With much of the emphasis on the #GuelphBudget these days, this is a rather spartan agenda for the monthly planning meet with two statutory matters and a resolution to discuss, plus a number of committee appointments. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 14 Meeting?”
The real meat and potatoes of crafting the 2017 budget begins tomorrow night with the presentation of the tax-supported operating budget. How well will staff handle the ying of lower taxes with the yang of government funding? Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 9 Meeting?”
Monday is going to be a very long day for Committe-of-the-Whole, with both a regular meeting in the afternoon, and a special meeting beginning at 7 pm. So what’s all on the agenda? Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 7 Meetings?”
It’s rare to get a Thursday night council meeting, but when you do, you better believe it’s about something contentious. This coming Thursday, council will get together to talk more about the capital budget for the coming year and ten years hence, but in the context of the controversial infrastructure levy that’s being proposed. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 3 Meeting?”
The annual budget process begins on Wednesday with a review of all the non-tax supported and capital budget projects. Here’s the preview of that first, special budget meeting of city council, plus, the meeting from the day before. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 25 and 26 Meeting?”
Before council dives wholeheartedly into the 2017 budget, October’s last city council meeting will cover provincial planning, federal money for transit and the always contentious subject of Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 24 Meeting?”
Because of Thanksgiving Monday, your typical monthly planning meeting will be moved to Tuesday, and fittingly, there are a couple of leftovers for council’s consideration. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 11 Meeting?”
Monday is city council’s second Committee-of-the-Whole meeting, and observers are hoping that all the kinks were worked out in September. This month, the committee will tackle issues from Public Services and Corporate Services. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 3 Meeting?”
The normal politics of your end-of-the-month council meeting will be preceded this coming Monday by the Rally to Protect Water in front of City Hall, but there’s still a lot of non-water matters for council’s consideration and debate next week. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 26 Meeting?”
It’s back to business as usual at City Hall this coming Monday with the first full city council meeting since July. This first council meeting of the month is, of course, a planning meeting, but there are a variety of different issues on the table including food trucks, the budget, and a special resolution about a particularly controversial issue just south of the city. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 12 Meeting?”
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