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Taxes & Budget
124 divided (non-unanimous, non-procedural) council or committee votes on this issue since January 1, 2023: 82 carry a clear direction on a tracked axis (counted in the patterns on each councillor’s stance profile); 42 carry a descriptive label but no directional axis (listed below, not counted in any pattern); 0 are genuinely unclear from the motion text.
This is a descriptive record, not an endorsement. Every row below is a real recorded council or committee vote since 2023. It says nothing about a councillor’s reasons, character, or fitness for office — only what was voted on and what a yea did. See What Council Actually Controls for how much of this any councillor actually controls.
For how each current councillor voted on these, see their stance profile.
| Date | Item | What a yea did | Motion (excerpt) | Tally | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | (4.1) Allocating the City of London Community Grants Annual Stream to Fund Capital Projects Only in the 2026 and 2027 Budget Cycles (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | Adopted the by-law limiting the City’s Community Grants Annual Program to capital-only funding for 2026 and 2027. | That item 8, clause 4.1, as amended, BE APPROVED. | 11-4 | Motion Passed (11 to 4) |
| 2026-02-10 | (4.1) Allocating the City of London Community Grants Annual Stream to Fund Capital Projects Only in the 2026 and 2027 Budget Cycles | Limited the City’s Community Grants Annual Program to the capital-funding category only for 2026 and 2027, ending operating-stream grant funding to community organizations for those two years. | That the motion BE AMENDED to read as follows: That the attached by-law being a by-law … | 10-5 | Motion Passed (10 to 5) |
| 2026-01-12 | Not to be heard before 1:05 PM - Tribunal - Development Charge Appeal | Would have accepted the Development Charges Tribunal’s recommendation to dismiss the appeal regarding development charges applied to the London Cross-Cultural Learner Centre’s Doorway to Dreams project, on the Tribunal’s finding that the charges were correctly determined. (committee stage) | That, after convening as a tribunal under section 26 of By-law C.P.-1551-227 to hear a … | 3-3 | Motion Failed (3 to 3) |
| 2025-11-26 | (4.9) Amendment - Councillor D. Ferreira | Amended the 2026 budget to increase spending by $784,000 (and the tax levy by the same amount) to provide free two-hour on-street parking via the Honk App in the Core Area. | That the Mayor’s 2026 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED by increasing the budget to provi… | 11-3 | Motion Passed (11 to 3) |
| 2025-11-20 | (ADDED) Amendment - Budget Case No. P-13 - Councillor S. Stevenson (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | Approved the amended Development Charges exemptions tax-levy-mitigation measure, reducing the 2026 tax levy by $2,400,000. (committee stage) | That the motion, as amended, BE APPROVED. | 12-3 | Motion Passed (12 to 3) |
| 2025-11-20 | (ADDED) Amendment - Budget Case No. P-13 - Councillor S. Stevenson | Amended the 2026 Annual Budget Update to use previously budgeted 2025 tax-supported Development Charges exemption funding for tax levy mitigation, reducing the 2026 tax levy by $2,400,000. (committee stage) | That the motion BE AMENDED to read as follows: That the Mayor’s Tabled 2026 Annual Budg… | 11-4 | Motion Passed (11 to 4) |
| 2025-11-20 | (ADDED) Amendment - Budget Case No. P-20 | Would have amended the 2026 Annual Budget Update to redirect a portion of Business Case No. P-20 (2024 Surplus Allocation for Tax Mitigation), $700,000 in each of 2026 and 2027, to increase funding for the Housing Stability Bank program. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s Tabled 2026 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED by re-directing a portion … | 5-10 | Motion Failed (5 to 10) |
| 2025-11-20 | (ADDED) Amendment - Budget Case No. P-12 - Councillor S. Stevenson | Excluded Business Case No. P-12 (Resident Satisfaction Survey Frequency) from the Mayor’s Tabled 2026 Annual Budget. (committee stage) | That Business Case No. P-12 Resident Satisfaction Survey Frequency - BE EXCLUDED from the … | 10-5 | Motion Passed (10 to 5) |
| 2025-11-20 | Amendment - Budget Case No. P-2 - Councillor S. Stevenson | Would have approved requesting that the Middlesex-London Health Unit submit an additional funding request for 2026 onward for permanent base funding for 2.0 additional FTEs. (committee stage) | That the following part BE APPROVED: the Middlesex London Health Unit BE REQUESTED to s… | 7-8 | Motion Failed (7 to 8) |
| 2025-11-20 | (ADDED) Amendment – Councillor H. McAlister | Would have amended the 2026 Annual Budget Update to fund the Housing Stability Bank Program $500,000 ($250,000 for 2026 and $250,000 for 2027) from the Community Investment Reserve Fund. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s Tabled 2026 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED in order to fund the Housi… | 7-8 | Motion Failed (7 to 8) |
| 2025-11-20 | (ADDED) Amendment - Budget Case No. P-24 - Councillor S. Stevenson | Would have included Business Case No. P-24 (Eliminate Climate Change Reserve Fund Contribution), a $192,000 reduction in each of 2026 and 2027, in the Mayor’s Tabled 2026 Annual Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Business Case No. P-24 – Eliminate Climate Change Reserve Fund Contribution – BE INCL… | 4-11 | Motion Failed (4 to 11) |
| 2025-11-20 | (ADDED) Amendment - Budget Case No. P25 - Mayor J. Morgan | Included Business Case No. P-25 (Stop Collecting Blue Box Materials from Non-Eligible Sources), a net savings item, in the Mayor’s Tabled 2026 Annual Update Budget. (committee stage) | That Business Case No. P-25 - Stop Collecting Blue Box Materials from Non-Eligible Sources… | 13-2 | Motion Passed (13 to 2) |
| 2025-11-20 | Amendment - Budget Case No. P-6 | Excluded Business Case No. P-6 (Reduced Road Network Improvements), worth $114,000 in 2026 and 2027, from the Mayor’s Tabled 2026 Annual Update Budget. (committee stage) | That Business Case No. P-6 - Reduced Road Network Improvements - BE EXCLUDED from the Mayo… | 11-4 | Motion Passed (11 to 4) |
