Councillor Hill provided the following Notice of Motion at the City Council Budget meeting held on November 29, 2021:
'Whereas, transparency and accountability regarding budget implementation, are important to City Council, the administration and the public;
Whereas, the accounting and finance professionals within the administration have gone through extensive measures to calculate each business line in the annual budget;
Whereas, those calculations factor in related revenue and operating expenses for each business line;
Whereas, in preparation for budget deliberations, the administrative team, including senior management for each department, have reviewed in depth and approved, with recommendations, each business line;
Whereas, members of City Council reviewed and considered all of these administrative reports and supporting materials on each business line in preparation for, and during budget deliberations;
Whereas, during budget deliberations, members of City Council made decisions based on the detailed material presented with the expectation that the resources and expenses are allocated, throughout the year, as approved;
Therefore be it resolved, that the administration report twice a year, on all occurrences when revenue and/or expenses are adjusted/moved from one business line to another, with an explanation why and noting if the adjustment is temporary or permanent in nature.'
Councillor Hill spoke to his notice previously given and put forth the original preamble with a revised motion.
The Administration responded to questions of Council.