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Committee of the Whole Minutes - April 18, 2023
Committee of the Whole meeting minutes recording further deliberations on the 2023-2027 Financial Plan and motions concerning budget adjustments and planning options.
Key facts
- Meeting date: April 18, 2023 (7:00 p.m.)
- Committee directed staff to increase an ongoing budget from $400,000 to $800,000 funded from the General Amenity Reserve Fund
- Committee directed staff to include Option A in the 2023-2027 Five-Year Financial Plan for Council consideration
- Committee directed staff to present a reduction of 2.51% from the five-year financial plan (equates to a tax increase of 9.9%)
Committee of the Whole Minutes - April 18, 2023
April 18, 2023, 7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers & Electronic Meeting
PRESENT:
- Mayor S. Goodmanson
- Councillor K. Guiry
- Councillor C. Harder
- Councillor M. Morley
- Councillor L. Szpak
- Councillor M. Wagner
- Councillor K. Yacucha
ATTENDING:
- D. Kiedyk, Chief Administrative Officer
- B. Hutchins, Director of Corporate Services
- M. Baldwin, Director of Planning and Subdivision
- M. Dillabaugh, Director of Finance
- K. Balzer, Director of Engineering and Public Works
- Y. Nielsen, Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities
- K. Dube, Senior Manager of Information Technology and GIS
- C. Aubrey, Fire Chief
- L. Fletcher, Manager of Community Safety and Municipal Enforcement
- W. Robinson, Manager of Building Services
- C. Staniforth, Financial Analyst
- T. Block, GIS Technologist I
- R. Parmar, FOI Coordinator
Meeting available by teleconference.
1. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
B. Hutchins, Director of Corporate Services, read the City of Langford's Territorial Acknowledgment.
2. CALL TO ORDER
The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:07 pm.
3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
MOVED BY: YACUCHA
SECONDED: GUIRY
THAT the Committee approve the agenda as presented.
Motion CARRIED.
4. PRESENTATIONS
4.1 Summary of Proposed 2023-2027 Five Year Financial Plan - Director of Finance
M. Dillabaugh, Director of Finance gave a presentation on the proposed 2023-2027 Five-Year Financial Plan.
5. REPORTS
5.1 2023 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan 2023 - 2027
MOVED BY: GUIRY
SECONDED: WAGNER
THAT the Committee of the Whole direct staff to increase budget from $400,000 to $800,000 on an ongoing basis and funded from the General Amenity Reserve Fund.
Motion CARRIED.
MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: YACUCHA
THAT Committee of the Whole direct staff to include option A, as presented, for inclusion in the 2023-2027 Five-Year Financial Plan for Council’s consideration at the May 1st regular meeting of Council.
Motion CARRIED.
MOVED BY: YACUCHA
SECONDED: SZPAK
THAT the Committee of the Whole at 10:01 p.m. extend the meeting to midnight or end of business.
Motion Carried Unanimously
MOVED BY: SZPAK
SECONDED: HARDER
THAT the Committee of the Whole direct staff to present a reduction of 2.51% from the five-year financial plan, which is a tax increase of 9.9%.
Councillors Yacucha, Guiry and Wagner opposed.
Motion CARRIED.
6. ADJOURNMENT
MOVED BY: YACUCHA
SECONDED: GUIRY
THAT the Committee adjourn the meeting.
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 10:48 pm.
Motion CARRIED.
Presiding Council Member
Certified Correct - Corporate Officer