| 2025-07-22 | (5.1) Request to Review the School Crossing Guard Program | Would have directed Civic Administration to include a budget business case to increase the School Crossing Guard Program by $200,000 a year and identify a funding source. | That the following actions be taken with respect to the communication from Councillor S… | 5-10 | Motion Failed (5 to 10) |
| 2025-06-11 | (ADDED) Budget Updates Requested by the Mayor and the Budget Chair | Would have requested the London & Middlesex Housing Corporation to prepare a business case on pros, cons, costs and funding sources for additional investment in its properties. (committee stage) | That the motion BE AMENDED to add a new part that reads as follows: That the London & M… | 1-14 | Motion Failed (1 to 14) |
| 2025-06-11 | Communication - Cost Savings Opportunities within Advisory Committee Budget - Councillor S. Stevenson | Would have directed staff to prepare a business case setting out options for reducing the Advisory Committee budget, for Council’s future consideration. (committee stage) | That the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to prepare a Business Case for Council’s cons… | 3-11 | Motion Failed (3 to 11) |
| 2025-06-11 | Communication - Cost Saving Opportunities within Heritage - Councillor S. Stevenson | Would have directed staff to prepare a business case setting out options, cost savings and staffing impacts for reducing the Heritage Department’s budget, for Council’s future consideration. (committee stage) | That the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to prepare a Business Case for Council’s cons… | 3-12 | Motion Failed (3 to 12) |
| 2025-06-03 | (4.1) 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Excluded the ‘Reduced Summer Sidewalk Maintenance’ business case from the 2026 Budget Update. | d) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business cases in the … | 9-5 | Motion Passed (9 to 5) |
| 2025-06-03 | (4.1) 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Would have excluded three 2026 budget business cases from the update: reduced road-network-improvement planning, ending the multi-residential green bin cart pilot, and stopping blue-box collection from non-eligible sources. | d) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business cases in the … | 7-7 | Motion Failed (7 to 7) |
| 2025-05-22 | Budget 2026 Cost Savings Opportunities - London Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) Review - Councillor S. Stevenson | Would have referred Councillor Stevenson’s request to review LEDC’s budget for cost-savings opportunities to a future Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee meeting where LEDC is scheduled to appear, rather than deciding it now. (committee stage) | That the communication dated May 11, 2025 from Councillor S. Stevenson regarding the bu… | 4-10 | Motion Failed (4 to 10) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Would have excluded the Capital Financing ‘Climate Change Reserve Fund Contribution’ business case (Appendix C, Ref No. 5) from the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business case in the 202… | 7-7 | Motion Failed (7 to 7) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Excluded the Parks & Horticulture ‘Maintenance of Local Road Traffic Circles, Gateway Features and Cul-de-sac Islands’ business case (Appendix C, Ref No. 4) from the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business case in the 202… | 8-6 | Motion Passed (8 to 6) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Excluded the Recycling & Composting ‘Stop Collecting Blue Box Materials from Non-eligible Sources (NES)’ business case (Appendix C, Ref No. 3) from the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business case in the 202… | 10-4 | Motion Passed (10 to 4) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Excluded the Recycling & Composting ‘Stop Multi-Residential Green Bin Cart Pilot Project and Future Expansion’ business case (Appendix C, Ref No. 2) from the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business case in the 202… | 9-5 | Motion Passed (9 to 5) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Would have excluded the Traffic Control & Street Lighting ‘Eliminate Full Funding of New Streetlight Installations’ business case (Appendix C, Ref No. 1) from the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business case in the 202… | 7-7 | Motion Failed (7 to 7) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Would have excluded the Information Technology ‘Digital Transformation’ business case (Appendix B, Ref No. 8) from the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business case in the 202… | 1-13 | Motion Failed (1 to 13) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Would have excluded the Human Resources ‘Internships’ business case (Appendix B, Ref No. 7) from the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business case in the 202… | 1-13 | Motion Failed (1 to 13) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Would have excluded the Corporate Management ‘Resident Satisfaction Survey’ business case (Appendix B, Ref No. 6) from the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business case in the 202… | 4-10 | Motion Failed (4 to 10) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Excluded the Aquatics ‘Closure of 5 Wading Pools’ business case (Appendix B, Ref No. 5) from the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business case in the 202… | 12-2 | Motion Passed (12 to 2) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Would have excluded the Urban Forestry ‘Tree Planting Grants & Non-replacement Tree Planting’ business case (Appendix B, Ref No. 4) from the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business case in the 202… | 7-7 | Motion Failed (7 to 7) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Excluded the Urban Forestry ‘Reduction in Pathway and Trail Edge Brush Mulching’ business case (Appendix B, Ref No. 3) from the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business case in the 202… | 8-6 | Motion Passed (8 to 6) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Excluded the ‘Reduced Road Network Improvements’ business case (Appendix B, Ref No. 2) from the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business case in the 202… | 9-5 | Motion Passed (9 to 5) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Excluded the ‘Reduced Summer Sidewalk Maintenance’ business case (Appendix B, Ref No. 1) from the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | That Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to exclude the following business case in the 202… | 10-4 | Motion Passed (10 to 4) |
