# Committee of the Whole — April 8, 2025

Meeting: Committee of the Whole — April 8, 2025

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Meeting record updated: 2026-10-20T19:19:30.420676+00:00

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## Official meeting sources

[Agenda](<https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=14084>)

[Video](<https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/Players/ISIStandAlonePlayer.aspx?Id=9963f15d-8e16-49f3-a087-c7b3540cd729>)

## AI-processed summary

- Approved the amended 2025–2029 financial plan and directed staff to prepare the plan and 2025 tax bylaws.
- Directed staff to list internal capital debts and unallocated city-owned parcels; report back after the financial plan (Goodmanson opposed).
- Approved increasing the Grant-in-Aid budget to $100,000 in 2026, rising $2,500 annually, funded by taxes.
- Rejected asking staff to report on capital spending in the fall; Szpak, Guiry, Morley, Harder opposed (Wagner).

## Source documents

- [Agenda Cover Page](<https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=14084>)

- [Agenda](<https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=14083>)

- [Minutes - SIGNED](<https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=15905>)

- [Minutes](<https://pub-langford.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=14132>)

Extracted reports and their Markdown links: [Meeting documents](<https://openlangford.ca/meetings/2025-04-08-committee-of-the-whole/documents>)

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