Council / et au Conseil
10 December 2010 / le 10 décembre 2010
Submitted by/Soumis par : Marian Simulik,
City Treasurer/Trésorière municipale
Contact
Person/Personne-ressource : Mona Monkman, Deputy City Treasurer--Corporate Revenue/
Trésorière municipale adjointe—Finances municipales
Finance
Department/Service des finances
613-580-2424
ext./poste 41723, Mona.Monkman@ottawa.ca
Ref N°: ACS2010-CMR-FIN-0074 |
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That Council adopt the timetable and process for developing and approving the 2011 budget as detailed in this report.
Que le Conseil adopte le
calendrier et le processus visant l’élaboration et l’approbation du budget de
2011, tels qu’ils sont expliqués en détail dans le présent rapport.
On December 8, 2010, Council, while considering the 2010-2014 Council Governance Review report, approved a 2011 Budget process as outlined in that report. Also on that date, Council passed the following motion which directed the City Treasurer to report to Council with a more detailed timetable, including suggested Standing Committee review dates, and budget development guidelines. This report responds to that Council motion:
“THAT the City Treasurer be directed to
bring a report forward to the December 15, 2010 meeting of City Council that
includes a more specific timetable for budget and an overview of how staff will
approach the development of a draft budget.”
The following 2011 budget process, as outlined in the Governance report, was approved by Council on December 8, 2010:
2011 Budget Timetable
The following recommended detailed timetable expands on the budget timetable which was included in the Governance report.
The timetable is prepared on the basis that Standing Committees of Council will consider public delegations on the 2011 budget during their regularly scheduled meetings.
The recommended timetable for the budget process is as follows:
Steps |
Date |
Receive a City Budget overview report at Council Table the budget reports for each Standing Committee at Council. Table Budgets from the Boards: Ottawa Police Services Budget Ottawa Library Services Budget |
Special meeting of Council on January 19, 2011 |
Committee and Board meetings to listen to public delegations, review budgets, and recommend a budget to Council |
Committees of Council: Finance – Tuesday, February 1 Transportation – Wednesday, February 2 Planning – Tuesday, February 8 Agriculture and Rural Affairs – Thursday, February 10 Environment – Tuesday, February 15 Transit Commission – Wednesday, February 16 Community and Protective Services – Thursday, February 17 IT Sub-Committee –– first meeting in February Local Boards: Ottawa Police Services Board – before March 8 Ottawa Public Library Board – before March 8 Committee of Adjustment – before March 8 Crime Prevention Ottawa – before March 8 |
Five multi-ward bilingual budget consultation meetings organized by staff (centre, east, west, south, rural) |
Monday, February 21, South Wednesday, February 23, West Thursday, February 24, Rural Monday, February 28, East Thursday, March 3, Central |
Council deliberations and adoption of the budgets from each of the Standing Committees and Boards as Committee of the Whole |
Tuesday, March 8 to Thursday, March 10 |
The 2011 Rate Supported Budget would proceed as follows:
2011 Budget Development
Guideline
In the absence of specific Council budget directions regarding the development of both the City and the Local Board budgets; City staff will develop the draft City services budgets in accordance with the approved Fiscal Framework, taking into account the subsequent decisions approved by Council in 2009 and in 2010 which impact the amount available for capital works.
There are no rural implications associated with this Report.
The consultation process on the budget is outlined in this Report.
There are no legal or risk management impediments to implementing the recommendations in this Report.
As outlined in this Report.
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Staff will implement the directions provided by Council.