| 2025-05-22 | 2026 Annual Budget Update - Status Update | Directed Civic Administration to proceed with implementing the Appendix A user-fee revenue-generation changes and bring forward the corresponding business case for inclusion in the 2026 Budget Update. (committee stage) | c) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to proceed with implementing the user fee chang… | 10-4 | Motion Passed (10 to 4) |
| 2025-05-13 | (2.4) 2024 Year-End Operating Budget Monitoring Report | Directed that the remaining $16.9 million of the 2024 operating budget surplus be retained in the Operating Budget Contingency Reserve and applied evenly in 2026 and 2027 to reduce (mitigate) those years’ tax-levy increases. | Motion to approve part a) iv) 3: iv) Notwithstanding the Surplus/Deficit Policy, Civic … | 12-3 | Motion Passed (12 to 3) |
| 2025-03-24 | Consideration for an Updated Low-Income Seniors and Low-Income Persons with Disabilities Tax Deferral Program | Would have directed staff to take no further action on an expanded low-income tax deferral program at this time, citing the Mayor’s direction to keep the 2026 property tax levy increase under 5%. (committee stage) | That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, the following… | 2-3 | Motion Failed (2 to 3) |
| 2024-11-22 | Amendment - Unfunded Liability Reserve Fund - Councillor S. Stevenson | Would have drawn $16,255,000 from the Unfunded Liability Reserve Fund, outside its Council-approved purpose, specifically to reduce the 2025 property tax levy by the same amount. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED to include a drawdown from the Un… | 1-13 | Motion Failed (1 to 13) |
| 2024-11-22 | Amendment – Business Case No. P-46 - Councillor S. Stevenson (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | In final vote, approved reducing the Economic Development Reserve Fund’s annual contribution by $500,000/year (cutting the tax levy by the same amount), with a one-time $1 million backfill transfer in 2025. (committee stage) | That the motion, as amended, be approved. | 11-3 | Motion Passed (11 to 3) |
| 2024-11-22 | Amendment – Business Case No. P-46 - Councillor S. Stevenson | Reduced the annual contribution to the Economic Development Reserve Fund by $500,000/year (cutting the tax levy by the same amount), offset by directing a one-time $1 million transfer from the Community Investment Reserve Fund to the Economic Development Reserve Fund in 2025 only. (committee stage) | That the motion be amended to read as follows: That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Upda… | 10-4 | Motion Passed (10 to 4) |
| 2024-11-22 | Middlesex-London Health Unit 2025 Funding Request | Directed the City to fund its increased $226,954 share of the Middlesex-London Health Unit’s 2025 budget from the Operating Budget Contingency Reserve. (committee stage) | That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, the following… | 8-6 | Motion Passed (8 to 6) |
| 2024-11-22 | (ADDED) Amendment - Grant - Economic Development Reserve Fund -Councillor D. Ferreira - LDBA for Graffiti Removal, Power Washing, Expanded Street Cleaning and Beautification and Maintenance (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | In final vote, approved the $300,000/year (2025 and 2026) Community-Investment-Reserve-funded grant to the London Downtown Business Association for graffiti removal, power washing, street cleaning, and beautification. (committee stage) | That the motion, as amended, BE APPROVED. | 11-3 | Motion Passed (11 to 3) |
| 2024-11-22 | (ADDED) Amendment - Grant - Economic Development Reserve Fund -Councillor D. Ferreira - LDBA for Graffiti Removal, Power Washing, Expanded Street Cleaning and Beautification and Maintenance | Would have further amended the LDBA cleaning/beautification grant to fund it at $300,000 for 2025 only, funded from the Community Investment Reserve Fund, rather than the $300,000/year for 2025 and 2026 in the version already on the floor. (committee stage) | That the motion be further amended, to read as follows: That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Bu… | 2-12 | Motion Failed (2 to 12) |
| 2024-11-22 | (ADDED) Amendment - Grant - Economic Development Reserve Fund -Councillor D. Ferreira - LDBA for Graffiti Removal, Power Washing, Expanded Street Cleaning and Beautification and Maintenance | Amended the pending grant motion to fund the London Downtown Business Association’s cleaning/beautification grant (graffiti removal, power washing, expanded street cleaning, beautification) at $300,000/year for 2025 and 2026, funded from the Community Investment Reserve Fund instead of the Economic Development Reserve Fund. (committee stage) | That the motion be amended, to read as follows: That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Upd… | 12-2 | Motion Passed (12 to 2) |
| 2024-11-22 | Security, Property Damage Grants and Crime Prevention | Would have increased the 2025-2027 budget by $265,000/year to fund a new Economic Development Reserve Fund grant to the London Downtown Business Association for business safety/security improvements, property-damage grants, and CPTED audits. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED by increasing the budget to provi… | 6-8 | Motion Failed (6 to 8) |
| 2024-11-22 | Amendment - Budget Case No. P-31 - Councillor and Budget Chair E. Peloza and Councillor S. Franke | Reduced the Parks Maintenance Service Enhancements budget line (Business Case P-31) from $827,000 to $808,000 in 2025 operating expenditures and from $560,000 to $221,000 in 2025 capital expenditures, with a matching reduction to the Climate Change Reserve Fund contribution. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED to adjust Parks Maintenance Servi… | 13-2 | Motion Passed (13 to 2) |
