SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
AGENDA

Monday, January 30, 2023 at 9:00 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

Meeting held electronically and open to public attendance

Council Chamber, City Hall

We recognize and respect that New Westminster is on the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Halkomelem speaking peoples. We acknowledge that colonialism has made invisible their histories and connections to the land. As a City, we are learning and building relationships with the people whose lands we are on.

 

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1.

CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Mayor will open the meeting and provide a land acknowledgement.

2.

SPECIAL BUDGET WORKSHOP

2.1

Budget 2023: Proposed Service Enhancement Requests and Funding Strategies (Circulated Separately)

This report provides Council with the proposed service enhancements for the 2023 DRAFT general fund budget. The purpose of this report is threefold: one, to provide a detailed list of proposed 2023 Service Enhancements for the General Fund Budget; two, to provide a proposed funding strategy; and three, to outline two different scenarios – known as Budget Outlooks - and their resulting estimated Property Tax Revenue Impacts: 5.4% and 6.4%. The expectation is that Council will provide staff with feedback at the January 30th Operating Budget Workshop that will set the direction for staff to prepare the necessary bylaws to amend the City’s 2023 Property Tax Revenues & Rates.

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council provide direction on the 2023 Proposed Service Enhancement requests;

  THAT Council provide direction on the proposed property tax rate increase for 2023; and

  THAT staff be directed to report back on the Draft Consolidated Financial Plan Bylaw, 2023 – 2027.

3.

END OF THE MEETING

 

 

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