Budget Standing Committee

Changes to the Budget Standing Committee

On October 5, 2020, City Council approved a motion to suspend the Budget Standing Committee until the 2021 Operating and Capital Budgets are approved by City Council and for the General Committee to consider any items that would otherwise be reviewed by the Budget Standing Committee.

General Committee Meetings (pertaining to the Operating and Capital Budgets)

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, General Committee Meetings (pertaining to the Operating and Capital Budgets) will be held electronically, not in person, until further notice. Electronic General Committee Meetings will be broadcast live on the City's YouTube Channel. The live feed for the meeting will become active a few minutes before the scheduled start time of the meeting.

Meeting dates:

Wednesday, October 21 - 6:30 p.m.
Monday, October 26 - 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 10 - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 18 - 6:00 p.m.
Monday, November 23 - 6:00 p.m.

Agendas and Minutes

Use the links located at the top-right of this page to access previous agendas and minutes of the Budget Standing Committee.

View agendas for upcoming meetings of the General Committee
View minutes of past meetings of the General Committee

Statement of Purpose

On June 8, 2015, under the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Budget Review Committee, City Council approved the establishment of a Budget Standing Committee. This committee was originally structured as a three year pilot project, however, the Committee has since continued their work and remains a key component of the budget process.

The Budget Standing Committee works on behalf of City Council to address high level strategic budget and policy decisions. The Committee will provide financial guidance and oversight from a broad perspective to assist and improve upon the City's budget process, as well as short, medium and long-term financial planning.

Note: At is meeting of October 5, 2020, City Council approved a motion to suspend the Budget Standing Committee until the 2021 Operating and Capital Budgets are approved by City Council and for the General Committee to consider any items that would otherwise be reviewed by the Budget Standing Committee.

Composition and Membership
(Suspended and replaced by the General Committee)

The Budget Standing Committee is comprised of six (6) members of Council and is supported by City staff.

Membership List:

Reporting Structure
(Suspended and replaced by the General Committee)

At the January 7, 2019 Budget Standing Committee meeting, Councillor Mat Siscoe was appointed as the Committee Chair and Councillor Lori Littleton was appointed as Vice Chair for the four-year term of Council.

Administrative support to the Budget Standing Committee shall be provided by the Clerk's Office. The Council & Committee Coordinator will prepare and publish all agendas and minutes.