| 2024-11-21 | (ADDED) Amendment - Budget Case No. P-16 - Councillor S. Trosow | Would have added $700,000/year in operating funding (and a matching tax-levy increase) for the Housing Stability Bank Expansion program (Business Case P-16). (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED to include funding for the Housin… | 6-9 | Motion Failed (6 to 9) |
| 2024-11-21 | (ADDED) Amendment - Budget Case No. P-3 - Councillor A. Hopkins | Would have removed a previously-proposed pause to the Neighbourhood Decision Making Program, restoring $250,000/year in program funding (and a matching $250,000/year increase to the tax levy). (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED to remove Budget Amendment No. P-3 –… | 6-9 | Motion Failed (6 to 9) |
| 2024-11-21 | (ADDED) Amendment - Budget Case No. P-2 - Councillor S. Franke | Would have removed a previously-proposed $496,000 pause/reduction to the City’s annual Community Grants Program (restoring its funding), offset by an equal $496,000 reduction to the Economic Development Reserve Fund contribution. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED to remove Budget Amendment No. P-2 –… | 5-10 | Motion Failed (5 to 10) |
| 2024-11-21 | Amendment - Budget Case No. P-31 - Councillor and Budget Chair E. Peloza and Councillor S. Franke | Would have added a larger Parks Maintenance Service Enhancements package (6 temporary staff, $276,000 total per Business Case P-31) to the budget, funded via $213,000 in 2025 capital expenditures. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED to include Parks Maintenance Serv… | 2-13 | Motion Failed (2 to 13) |
| 2024-11-21 | Amendment - Budget Case No. P-31 - Councillor and Budget Chair E. Peloza and Councillor S. Franke | Would have added a Parks Maintenance Service Enhancements package (4 temporary staff, $149,000 total per Business Case P-31) to the budget, funded via $213,000 in 2025 capital expenditures. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED to include Parks Maintenance Serv… | 5-10 | Motion Failed (5 to 10) |
| 2024-11-21 | Amendment - Budget Case No. P-31 - Councillor and Budget Chair E. Peloza and Councillor S. Franke | Added a smaller Parks Maintenance Service Enhancements package (2 permanent staff, $214,000 total per Business Case P-31) to the budget, funded via $156,000 in 2025 capital expenditures. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED to include Parks Maintenance Serv… | 8-7 | Motion Passed (8 to 7) |
| 2024-11-21 | Amendment - Budget Case No. P-31 - Councillor and Budget Chair E. Peloza and Councillor S. Franke | Added Parks Maintenance Service Enhancements (5 permanent staff, $613,000 total per Business Case P-31) to the budget, funded via $404,000 in 2025 capital expenditures. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2025 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED to include Parks Maintenance Serv… | 11-4 | Motion Passed (11 to 4) |
| 2024-11-05 | (3.1) Life*Spin - Property Standards and Tenant Support | Approved referring the VHA Home HealthCare Extreme Clean Program funding request to the Budget Committee for consideration in the 2025 Budget Update, rather than deciding on it directly. | That b) be approved and reads as follows: b) the request for funding the VHA Home Healt… | 8-7 | Motion Passed (8 to 7) |
| 2024-10-21 | Life*Spin - Property Standards and Tenant Support (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | Approved referring the VHA Home HealthCare Extreme Clean Program funding request to the Budget Committee for consideration in the 2025 Budget Update, per business case P15. (committee stage) | Motion to approve part b) of the main motion. | 4-1 | Motion Passed (4 to 1) |
| 2024-08-27 | (4.2) Tax-Levy Reduction | Directed a $3,000,000 transfer from the Community Investment Reserve Fund to the Operating Budget Contingency Reserve to support a $1,000,000 property tax-levy reduction in each of the 2025, 2026, and 2027 Annual Budget Updates, and requested the Mayor include that decrease in his budget updates. | That notwithstanding the Council approved Surplus/Deficit Policy, the following actions… | 13-2 | Motion Passed (13 to 2) |
| 2024-07-23 | (4.2) 1st Report of the Strategic Opportunities Review Working Group | Directed Civic Administration to bring forward a budget business case to pause funding for the Neighbourhood Decision Making program for the remainder of the 2025-2027 Multi-Year Budget. | That the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to bring forward a Business Case to the Annua… | 9-6 | Motion Passed (9 to 6) |
| 2024-07-23 | (4.2) 1st Report of the Strategic Opportunities Review Working Group | Would have directed Civic Administration to explore replacing the Neighbourhood Decision Making program with a participatory parks-improvement funding model through the Get Involved program, funded up to $125,000/year for 2025-2027 from the Community Investment Reserve Fund. | That in lieu of the current Neighbourhood Decision Making Program, the Civic Administra… | 3-12 | Motion Failed (3 to 12) |
| 2024-07-23 | (4.2) 1st Report of the Strategic Opportunities Review Working Group | Approved the 1st Report of the Strategic Opportunities Review Working Group, including capping London Community Grants funding at up to $250,000/year for 2025-2027 pending a program review, plus several directives for staff to report back on other budget, grants, and revenue-generation matters (e.g. municipal golf partnerships, venue naming rights, facility alcohol licensing, the Surplus/Deficit Policy). | That the following actions be taken with respect to the 1st Report of the Strategic Opp… | 10-5 | Motion Passed (10 to 5) |
| 2024-07-18 | SS-2024-237 Single Source Award for Year-Round Ark Aid Mission Strategy | Would have directed Civic Administration to work with Ark Aid Street Mission Inc. to relocate its front-door services off Dundas Street, as part of preparing the 2025 budget amendment. (committee stage) | That part c) be amended with a new part i) to read as follows: i) Civic Administration … | 4-8 | Motion Failed (4 to 8) |
