Budget
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City's next budget an opportunity to put a 'stamp' on Edmonton, Robar says
Eddie Robar, the now-permanent city manager for the City of Edmonton, said on Episode 291 of Speaking Municipally that working on the next four-year budget after the October election is a test he's excited to take.
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Zero-based budgeting interesting but challenging, podcasters say
A motion that pushed for a rethink on how Edmonton's council can work on city spending using zero-based budgeting passed following its recent budget vote, and could offer both opportunities and challenges, Taproot's council watchers said on Episode 289 of Speaking Municipally.
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Budget adjustments were slices rather than slashes, podcasters say
Though city council's fall budget adjustment resulted in a 6.1% increase to property taxes rather than the 8.1% increase administration had proposed, the reduction was created through funding shuffles rather than big culls, co-hosts Mack Male and Troy Pavlek said on Episode 288 of Speaking Municipally.
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On the agenda: Fall budget adjustment
This week, council will debate the fall operating and capital budget adjustments, a process that will determine the city's tax increase in 2025.
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City says participatory budgeting experiment was challenging but taught lessons
As city council prepares to discuss a fall adjustment to Edmonton's budget, the city has shelved participatory budgeting due to how much time and effort it takes, but said it will nonetheless carry forward learning from the work for future grants.
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Council tensions emerge as fall budget adjustment begins
Political aspirations for the coming 2025 election are surfacing both inside and outside City Hall as council's work on the fall budget adjustment gets underway, the co-hosts of Episode 285 of Speaking Municipally said.
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On the agenda: Fall budget adjustment, carbon emissions, Clareview tower
This week, council will debate a proposed tax increase for 2025, consider changes to the zoning bylaw, and discuss a proposed tower near Clareview Transit Centre.
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On the agenda: Garneau rezoning, utility rate changes, council office budget
This week, council will discuss an application to rezone land in Garneau, possible updates to utility rates, and its shared budget for office personnel.
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Podcast minds the gap in Edmonton's finances
A report to city council's executive committee, outlining a roughly $60-million hole in the books, offers council a true deficit of options, said the co-hosts of Episode 280 of Speaking Municipally.
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