The City released the following notice today rescheduling the day the public can speak to the 2012 Operating and Capital Budgets to Wednesday December 7, 2011 at 9:30am.
Here is the notice:
RESCHEDULING OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETINGS
DECEMBER 7 AND 8, 2011
2012 Capital and Operating BudgetsThe Chair of the Budget Committee has advised the City Clerk of the rescheduling of the following meetings under s. 27-34 of the Council Procedures.
The meeting of the Budget Committee originally scheduled for December 8, 2011 to hear public deputations on the 2012 Capital and Operating Budgets has been rescheduled to Wednesday, December 7 at 9:30 a.m.
The meeting originally scheduled for December 7, 2011 to hear from City Councillors is cancelled and will be combined with the Budget Review meeting on December 2, 5 and 6, 2011. Councillors may attend these sessions, question staff and address the Committee on all aspects of the Budget to be considered on those days.
The Chair of the Budget Committee has indicated that he intends to propose procedural motions that will give effect to the following:
1. Only persons who have preregistered to speak by 4:00 p.m. on December 6, 2011 will be allowed to address the Budget Committee.
2. The meeting on December 7, 2011 will recess at 9:30 p.m. and, if necessary, will reconvene at 9:30 a.m. on December 8, 2011 to hear any deputants remaining on the speakers list.
3. The public hearing session of the Budget Committee will adjourn by 9:30 p.m. on December 8, 2011. No additional time will be allocated for public deputations.
4. To ensure that the Budget Committee hears from the maximum number of people, a motion may be made to reduce the speaking and question times for the public and Members of Council.
CITY CLERK