| 2024-07-18 | 1st Report of the Strategic Opportunities Review Working Group (SORWG) | Directed Civic Administration to report back in Q1 2025 with potential options for Council’s consideration on the City’s Surplus Deficit Policy — no funding decision itself. (committee stage) | That part vi) be approved and reads as follows: vi) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTE… | 11-3 | Motion Passed (11 to 3) |
| 2024-07-18 | 1st Report of the Strategic Opportunities Review Working Group (SORWG) | Would have directed Civic Administration to explore replacing the Neighbourhood Decision Making program with a participatory parks-improvement funding model through the Get Involved program, funded up to $125,000/year for 2025-2027 from the Community Investment Reserve Fund. (committee stage) | That part B) be approved and reads as follows: B) in lieu of the current Neighbourhood … | 7-7 | Motion Failed (7 to 7) |
| 2024-04-23 | (2.2) 2023 Year-End Operating Budget Monitoring Report (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | Approved the 2023 year-end operating budget monitoring report and funding the London & Middlesex Community Housing operational deficit of about $33,000. | That the motion, without part d), as amended, BE APPROVED. | 12-2 | Motion Passed (12 to 2) |
| 2024-04-23 | (2.2) 2023 Year-End Operating Budget Monitoring Report | Would have referred the entire 2023 Year-End Operating Budget Monitoring Report to a future Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee meeting; failed, so Council proceeded to decide it directly. | That, notwithstanding the Council Procedure By-law, the motion BE REFERRED to a future … | 3-11 | Motion Failed (3 to 11) |
| 2024-04-23 | (2.2) 2023 Year-End Operating Budget Monitoring Report | Would have added a request that the Mayor draw $3.5 million from the Community Investment Reserve Fund to offset the 2025 tax-rate increase; failed. | That the motion be amended to include the following: it being noted that the Mayor be r… | 5-9 | Motion Failed (5 to 9) |
| 2024-03-26 | London’s Health & Homelessness Whole of Community System Response Proposed Highly Supportive Housing Plan | Asked Civic Administration to report back with cost breakdowns and/or a draft operating budget for the new Highly Supportive Housing Plan program, deciding nothing itself. (committee stage) | That the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to report back at a future meeting of the Str… | 10-5 | Motion Passed (10 to 5) |
| 2024-03-05 | Emergent Motions | Would have directed Civic Administration to add a line item to the 2024 final property tax bill and pamphlet identifying the impact of legislative changes set out in the 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget; this motion failed. | That the following actions be taken with respect to the 2024 Tax Policy Expectations: a… | 7-8 | Motion Failed (7 to 8) |
| 2024-02-29 | (3.31) Business Case No. P-16 | Would have added $700,000 per year (2024-2027) in funding for Business Case No. P-16, a Housing Stability Bank expansion. | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include Business Case No. P-16 … | 7-8 | Motion Failed (7 to 8) |
| 2024-02-29 | (3.30) BusinessCase No. P-15 | Would have added $400,000 per year (2024-2027) in funding for Business Case No. P-15, a Hoarding/Extreme Clean Program. | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include Business Case No. P-15 … | 7-8 | Motion Failed (7 to 8) |
| 2024-02-29 | (3.9) Business Case No. P-31 | Would have added funding starting in 2026 for an extension of Parks Operations Services under Business Case No. P-31. | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include funding for “Action … | 7-8 | Motion Failed (7 to 8) |
| 2024-02-29 | (3.4) Adj. No. 4 | Would have reversed a proposed 5.4% funding-increase cap on Museum London, restoring it to the higher 6.3% base-budget increase. | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi Year Budget BE AMENDED to remove Adj. No. 4 – Museum Lond… | 6-9 | Motion Failed (6 to 9) |
| 2024-02-29 | (3.38) Amendment - Business Case No. P-46 | Reduced Business Case No. P-46 (Economic and Partnership Initiatives) Action 12 funding by $450,000 per year for 2025-2027. | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED by reducing Business Case No. P-46… | 14-1 | Motion Passed (14 to 1) |
| 2024-02-29 | (3.38) Amendment - Business Case No. P-46 | Would have increased Business Case No. P-46 (Economic and Partnership Initiatives) funding by adding actions 3 and 6, roughly $75,000-$100,000 per year. | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED by increasing Business Case No. P-… | 4-11 | Motion Failed (4 to 11) |
| 2024-02-15 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-L3 | Would have reduced by $1.8 million per year (2024-2027) the budgeted cost of Business Case No. P-L3, which covers statutory development-charge exemptions under the province’s More Homes Built Faster Act (Bill 23). (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED by reducing the funding for Bus… | 3-12 | Motion Failed (3 to 12) |
| 2024-02-15 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-69 | Added $100,000 in one-time 2024 funding under Business Case No. P-69 to replace high-demand children’s and teen print materials at the London Public Library. (committee stage) | Motion to approve part b): b) one-time funding of $100,000 in 2024, to be funded from t… | 8-7 | Motion Passed (8 to 7) |
| 2024-02-15 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-69 | Would have added $134,000 total (2024-2027) in ongoing funding under Business Case No. P-69 to expand the London Public Library’s collections purchasing, aimed at underrepresented and diverse-experience publishing. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include Business Case No. P-69 … | 7-8 | Motion Failed (7 to 8) |
| 2024-02-15 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-30 | Added $100,000 in Community Investment Reserve Fund capital spending (2025-2026) to expand children’s digital literacy discovery programs, under Business Case No. P-30. (committee stage) | b) an investment of $100,000 to expand the suite of children’s digital literacy discove… | 10-5 | Motion Passed (10 to 5) |
