MattersFinanceBylaw No. 2123First seen Nov 27, 2024Last discussed Mar 3, 2025
Fees and charges amendments
The proposed changes update charges for city services, including copies, document searches, property records, planning documents and police services. They also propose annual inflation-based increases for many fees, affecting what residents and businesses pay when using those services.
Where it stands: Three readings given Mar 4, 2025; final adoption is not recorded.
Timeline
Every time this matter appeared in council records, newest first.
- Chris HongsholdOpposes · Revised fees and charges
Opposes charging for information requests, warning fees and in-person payment would undermine transparency and burden residents. - Ren LouieSupports · RCMP town hall and revised fees
Supports an RCMP town hall and option two on revised fees, citing the need to contain costs and improve transparency. - S. RossanderOpposes · Information-request fees
Opposes information-request fees, arguing financial and in-person payment requirements undermine transparency and democratic access. - Wendy BowersMixed · RCMP town hall, fees, and transportation plan
Supports an RCMP town hall, opposes information-request fees, and questions spending on the Transportation Master Plan. - Wendy Hobbs (Luxton Highway)Mixed · FOI fees and public engagement
Asks council to review FOI costs and improve public-engagement hours, and supports an RCMP town hall. - Andrew EllenMixed · Scafe Road development and revised fees
Supports six stories but seeks a larger public gathering space, and opposes information-request fees without online payment. - Sandy SeifertOpposes · Information-request fees and transportation planning
Opposes information-request fees and asks for neighboring municipalities to be consulted on transportation planning. - Lisa FoxallMixed · Information-request fees and transportation plan
Opposes information-request fees, supports an RCMP town hall, and urges transportation planning that accommodates drivers alongside other modes. - Mike MortonMixed · Information-request fees and RCMP town hall
Asks council to reconsider information-request fees and supports an RCMP town hall for residents to raise concerns.
- Chris HongsholdOpposes · Revised fees and charges
February 26, 2025· Advisory Committee
Committee recommends readings for revised fees
Committee recommended Council consider First, Second and Third Reading to Bylaw No. 113 Amendment #16 (Bylaw No. 2123), after debate and a defeated amendment; the main motion carried with recorded opposition from three committee members.
Decision: Rejected the amendment to apply the staff-time fee increase only after the first three hours.
Defeated 3–5· Against: Mark Morley, Colby Harder, Keith Yacucha, Robin Plomp, Nicolas Lehman
Decision: Amended the agenda to add a New Business section and item 7.1.
Passed 8–0
Decision: Recommended giving First, Second, and Third Readings to the fees and charges bylaw as presented.
Passed 5–3· Against: Chris Foxall, Moira McDonald, Frazer Johnson
Decision: Withdrawn the proposal to allow community organizations evening presentations one week before CAC meetings.
Withdrawn
November 27, 2024· Advisory Committee
Committee reviews new fees and document-service charges
Committee considered amendments to the Fees and Charges Bylaw (Bylaw No. 2123) including a proposed staff-time fee and a clarifying amendment exempting statutory documents.
Decision: Rejected recommending readings and replacing the $15 per quarter-hour staff-time fee with FOI Act fees.
Defeated 1–6· Against: Colby Harder, Keith Yacucha, Jacqui Whiteway, Chris Foxall, Robin Plomp, Nicolas Lehman
Decision: Approved amending Schedule A to exempt documents required by statute from the staff-time fee.
Passed 4–3· Against: Colby Harder, Chris Foxall, Nicolas Lehman
Decision: Recommended first, second, and third reading, with staff-time fee not applying to statutory documents.
Passed 6–1· Against: Frazer Johnson