Premier Doug Ford announced plans last year to cut local public health funding, accounting changes to implement base funding cuts are being implemented, with “one-time funds” delaying the cuts until 2022.
Farmers' Market Reports $107,510 Deficit in 2016, Beyond $151,419 City Budget Allocation
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The financial statements show the Farmers’ Market ran a $107,510 deficit in 2016. Lower than expected revenues account for ~$80,000 of this deficit. Heavy than expected employee and contractual costs add up for the reminder of the deficit. The Market received $151,419 from the municipal levy in the 2016 budget.
Hamilton City Council Ratification Meeting for May 10, 2017
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Hamilton City Council is meeting to ratify their standing committee work of the past two weeks, and to deal with motions including a request for staff to look at radial separation of marijuana dispensaries if and when legalized.
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Hamilton City Council SPECIAL GIC ON LRT for April 19, 2017
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Hamilton City Council meets to, once again maybe, decide on the amended Environmental Assessment for the Hamilton B-Line LRT project.
Live video starts at 9:30am
Hamilton City Council Ratification Meeting for April 12, 2017
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The meeting starts at 5pm, I’ll do my best to stream it.
Hamilton City Council GIC for April 5, 2017
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Council will debate the future of Copps Coliseum, a Poverty Reduction Plan, Urban Renewal Incentives, and Vacant Property Tax Breaks. This and more, live starting at 9:30am
Hamilton City Council for March 29, 2017
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Full Video of Hamilton City Council’s March 29, 2017 meeting.
Hamilton City Council Special GIC on LRT for March 28, 2017
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Hamilton City Council holds a special meeting today on the B-Line Light Rail Transit Project; during which they will vote on an amended environmental assessment, adding a Bay Street stop, and hearing from 40 public delegations.
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Hamilton City Council Budget GIC for February 23, 2017: Public Delegations
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City Council only allows delegations outside of business hours once per year, watch the full public delegations on the 2017 budget.
Hamilton City Council GIC for February 1, 2017: Ward Boundaries and More
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Hamilton City Council meet for their first GIC of February, the headline issue was the final vote on Ward Boundary reform. Councillors voted for their own gerrymandered wards, despite a clear warning from expert consultants that the gerrymander will be indefensible at a Ontario Municipal Board hearing.
Councillors also received a task force report on workforce development, which will guide numerous private and public sector partners in the coming year.
Full video replay.
Hamilton City Council for January 27, 2017: 2017 HSR Budget Debate
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City Council debated the 2017 HSR budget. The budget proposal was based upon the Council approved 10-year transit strategy, and the year three budget calls for Council to invest in transit after two years of incremental improvements funded primarily by fare increases.
Council voted to ask the HSR’s Director to return with budget proposals of a 3% or 1.8% budget increase.
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