| 2024-02-15 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-30 | Added $31,000 in Community Investment Reserve Fund capital spending in 2024 to expand the Central Library’s 2nd Floor Creativity Lab, under Business Case No. P-30. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include Business Case No. P-30 … | 9-6 | Motion Passed (9 to 6) |
| 2024-02-15 | Amendment - London Public Library Base Budget (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | Would have increased the London Public Library’s 2027 base-budget increase from the Mayor’s proposed 5.2% to 9% (+$3,039,325). (committee stage) | Motion to approve part d), related to 2027: d) 2027: 9% (Mayor’s Budget: 5.2%) 2027 Ope… | 5-10 | Motion Failed (5 to 10) |
| 2024-02-15 | Amendment - London Public Library Base Budget (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | Would have increased the London Public Library’s 2026 base-budget increase from the Mayor’s proposed 5.1% to 9% (+$1,876,707). (committee stage) | Motion to approve part c), related to 2026: c) 2026: 9% (Mayor’s Budget: 5.1%) 2026 Ope… | 6-9 | Motion Failed (6 to 9) |
| 2024-02-15 | Amendment - London Public Library Base Budget (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | Would have increased the London Public Library’s 2025 base-budget increase from the Mayor’s proposed 6.0% to 8% (+$833,824). (committee stage) | Motion to approve part b), related to 2025: b) 2025: 8% (Mayor’s Budget: 6.0%) 2025 Ope… | 6-9 | Motion Failed (6 to 9) |
| 2024-02-15 | Amendment - London Public Library Base Budget | Increased the London Public Library’s 2024 base-budget increase from the Mayor’s proposed 5.4% to 7% (+$331,931). (committee stage) | Motion to approve part a), related to 2024: That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budge… | 9-6 | Motion Passed (9 to 6) |
| 2024-02-15 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-36 | Reduced funding for Business Case No. P-36 (Safe London and Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression Action Plan) to a flat $125,000 annually, a cut of $58,000 per year. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED by reducing funding for Busines… | 11-4 | Motion Passed (11 to 4) |
| 2024-02-15 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-16 | Would have added $700,000 per year (2024-2027) in funding for Business Case No. P-16, a Housing Stability Bank expansion. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include Business Case No. P-16 … | 6-9 | Motion Failed (6 to 9) |
| 2024-02-15 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-15 | Would have added $400,000 per year (2024-2027) in funding for Business Case No. P-15, a Hoarding/Extreme Clean Program. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include Business Case No. P-15 … | 7-8 | Motion Failed (7 to 8) |
| 2024-02-08 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-65 | Would have removed budgeted funding for two additional Administrative Assistant positions under the Legislative and Council Services business case (P-65). (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-year Budget BE AMENDED by removing funding for the two… | 3-12 | Motion Failed (3 to 12) |
| 2024-02-08 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-40 | Would have added $60,000 in one-time 2024 funding for Board Governance Training under Business Case No. P-40 (Pillar Nonprofit Network capacity-building). (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include one-time funding in … | 6-9 | Motion Failed (6 to 9) |
| 2024-02-08 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-L3 | Would have removed entirely the budgeted cost of Business Case No. P-L3, which covers statutory development-charge exemptions under the province’s More Homes Built Faster Act (Bill 23), roughly $1.8 million per year. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to remove Business Case No. P-L3 –… | 2-13 | Motion Failed (2 to 13) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-31 | Would have added $316,000 in 2026 funding for Action No. 3 (Extension of Parks Operations Services) under Business Case No. P-31 (Parks Operations Service Delivery Enhancements). (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include funding for “Action … | 6-9 | Motion Failed (6 to 9) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-26 | Approved Business Case No. P-26 (Community Gardens Program Expansion to Support Food Security), delayed to 2026, funded partly by a new $12,000 property tax levy in 2026 and 2027. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include Business Case No. P-26 … | 10-5 | Motion Passed (10 to 5) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-9 | Would have removed Business Case No. P-9 (Giwetashkad Implementation) funding from the multi-year budget entirely. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to remove Business Case # P-9 –… | 4-11 | Motion Failed (4 to 11) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Reserve Fund | Reduced the Industrial Lands Reserve Fund contribution by $1 million for 2024 only, lowering the 2024 property tax levy by about 0.1%. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to reduce the current Industria… | 8-7 | Motion Passed (8 to 7) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Adj. No. 4 | Would have reversed a proposed reduction to Museum London’s budget increase, restoring funding to the 6.3% base budget program level instead of the reduced 5.4% average increase. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi Year Budget BE AMENDED to remove Adj. No. 4 – Museum Lond… | 5-10 | Motion Failed (5 to 10) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-2 | Reduced Business Case No. P-2 (Vehicle and Equipment Replacement) annual costs by spreading reserve fund repayments over 6 years instead of 5. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED by reducing Business Case No. P-2 … | 14-1 | Motion Passed (14 to 1) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-63 | Would have approved Business Case No. P-63 (Silver Creek Ecological Enhancements) funding, delaying implementation and the $200,000 annual funding until 2026. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include Business Case No. P-63 … | 6-9 | Motion Failed (6 to 9) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-48 | Added one-time $65,000 funding for 2024 for Business Case No. P-48 (Canadian Mental Health Transitional Case Worker at the London Public Library), drawn from the Community Investment Reserve Fund. