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(Report dated June 18, 1998, 1998, addressed to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, from the City Clerk)

Subject:Scheduling of Deputations To Hear from the Public on Assessment and Taxation Issues

Recommendations:

The Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force on June 15, 1998, recommended to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee and City Council the following:

(1)that, if the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, when considering the issue of phase-in of tax increases due to amalgamation and Current Value Assessment, decides that deputations should be heard by the Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force, then the recommendations of the Task Force on the issue of phasing be reported directly to Council; and

(2)that City Council be requested to convene a meeting of the Council in Committee of the Whole to hear deputations from the public on all assessment and taxation issues and that the public be so advised.

The Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force reports having confirmed the procedure that deputations on a given matter set out in a comprehensive report from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will take place at the Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force on the day that the particular comprehensive report dealing with that given matter is being dealt with and that the deputants be advised that the Task Force recommendations will be forwarded to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee and that they can request to make a deputation at the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, as well.

The Task Force also reports having requested the Mayor to submit his request to Council in the form of a Notice of Motion requesting a suspension of the Procedural By-law with respect to the rights of citizens to speak to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee. The Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force is on record as supporting the rights of citizens under the existing Procedural By-law.

Background:

The Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force had before it a communication (June 5, 1998) from the City Clerk advising the Task Force of Council's action from its meeting held on June 3, 4, and 5, 1998, respecting a revised timetable to facilitate the decision-making process on tax policy.

The Chair orally advised the Task Force that the Mayor's office had requested that all deputations on this matter be held at the Task Force.

(Enclosure on file in the office of the City Clerk)

 

   
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