By Staff
October 27th, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward will host a telephone town hall to talk about the budget she has put forward using her Strong Mayor powers. She will be joined by Finance and other Senior staff.
The public will not get to see the proposed budget until October 30; it will be debated at City Council on November 2nd.
The Strong Mayor process for putting a budget on the table is complex.
The City has released the 2024 Financial Needs and Multi-Year Forecast document which is understood to be the report the Mayor will use as she crafts her own budget that goes before Council early in November.
The Gazette will report on that document at length once we have a printed copy. It is a long document.
How to Participate in the telephone Town Hall
Burlington residential phone numbers will be randomly selected to be part of the telephone town hall. If you would like your number to be added to the call out list or the do not call list, please email getinvolved@burlington.ca If you have asked to be on these lists for any previous town halls, we still have your selection and you do not need to email.
Join by telephone: If you happen to miss the call, you can call 1-800-785-1654 during the event time to join the town hall. For those individuals calling in, please be advised more than one attempt may be required due to the high volume of traffic on the phone lines. If the first call does not connect, please hang up and dial the 1-800 number again. You will be able to ask questions live via this method.
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Good questions Jim. The Mayor’s likely response “Because I said so.”
Why is the budget being presented at a council meeting?
I didn’t see that as a requirement of the undemocratic Strong Mayors legislation.
Also, wasn’t the Thursday council meeting only supposed to deal with urgent planning matters? The budget is a routine annual event. They actually have until February to approve it.