Budget
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Police funding increases could be locked in before budget talks
City council may end up locking in a funding formula for the Edmonton Police Service budget before the 2023-2026 budget deliberations begin, despite a stated desire to consider the police budget in the context of all the city's expenses.
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Hard decisions ahead as Edmonton's 2023-2026 budget process approaches
City council is just six weeks from the start of the 2023-2026 budget process. Agreeing on the next four-year budgets could be quite a challenge, given rising costs, the need to incorporate a carbon budget and accounting framework, and this council's composition, with several new members, a wide range of priorities, and time-management difficulties.
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New funding scheme aims to make park development more equitable
Proposed changes to the way Edmonton funds community parks are intended to distribute amenities more equitably, but some worry the changes will remove valuable community-building opportunities and put further pressure on the budget.
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Collision of financial budget and carbon budget approaches
Edmonton is blazing a trail when it comes to incorporating a carbon budget into its decision-making, but a lot of things still have to be figured out when it comes to applying the concept during this year's crucial budget deliberations.
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Coming up at council: June 20-24, 2022
City council will meet on Monday, with a continuation scheduled for Friday morning. The council services committee will meet Wednesday morning, with a public hearing scheduled for the afternoon. There's also a non-regular council meeting scheduled for Friday, for a private discussion about the upcoming budget.
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Councillors' actions on police funding differ from candidates' words
City council voted 12-1 on June 7 to approve a $407-million annual base budget for the Edmonton Police Service starting in 2023, going against what some said they would do during the election campaign.
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Coming up at council: June 6-10, 2022
City council will meet on June 7, with a continuation scheduled for June 10. They'll meet with the Edmonton Police Commission in the morning on June 8, with a public hearing scheduled for the afternoon.
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Councillors undecided on how best to spend community safety money
Members of city council's community and public services committee spent a lot of time this week debating how best to spend $8.4 million remaining from the money they diverted from a police funding increase last year.
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Coming up at council: May 16-20, 2022
Community and public services committee is scheduled to meet on May 16, with executive committee on May 18. There is also a utility committee meeting on May 20. Here are some of the key items on the agenda.
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