Council Highlights January 6, 2025

This summary provides a brief overview of City Council meetings and does not reflect all discussion and debate. For full details, download the agenda package or watch the full meeting on the City of Medicine Hat’s YouTube channel.

Under Councillor Announcements, Councillor Dumanowski offered a tribute to former member of City Council, Les Pearson, who passed away on December 26, 2024. Mr. Pearson served as an alderman from 2010 to 2017.  

City Council received the following items into the corporate record:

  • Public Services Committee Meeting Minutes of December 9, 2024
  • Development and Infrastructure Committee Meeting Minutes of December 19, 2024

City Council received the following items for information:

  • Community Vibrancy Advisory Board meeting minutes of September 25, 2024 and October 30, 2024
  • Public Services Committee Action Items of December 9, 2024
  • Development and Infrastructure Committee Action Items of December 19, 2024

Under Unfinished Business, City Council:

  • approved Budget Amendment Policy 0183 after amending item 5.4 to require triannual budget transfer reporting rather than annual. This new policy will ensure that any amendments outside of the approved budget are appropriately authorized through a formal process and ensure robust financial control and transparency for the City of Medicine Hat, and
  • directed administration to prepare and present educational material on the City’s reserves, reserves policies, and reserves bylaws.

Under Committee Business, City Council approved a budget amendment to cancel the 2023 Capital Budget for construction of a washroom at Towne Square.


Committee Meeting Agendas and Minutes
www.medicinehat.ca/AgendasMinutes

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