Items 1 & 2

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Item 3A

CORPORATE SERVICES

Municipal Partnership Fee for Service Organization Presentations
• Mission Arts Council
• Lifetime Learning Society
• Mission Adopt-A-Block
The Committee requested, at the February 11, 2015 Freestanding
Committee of the Whole (Corporate Services Committee – Budget)
meeting, that these three organizations give a presentation on their spending package.

Addendum Item 1

Addendum Item 1

Item 3B

Council Attendance at Conferences

Staff are seeking Council’s direction in terms of the Council Attendance at Conferences Policy and budget as the 2015 budget discussions
move forward.

Item 3C

Administrative Cost Recoveries
This report discusses the Council policy that specifies how administrative cost recoveries are charged to various areas of the organization, such as the water and sewer utilities. Options for Council’s consideration are included in this report.

Item 3D

2015 General Operating Fund Draft Budget Status
This report provides an overview of the status of the 2015 draft operating budget for the general operating fund for discussion purposes.

Item 3E

2015 Public Budget Consultation Information
No staff recommendation accompanies this report; however, staff are requesting direction from Council as to what form the proposed 2015 budget information is to take at a public consultation meeting.

Item 3F

2015 Tax Rates and Tax Ratios
This report provides Council with the financial plan bylaw objectives and policies regarding the proportion of total revenue that comes from each of the funding sources described in Section 165(7) of the Community Charter; the distribution of property taxes among the property classes; and the use of permissive tax exemptions. This report is to solicit discussion and for Council to have the opportunity to provide staff with any wording changes that they would like to see in regards to the bylaw objectives and policies.

Addendum Item 2 & Item 4

Addendum Item 2

4. ADJOURNMENT