April 2, 2024 Budget Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES – February 28, March 1, and March 6, 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. 2024/25 Budget Committee Adjustment List for Consideration
- Report [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That the Budget Committee direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:

1. Finalize a Proposed Operating Budget for Regional Council that includes items BAL-01 through BAL-05 and BAL-07 through BAL-14 from the Budget Adjustment List schedule in Attachment A of the staff report dated March 27, 2024 to be added/removed to/from the 2024/25 Proposed Operating Budget; 

2. Finalize a Proposed Operating Budget including the budget revisions BAL-16 to BAL-21 as listed in the Budget Adjustment List schedule in Attachment A of the staff report dated March 27, 2024; and

3. Finalize the Capital Plan for Regional Council that includes BAL-13b from the Budget Adjustment List schedule in Attachment A to be added to the 2024/25 approved Capital Plan. 

This recommendation will result in an average municipal tax bill increase of 8.0 per cent. 

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 INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to any subject, the discussion of which could, violate the confidentiality of information obtained from another body of government, or a public body. 
Motion:
That Budget Committee:

1. Adopt the recommendations as outlined in the private and confidential report dated March 27, 2024; and 

2. Direct that the private and confidential report dated March 27, 2024 be maintained private and confidential. 

8. ADJOURNMENT