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include Business Case No. P-48 … | 11-4 | Motion Passed (11 to 4) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-39 | Would have added $100,000/year in funding for Business Case No. P-39 (The Grand Theatre – Increasing Community Access to & Participation in the Arts) (re-vote of the same amendment). (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include funding at $100,000 … | 6-8 | Motion Failed (6 to 8) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-39 | Would have added $100,000/year in funding for Business Case No. P-39 (The Grand Theatre – Increasing Community Access to & Participation in the Arts). (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include funding at $100,000 … | 7-8 | Motion Failed (7 to 8) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-34 | Removed Business Case No. P-34 (City Hall Main Lobby Security Guard) funding from the multi-year budget. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to remove Business Case No. P-34 –… | 11-3 | Motion Passed (11 to 3) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-27 | Removed Business Case No. P-27 (Neighbourhood Decision Making Program Expansion) funding from the multi-year budget. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to remove Business Case No. P-27 –… | 14-1 | Motion Passed (14 to 1) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-42 | Would have funded 50% of Initiative 10 under Business Case No. P-42 (5-Year Community Improvement Plan Review Implementation), starting in 2026. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to fund 50% of Initiative 10 in… | 3-12 | Motion Failed (3 to 12) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-38 | Would have removed Business Case No. P-38 (City of London Community Arts Investment Program Expansion) funding from the multi-year budget entirely. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to remove Business Case No. P-38 –… | 5-10 | Motion Failed (5 to 10) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-38 | Added a 15% administration fee ($15,000/year) to Business Case No. P-38 (Community Arts Investment Program Expansion) funding. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to include administration fees … | 8-7 | Motion Passed (8 to 7) |
| 2024-02-02 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-37 | Would have removed Business Case No. P-37 (CMHA Holly’s House) funding from the multi-year budget entirely. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to remove Business Case No. P-37 –… | 1-14 | Motion Failed (1 to 14) |
| 2024-02-01 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-7 | Would have removed Business Case No. P-7 (a new Property Tax Software System and Capital Asset Reporting Tool for Financial Reporting) from the multi-year budget. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to remove Business Case No. P-7 – … | 2-13 | Motion Failed (2 to 13) |
| 2024-02-01 | Amendment - Business Case No. P-5 | Removed Business Case No. P-5 (Fire Department Breathing Apparatus and Decontamination) from the current 2024-2027 budget and referred it to the 2028-2031 Multi-Year Budget instead, citing the equipment’s 2031 lifecycle renewal date. (committee stage) | That the Mayor’s 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget BE AMENDED to remove Business Case No. P-5 – … | 12-3 | Motion Passed (12 to 3) |
| 2023-12-06 | Recruitment, Retention and Accommodation of Planning & Development and Building Staff | Approved prioritizing the Planning & Development and Building Services area for workplace modernization (subject to multi-year budget deliberation) and approved the source of financing for the additional staff accommodation costs. (committee stage) | Motion TO APPROVE the preamble and parts a) and parts b) to read as follows: “That, on … | 12-2 | Motion Passed (12 to 2) |
| 2023-10-31 | October Progress Update - Health and Homelessness Whole of Community System Response | Would have approved a $125,000 one-time grant from the Operating Budget Contingency Reserve to the Hyde Park Business Improvement Association. (committee stage) | That, the proposed amendment be amended to include: a) a new part be added to read “tha… | 5-7 | Motion Failed (5 to 7) |
| 2023-10-31 | October Progress Update - Health and Homelessness Whole of Community System Response | Approved a $250,000 one-time grant from the Operating Budget Contingency Reserve to the Argyle and Hamilton Road Business Improvement Associations. (committee stage) | That, with respect to the October Progress Update – Health & Homelessness Whole of Comm… | 8-4 | Motion Passed (8 to 4) |
| 2023-08-15 | Green Bin and Collection Program Changes | Would have added a note delaying implementation of the Garbage Tag fee increase by six months (committee stage) | Motion to amend part d) to include an it being noted clause that will delay the increas… | 2-3 | Motion Failed (2 to 3) |
| 2023-08-15 | Green Bin and Collection Program Changes | Raised the Garbage Tag fee for extra curbside bags/containers (and bagged residential garbage at EnviroDepots) from $1.50 to $2.00, to be finalized through the upcoming Fees and Charges By-law review as part of the multi-year budget development (committee stage) | Motion to add the following to the clause as part d): the Garbage Tag fee for use at th… | 4-1 | Motion Passed (4 to 1) |
| 2023-05-30 | Request for Business Cases for the Multi-Year Budget | Would have directed Civic Administration to prepare a business case for reducing the frequency of grass cutting on city property (a Reduction Case) for consideration during the 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget deliberations; failed 6-6. (committee stage) | Motion to approve part c) ii) c) Reduction Cases: ii) Reduction in frequency of grass c… | 6-6 | Motion Failed (6 to 6) |
