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Recommendation:
(a) That
all Boards and Commissions BE ADVISED that it is the Municipal
Council’s expectation that their budget submissions adhere to a 1.4% target.
(b) That
the following actions be taken with respect to the 2012 Budget target:
(i)
the
ceiling for the 2012 Budget target BE SET at 1.4%;
(ii)
the
Boards and Commissions BE REQUESTED to advise of the resulting service
impacts of achieving the ceiling target noted in (i), above;
(iii)
the
Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to submit its “A” list of further potential
budget reductions beyond the 1.4% target, together with a description of associated
service impacts, to the Services Review Committee for consideration;
(iv)
the
Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to also explore further potential
budget reductions beyond those contained in the “A” list, and their associated
service impacts;
it being noted that
the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee heard a verbal delegation from
the City Manager, received a Municipal Council resolution dated May 31, 2011
and a staff report from the City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, resubmitted
from May 10, 2011, with respect to this matter.
Recorded
Vote:
YEAS: Mayor
J.F. Fontana and Councillors B. Polhill, W.J. Armstrong, J.B. Swan, J.L.
Baechler, N. Branscombe, M. Brown, P. Hubert, D.G. Henderson, P. Van
Meerbergen, H.L. Usher, J.P. Bryant and S. White. (13)
NAYS: (0)
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