he does veto, council will need a two-thirds majority, or nine councillors, to override it.
Here’s a recap of budget-related events so far, and a timeline of what comes next after this meeting:
First Budget Meeting – October 30, 2024
Preview | Live-Blog | Post-view
Town Halls with Mayor Cam Guthrie
Ward 5/6 | Virtual/Facebook | Breezy Breakfast | Ward 1/2
Next Steps
November 27: City Council Meeting to Amend the Mayor’s Proposed Budget
November 28-December 7: Mayoral Budget Vetoes
December 11 or 18: City Council Meeting to Override Mayoral Vetoes
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