Special Council Meeting - Budget · November 27, 2024 · Item 2.

Respectfully requests that the Mayor considers increasing the 2026 operating budget by $400,000 for a transfer to the Affordable Housing Reserve funded by the tax levy…

Request under the agenda item Mayor's 2025 Budget Confirmation

This was one of 20 motions on the same item

In the order council took them. A vote makes sense next to the ones around it.

1. 1/20AmendmentAmend the 2025 operating budget by transferring $750,000 of funding from the Tax Rate Operating Contingency reserve #180 to fund the 2025 installment to the Guelph…Carried (12 to 1)
2. 2/20AmendmentAmend Guelph’s 2025 budget update by increasing the 2025 operating budget by $100,000 in 2025 for capital financing transfer to the growth reserve funded by the…Carried (13 to 0)
3. 3/20RequestRespectfully requests that the Mayor considers increasing the 2026 operating budget by $815,000 for capital financing transfers to the growth reserve funded by the tax levy…Carried (13 to 0)
4. 4/20AmendmentAmend Guelph’s 2025 budget update by increasing the 2025 operating budget by $56,700 to advance budget request number 000937 Board and Committee Coordinator from 2026. That…Carried (12 to 1)
5. 5/20RequestRespectfully requests that the Mayor considers increasing the 2026 operating budget by $50,000 and reducing the 2027 operating budget by $50,000 through the 2026 budget update…Carried (13 to 0)
6. 6/20RequestRespectfully requests that the Mayor considers increasing the 2026 operating budget by $400,000 for a transfer to the Affordable Housing Reserve funded by the tax levy…you are hereCarried (13 to 0)
7. 7/20AmendmentAmends the 2025 operating budget by increasing the transfer to the 100RE reserve fund by $996,133 and restoring operating investment in climate change initiatives in the…Differs here: …the 100RE Reserve Fund; and That Council respectfully requests that the Mayor considers increasing the 2026 operating budget by $153,867 for a transfer to the 100RE reserve fund, funded through the property tax levy, and including a capital budget of $1,150,000 in capital project GG0261 100RE Initiatives in 2026 and 2027 funded by the 100RE Reserve Fund; and That Council respectfully requests that the Mayor considers increasing the 2028 operating budget by $500,000 for a transfer to the 100RE reserve fund, funded through the property tax levy, and including a capital budget of $1,650,000 for GG0261 100RE Initiatives in each year from 2028 to 2034 funded by the 100RE Reserve Fund.no recorded vote
8. 8/20AmendmentAmends the 2025 operating budget by increasing the transfer to the 100RE reserve fund by $996,133 and restoring operating investment in climate change initiatives in the…Differs here: …the 100RE Reserve Fund; andCarried (9 to 4)
9. 9/20RequestRespectfully requests that the Mayor considers increasing the 2026 operating budget by $153,867 for a transfer to the 100RE reserve fund…Carried (13 to 0)
10. 10/20RequestRespectfully requests that the Mayor considers increasing the 2028 operating budget by $500,000 for a transfer to the 100RE reserve fund…Carried (13 to 0)
11. 11/20RequestRespectfully requests the mayor to amend the 2026 budget update by increasing the operating budget by $167,400 to increase the base budget for Community Grants to…Defeated (6 to 7)
12. 12/20AmendmentAmend the 2025 budget update by increasing the operating budget by $167,400 to increase the base budget for Community Grants to a total of $500,000…Carried (10 to 3)
13. 13/20AmendmentEach subsequent budget, starting in 2026, be amended to reflect an of rate of inflation to keep pace with community grant funding needs.Carried (10 to 3)
14. 14/20AmendmentAmend the 2025 budget update by increasing the operating budget by $100,000 to transfer to the Public Art Reserve, funded by the tax levy.Defeated (5 to 8)
15. 15/20AmendmentAmend the 2025 budget update by increasing the operating budget by $100,000 in 2025 funded by the tax levy…no recorded vote
16. 16/20Main motionTo allocate up to $100,000 from the Tax Operating Contingency reserve to provide a resource to expand sponsorship and identify potential corporate partnerships…Word for word the same as another motion on this item.Carried (7 to 6)
17. 17/20Main motionTo allocate up to $100,000 from the Tax Operating Contingency reserve to provide a resource to expand sponsorship and identify potential corporate partnerships…Word for word the same as another motion on this item.Carried (11 to 2)
18. 18/20RequestRespectfully requests that the Mayor considers increasing the 2026 operating budget by $300,000 for Guelph’s bi-centennial…Differs here: …that the Mayor decreases the tax levy in 2028 by $500,000.no recorded vote
19. 19/20RequestRespectfully requests that the Mayor considers increasing the 2026 operating budget by $300,000 for Guelph’s bi-centennial…Differs here: …that the Mayor decreases the operating budget in 2028 by $500,000, reducing the tax levy.Word for word the same as another motion on this item.Carried (13 to 0)
20. 20/20RequestRespectfully requests that the Mayor considers increasing the 2026 operating budget by $300,000 for Guelph’s bi-centennial…Differs here: …that the Mayor decreases the operating budget in 2028 by $500,000, reducing the tax levy.Word for word the same as another motion on this item.Carried (13 to 0)

What was voted on

The motion in its exact words, as recorded in the minutes.

That Council respectfully requests that the Mayor considers increasing the 2026 operating budget by $400,000 for a transfer to the Affordable Housing Reserve funded by the tax levy through the 2026 budget update.

Moved by Councillor Goller, seconded by Councillor Busuttil.

How the room voted

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