Agenda, February 24 Budget:Council’s budget deliberations are nearing their conclusion. This past week we finished reviewing the last department, Fiscal Services. Fiscal Services are a sort of catch-all department for a lot of HRM’s money flows. It might sound like a remote department from day-to-day life, but there are a …
Mayor’s OfficeNew this year to budget deliberations, the Mayor’s Office presented as a stand-alone independent department. The Mayor has always been independent, just like everyone on Council. Each of us makes up our own mind on whatever issue is before us. The Office of Mayor, however, was for administrative purposes, …
Council’s budget deliberations are well underway at City Hall. February is the busiest time of the year for Councillors as budget meetings fill up several additional days each week. So far, Council has heard from the operational departments (Planning, Parks and Rec, Public Works, Transit) and as of yesterday, we …
Agenda, January 27 LakeWatchersCouncil received its first detailed report into results from the LakeWatchers program. The Program launched in 2022 and involves sampling lake water in 79 lakes across HRM twice a year. Samples are collected by consultants and community groups. With two seasons worth of data now collected, some …
