Budget Committee

Meeting No.:
1
Contact:
Matthew Green, Committee Administrator
Meeting Date:
Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Phone:
416-392-4666
Start Time:
9:30 AM
E-mail:
buc@toronto.ca
Location:
Committee Room 1, City Hall/Video Conference
Chair:
Councillor Gary Crawford

Budget Committee

Councillor Alejandra Bravo
Councillor Gary Crawford (Chair)

Councillor Vincent Crisanti

Councillor Chris Moise

Councillor Frances Nunziata (Vice Chair)

Councillor Michael Thompson

 

This meeting of the Budget Committee will be conducted with members participating in person and remotely.

 

Members of Council, City Officials, and members of the public who register to speak will be provided with the video conference details closer to the meeting date.

 

To provide comments or make a presentation to the Budget Committee

The public may submit written comments or register to speak to the Committee on any item on the agenda. The public may speak to the Committee in person or by video conference.

 

Written comments may be submitted by writing to buc@toronto.ca

 

To speak to the Committee, please register by email to buc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-392-4666. Members of the public who register to speak will be provided with instructions on how to participate in to the meeting.

 

Special Assistance for Members of the Public: City staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice. If you need special assistance, please call 416-392-4666, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail buc@toronto.ca.

 

Closed Meeting Requirements: If the Budget Committee wants to meet in closed session (privately), a member of the Committee must make a motion to do so and give the reason why the Committee has to meet privately (City of Toronto Act, 2006).

 

Notice to People Writing to the Budget Committee: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication to City Council or its Committees and Boards. The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City’s website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

 

If you want to learn more about why and how the City collects your information, write to the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 or call 416-392-4666. 


 

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Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act 

 

Presentations - will be made available on toronto.ca/council

 

BU1.1 - 2023 Capital and Operating Budget Launch

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Summary

Presentation on the 2023 Operating Budget and 2023-2032 Capital Budget and Plan from City Officials.

 

Background Information

Presentation from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on the 2023 Budget Launch
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-230875.pdf
Appendices 1 and 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-230876.pdf

Communications

(January 9, 2023) Letter from Mayor John Tory on 2023 Capital and Operating Budget Launch (BU.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/bu/comm/communicationfile-157235.pdf

BU1.2 - Establishing Subcommittees to hear Public Presentations on the 2023 Budget

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Origin

(January 10, 2023) Letter from Councillor Gary Crawford

Recommendations

Councillor Gary Crawford recommends that the Budget Committee:

 

1. Form four subcommittees to hear public presentation on the 2023 Budget as follows:

 

Date and Session Times

 

Locations

Subcommittee Membership

January 17

 

9:30 am to 12:30 pm

 

1:30 pm to 4:30 pm;

 

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

 

City Hall, Committee Room 1, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor

 

and by Video Conference

 

 

 

 

Councillor Alejandra Bravo;

Councillor Gary Crawford (Chair); and

Councillor Chris Moise.

January 17

 

1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

 

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

 

 

 

 

North York Civic Centre, Council Chamber, 5100 Yonge Street

 

and by Video Conference

 

 

Councillor Vincent Crisanti;

Councillor Frances Nunziata (Chair); and

Councillor Michael Thompson.

January 18

 

1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

 

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

 

Scarborough Civic Centre, Council Chamber, 150 Borough Drive

 

and by Video Conference

 

Councillor Gary Crawford (Chair);

Councillor Chris Moise; and

Councillor Michael Thompson.

January 18

 

1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

 

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

 

 

Etobicoke Civic Centre, Council Chamber, 399 The West Mall

 

and by Video Conference

 

Councillor Alejandra Bravo;

Councillor Vincent Crisanti; and

Councillor Frances Nunziata (Chair).

 

Summary

Councillor Gary Crawford recommends that the Budget Committee establish four Subcommittees in order to meet concurrently in two locations, on each of the two days of public presentations scheduled for January 17 and 18, 2023. These Subcommittees will report to the Budget Committee on their activities as part of the 2023 Budget Process.

Background Information

Letter from Councillor Gary Crawford on Establishing Subcommittees to Hear Public Presentations on the 2023 Budget
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-230864.pdf
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council