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Guelph Council Record

Committee of the Whole · December 04, 2024 · Item 7.1

Funding adjustments detailed in Table 4 of Attachement-2 of the 2024 Third Quarter Budget Monitoring Report dated December 4, 2024… be approved

Main motion under the agenda item 2024 Third Quarter Budget Monitoring Report, 2024-504

Carried (12 to 0)

12 in favour, 0 against — unanimous

What was voted on

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That the funding adjustments detailed in Table 4 of Attachement-2 of the 2024 Third Quarter Budget Monitoring Report dated December 4, 2024, be approved. That a budget adjustment of $448 thousand for PM0001 Paramedics Facility Renewal, be approved.

Moved by Councillor O'Rourke, seconded by Councillor Caron.

How the room voted

In favour (12)

  • Allt
  • Billings
  • Caron
  • Caton
  • Chew
  • Downer
  • Gibson
  • Goller
  • Guthrie
  • Klassen
  • O'Rourke
  • Richardson

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1:03:39which is the 2024 third quarter budget monitoring report,

1:03:44with two recommendations,

1:03:46one for an approval of that report,

1:03:49but also a second that is for the 448,000

1:03:56to be given to the paramedics facility renewal.

1:04:01I'll first ask if anyone needs

1:04:06to actually pull this report for any questions.

1:04:10No questions, but just a comment from Councillor O'Rourke.

1:04:14So Councillor O'Rourke,

1:04:15would you mind at least moving the two motions for us?

1:04:17I'd be happy to.

1:04:17And who would like to second those for me?

1:04:19I'll go to the screen.

1:04:20Corrine, let's do Corrine today.

1:04:22Okay, O'Rourke with a comment, go ahead.

1:04:25Yeah, thank you, Mayor Guthrie.

1:04:26So through you to staff, I think this is amazing

1:04:31that the budget is projected to be within 0.16%

1:04:38of your forecast.

1:04:40Like that is just on a half a billion dollar

1:04:43operating budget to have a surplus

1:04:45that's under a million dollars of 850,000

1:04:48means the forecast were right, the management was right,

1:04:52where things need to be shifted,

1:04:54it happened within our existing policies and rules.

1:04:57And I just think it's remarkable.

1:04:59And we hear people cast aspersions

1:05:03on municipalities and financial management sometimes.

1:05:07And I would just suggest

1:05:09that anybody who wants to read the 24 pages of detail

1:05:12that outlines where there are variances and why,

1:05:15including changes to suppliers,

1:05:17I mean, the degree of transparency here

1:05:20and accountability is really remarkable.

1:05:22And I just think it's a job really well done.

1:05:29Thank you so much.

1:05:31I was going to say something,

1:05:32but now it's so simple,

1:05:33because I can just say ditto.

1:05:35So we're done with my comments.

1:05:37With that, I will call the vote on that,

1:05:40on that, on those two motions.

1:05:41Is there anybody against those two motions?

1:05:46Nobody, so that's unanimous.

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