April 23, 2024 Budget Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES – April 2, 2024 

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

6. Proposed 2024/25 Budget [Large 13 Mb PDF]
Motion:
That the Budget Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:
    
1. Adopt the Resolution for Approval of Operating Budgets, Capital Plan and Tax Rates for Fiscal 2024/25 as set out in Schedule 1 of the staff report dated April 19, 2024.

2. Approve the Resolution to approve Area Rates and Uniform Charges for fiscal year 2024/25, as well as the Schedules of Area Tax Rates and Budgeted Revenues as set out in Schedule 2 of staff report dated April 19, 2024. 

3. Adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 2018-003-ADM, Respecting Private Road Maintenance, as set out in Attachment F to staff report dated April 19, 2024. 

4. Adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 2019-005-ADM, Respecting the Establishment and Use of Community Area Rates in the Halifax Regional Municipality, as set out in Attachment H to staff report dated April 19, 2024. 

Supplementary Budget Information

7. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
Council may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following:

7.1 In Camera (In Private) Minutes – April 2, 2024 Budget Committee 
Motion: 
That the In Camera (In Private) Budget Committee minutes of April 2, 2024 be approved as circulated.

8. ADJOURNMENT