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1998 Operating and Capital Budgets
- Revised Meeting Schedule
The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee recommends the adoption of the following report (February 23, 1998) from the Chair of the Budget Committee:
Recommendations:
(1) that my earlier report (February 19, 1998) be adopted;
(2) that, in order to accommodate the Special Meetings of Council in Committee of the Whole on April 14 and 15 to hear deputations from the public, the regular Council meeting scheduled on Wednesday, April 15 be rescheduled to begin on Thursday, April 16;
(3) that, in order to accommodate the Special Meetings of City Council on April 28 through May 1 to consider the 1998 Operating and Capital Budgets:
(a) the regular business meeting of the Budget Committee on Tuesday, April 28 be cancelled; and
(b) the regular meetings of the Community Councils on Wednesday, April 29 and Thursday, April 30 be rescheduled to Wednesday, May 6 and Thursday, May 7.
Discussion:
In my earlier report (February 19, 1998), I submitted on behalf of senior management and the Budget Committee, a revised Operating and Capital Budget schedule, necessitated by this year=s unprecedented budget pressures. In order to accommodate the revised schedule, I would request that Council agree to the cancellation and rescheduling of certain meetings as outlined in the recommendations above.
The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee also submits the following report (February 19, 1998) from the Chair of the Budget Committee:
Recommendations:
(1) That the attached meeting schedule be circulated immediately to Members of Council;
(2) that the meetings of the Committee of the Whole of Council scheduled the week of March 2, 1998, be cancelled and that Council concur with this action at its next meeting;
(3) that the attached meeting schedule be adopted and that the necessary arrangements be made where meetings conflict with previously scheduled Committee meetings.
Discussion:
At its meeting on February 4, 1998, City Council adopted a meeting schedule for the completion of the 1998 Operating and Capital Budgets. However, due to the unusual circumstances of this year=s financial situation and the significance of the budgetary pressures facing the new City, it is necessary to amend the earlier meeting schedule.
Senior management and the Budget Committee members have been consulted on the attached revised schedule. The schedule is necessarily ambitious and we respectfully request the cooperation and the concurrence of Members of Council with the changes proposed.
In order to accommodate the revised schedule, it will be necessary to cancel the upcoming meetings of the Committee of the Whole of City Council, scheduled the week of March 2. As well, it will be necessary for Council to agree to changes to other regularly scheduled meetings. We are also requesting that special meetings be called, including special meetings of the Community Councils the week of March 23, to enable public deputations on the Capital Budget. Given that the Standing Committees meet earlier in the day the week of March 23, we would ask for the cooperation of the respective Chairs and Members in ensuring that those Members who need to attend the special Community Council meetings scheduled later that day, are in a position to comfortably do so.
Lastly, I would like to thank Members of Council and staff for their cooperation and assistance with respect to the challenging task ahead of us.
Budget Committee
1998 Capital and Operating Budgets
Committee Meeting Schedule
(I) Week of March 9 - Special Meetings of the Budget Committee (Respecting Capital and Operating Budgets)
Monday, March 9: 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 10: 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, March 11: 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, March 12: 9:30 a.m.
(II) Week of March 23 - Review by Standing Committees at Their Regularly-scheduled Meetings
(III) Week of March 23 - (Special) Community Council Meetings - Capital Budget
Monday, March 23: 6:00 p.m.:
(1) Scarborough Community Council
(Budget Committee Attendees: Balkissoon; Jakobek; Kinahan)
(2) East York Community Council
(Budget Committee Attendees: Chow; Ootes; Shiner)
Wednesday, March 25: 6:00 p.m.:
(3) York Community Council
(Budget Committee Attendees: Chow; Ootes; Shiner)
(4) Etobicoke Community Council
(Budget Committee Attendees: Balkissoon; Jakobek; Kinahan)
Thursday, March 26: 2:00 p.m.:
(5) North York Community Council
(Budget Committee Attendees: All)
Friday, March 27: 2:00 p.m.:
(6) Toronto Community Council
(Budget Committee Attendees: All)
(IV) Week of April 13 - Deputations at Committee of the Whole of City Council
Tuesday, April 14: 9:30 a.m. - Special Budget Committee Meeting to
Confirm and Transmit Budgets
Tuesday, April 14: 1:30 p.m. - Special Strategic Policies and Priorities
Committee Meeting to Transmit Budgets
Tuesday, April 14: 2:00 p.m. - Committee of the Whole of City Council
Wed., April 15: 9:30 a.m. - Committee of the Whole of City Council
(V) Week of April 27 - Special Meetings of City Council for the Purposes of Consideration/approval of the 1998 Operating and Capital Budgets
Tuesday, April 28: 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 29: 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 30: 9:30 a.m.
Friday, May 1: 9:30 a.m.
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