# Committee of the Whole — February 21, 2025

Meeting: Committee of the Whole — February 21, 2025

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Meeting record updated: 2026-10-19T07:20:27.821998+00:00

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## Official meeting sources

[Agenda](<https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=13083>)

[Video](<https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=cc8324ad-7c48-456c-a961-a77bf062ee3c>)

## AI-processed summary

- Directed staff to report options for Council to endorse an 11% tax increase; Guiry and Szpak opposed.
- Directed staff to restructure the Capital Budget to avoid funding 2025 capital by property taxes.
- Directed staff to reduce internal debt payment increase to $250,000, totalling $1,000,000 (Guiry and Szpak opposed).
- Rejected removing E-Comm from the budget; Goodmanson, Guiry, Harder and Morley opposed.
- Directed staff to remove the e-bike rebate from 2025 and move it to 2026 and 2027.

## Source documents

- [Agenda Cover Page](<https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=13083>)

- [Agenda](<https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=13082>)

- [Minutes - SIGNED](<https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=13493>)

- [Minutes](<https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=13297>)

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