Tag: Terms of Reference

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the February 24, 2026 Meeting?

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This is the last meeting for February, and if you thought it was all leading to something, you might be disappointed. Unless something comes up in the next week, this will be largely straightforward with council revisiting Committee of the Whole business and discussing something in closed session, but on the plus side this is the first of a month-long series of meetings that will take place in the morning. Here’s the preview (such as it is). Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the February 24, 2026 Meeting?” →

This Week at Council: No Raise, Except For Taxes

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There were back-to-back meetings at Guelph City Council this week, and the topic at hand was money. At Committee of the Whole, council had to deal with their own money, or at least the money that the councillors in the next couple will be paid as remuneration came up for debate. Then, at the other meeting, the 2026 budget process came to a close with the seven shared services and local boards. Let’s dig into the recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: No Raise, Except For Taxes” →

RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for February 3, 2026

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There’s something for everyone at this first Committee of the Whole meeting of the year. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along during the meeting on Blue Sky or recap the complete thread after the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for February 3, 2026” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the February 3, 2026 Meeting?

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It’s the first Committee of the Whole meeting of the year, and there’s a lot on the plate in a variety of areas. The Chief Administrative Officer will layout here priorities for the year ahead, which presumably includes the launching of the city-wide review of parking that’s on this agenda. Also, a long-awaited policy involving water is here, and the always popular conversation about how much our local politicians should be paid. Here’s the preview! Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the February 3, 2026 Meeting?” →

This Week at Council: Shelter Debate, Climate Action, and Code of Conduct Amendments

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Getting back to work after a week off for the Victoria Day holiday, council dived into some controversy. Promised since the beginning of the month, council dug into the question of where to put a daytime, or perhaps where not to put it. There was also some additional discussion about the renewed Code of Conduct and the Community Climate Action Plan, but for all the details check out this recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Shelter Debate, Climate Action, and Code of Conduct Amendments” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for May 27, 2025

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Let’s dig into the last council meeting for the month of May! You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along during the meeting on Blue Sky or recap the complete thread after the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for May 27, 2025” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 27, 2025 Meeting?

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After a busy week at council, and then a week off following the May long weekend, council will get back to work with some fairly unusual circumstances. First, council must fill a whole new slate of committees with a whole new slate of members, and then they will have to look to their own membership because right now council is one person down! On top of that, there may be some additional commentary about this month’s Committee of the Whole agenda! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 27, 2025 Meeting?” →

This Week at Council: A Whole in the World

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Money! Much of this month’s Committee of the Whole meeting was about it, but there was also some new climate change policy, a formal farewell to a city councillor with a new job, and, yes, some controversy. What was supposed to be consent item about seeking permission for a request for proposals for daytime shelter services opened a potential kettle of fish when it comes to council at the end of the month. For now, here’s the recap of May’s CoW meeting! Continue reading “This Week at Council: A Whole in the World” →

RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for May 6, 2025

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Get in the car loser, it’s time for this month’s Committee of the Whole meeting! You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along on Blue Sky, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for May 6, 2025” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 6, 2025 Meeting?

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The May meeting of Committee of the Whole will bring you a variety of stuff to chew on, some of it you might have already chewed on this year if you’ve been following council business closely. A climate call to action, the year-end financials, new terms of reference for committee, an update to the update of the Code of Conduct, and much, much more is on the agenda for this first council meeting of the month. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 6, 2025 Meeting?” →