| 2023-05-30 | Request for Business Cases for the Multi-Year Budget | Would have directed Civic Administration to prepare a business case for the Climate Emergency Action Plan (a New Funding, Existing Strategies item) for consideration during the 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget deliberations; failed 3-9. (committee stage) | Motion to approve a) iii) iii) Climate Emergency Action Plan; | 3-9 | Motion Failed (3 to 9) |
| 2023-05-30 | Request for Business Cases for the Multi-Year Budget | Would have directed Civic Administration to prepare a business case for an Invasive Species Management Plan (a New Funding, Existing Strategies item) for consideration during the 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget deliberations; failed 3-9. (committee stage) | Motion to approve a) ii) ii) Invasive Species Management Plan; | 3-9 | Motion Failed (3 to 9) |
| 2023-05-30 | Request for Business Cases for the Multi-Year Budget (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | Referred part b)i) — the request for a business case on a natural heritage lands purchasing strategy (including infrastructure-project compensation requirements) — to Civic Administration to report back to committee with additional scoping details, rather than deciding on the business-case request now. (committee stage) | Motion to approve part a) i) That the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to prepare busin… | 11-1 | Motion Passed (11 to 1) |
| 2023-04-18 | 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget | Advised Civic Administration of Council’s desire for the draft 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget to include an average annual tax-levy increase of approximately 2.9%-3.9% to maintain existing service levels, plus an additional 0.5% for further investment, for planning purposes. (committee stage) | That part b) BE AMENDED to read as follows: b) the Civic Administration BE ADVISED of t… | 12-3 | Motion Passed (12 to 3) |
| 2023-03-07 | (2.4) Results of the 2022 Bike Share Request for Proposal Process and Next Steps | Directed Civic Administration to develop a micromobility services business case, including bike share services, for inclusion in the 2024-2027 Multi-Year Budget process. | Motion to approve part b) b) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to develop a micromob… | 8-6 | Motion Passed (8 to 6) |
| 2023-01-26 | Review of For Consideration Property Tax Operating Budget Amendments (2023 totals rounded to the closest $1,000) (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | Referred consideration of Budget Amendment Case No. P-15 — a proposed $250,000 increase to the Neighbourhood Decision Making Program — to the next Multi-Year Budget process (2024-2027), rather than deciding it in the 2023 update. (committee stage) | That the amended Budget Amendment Case No. P-17, in the amount of ($475,00), BE APPROVED h… | 13-1 | Motion Passed (13 to 1) |
| 2023-01-26 | Review of For Consideration Property Tax Operating Budget Amendments (2023 totals rounded to the closest $1,000) (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | Approved Budget Amendment Case No. P-17 (as amended to $475,000): reduced the Infrastructure Gap Reserve Fund contribution under Capital Financing by $475,000, cutting the operating budget and tax levy by the same amount. (committee stage) | That Budget Amendment Case No. P-17 BE AMENDED to be in the amount of ($ 475,000). | 13-1 | Motion Passed (13 to 1) |
| 2023-01-26 | Review of For Consideration Property Tax Operating Budget Amendments (2023 totals rounded to the closest $1,000) (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | Amended Budget Amendment Case No. P-17 (Capital Financing — Reduction to a previously approved Infrastructure Gap Reserve Fund contribution) to set the reduction amount at $475,000. (committee stage) | That consideration of Budget Amendment P-15 BE REFERRED to the next multi-year budget p… | 13-1 | Motion Passed (13 to 1) |
| 2023-01-26 | Review of For Consideration Property Tax Operating Budget Amendments (2023 totals rounded to the closest $1,000) (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | Referred consideration of Business Case No. P-13 — a proposed $8,000 reduction from eliminating printing of Council agenda materials — to the next Multi-Year Budget process (2024-2027). (committee stage) | That consideration of Business Case No. P-13 - Information Technology - Eliminate Printing… | 11-3 | Motion Passed (11 to 3) |
| 2023-01-26 | Review of For Consideration Property Tax Operating Budget Amendments (2023 totals rounded to the closest $1,000) (links to the meeting page — this item shares its heading with another motion, so no single-motion anchor is possible) | Approved Budget Amendment Case No. P-11: reduced the tax levy and operating budget by $200,000 by cutting Horticulture Aesthetics service levels within Parks and Horticulture. (committee stage) | That the following actions be taken with respect to the 2023 Annual Budget Update: b) C… | 11-3 | Motion Passed (11 to 3) |
| 2023-01-26 | Review of For Consideration Property Tax Operating Budget Amendments (2023 totals rounded to the closest $1,000) | Would have reduced previously approved additional investment in winter maintenance by $740,000 (cutting the operating budget and tax levy by the same amount); failed 5-9. (committee stage) | Motion to approve Budget Amendment Case No. P-10c – Reduce previously approved additional … | 5-9 | Motion Failed (5 to 9) |
| 2023-01-26 | Review of For Consideration Property Tax Operating Budget Amendments (2023 totals rounded to the closest $1,000) | Reduced annual walkway maintenance funding by $60,000 (cutting the operating budget and tax levy by the same amount). (committee stage) | Motion to approve Budget Amendment Case No. P-10b – Reduce annual walkway maintenance – Op… | 9-5 | Motion Passed (9 to 5) |
| 2023-01-26 | Review of Recommended Property Tax Operating Budget Amendments (2023 totals rounded to the closest $1,000) | Would have amended Budget Amendment No. P-1 to redirect the $225,000 earmarked for Downtown Tree Planting to tree-planting efforts city-wide instead (same total amount, redirected in scope, not a net levy change); failed 7-7. (committee stage) | That Budget Amendment No. P-1 BE AMENDED to re-allocate the $225,000 for Downtown Tree Pla… | 7-7 | Motion Failed (7 to 7) |
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