The council year is almost over with just three more meetings before the Christmas break, but when do we get back to business as usual at City Hall. That date, and every date after, for the 2018 Council calendar is below with every Committee date and important election-related date as well. Continue reading “Council, Committee and Election Calendar for 2018”
It’s the end of the year for council as we take one last meeting before the Christmas break. Tying up loose ends from this month’s committee, and the start of a commercial policy review is all that’s got to be taken care of before it’s egg nog and good cheer time! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the December 18 Meeting?”
In a move that surprises no one, it is being recommended that the City of Guelph as the shareholder of Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc., move forward with a merger of Guelph Hydro and Alectra Utilities. So what does Guelph get out of the deal? What does it stand to lose? And what’s the deadline to make it all happen? Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the December 13 Meeting?”
The 2018 budget process wraps up today! (Unless it doesn’t, in which case it will begin again tomorrow and then be decided.) You can click here for the agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of tonight’s council meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for December 5, 2017”
Throughout the entire budget process we’ve heard council ask questions, and staff suggesting that these questions might be better answered, or resolved, on the budget message board. So let’s take a look at what’s been talked about on the message board as we look forward to Tuesday’s passage of the Tax-Supported Operating Budget. Continue reading “#GuelphBudget: Messages from the Message Board”
The final planning meeting of 2017 will definitely not have a “senior week” vibe as some big items come due including a plan to intensify Gordon Street, some new mid-rise standards, and a path forward for a big piece of land off York Road with some big expectations. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the December 11 Meeting?”
Budget matters past and present, plus the passage of items from this month’s Committee-of-the-Whole is on the agenda for tonight. You can click here for the agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of tonight’s council meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify.. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for November 27, 2017”
Decisions will be made! It’s been a fairly smooth budget process so far, but now council must decide the big piece of the budget, which is the Tax-Supported Operating Budget. What will the final numbers be? What will the rate increase for next year be? Stay tuned… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the December 5 Meeting?”
Members of the general public will be able to have their say on the 2018 Tax-Supported Budget at this week’s meeting. You can click here for the agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of tonight’s council meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for November 22, 2017”
This week, we take a break from the budget in order to talk about… the budget. Although this regular council meeting is not necessarily about the 2018 Guelph Budget, it turns out that there’s both current and future budget stuff to go over anyway. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 27 Meeting?”
