That with respect to Report C2024-1097, the following Motion Arising be adopted: That Council direct Administration to return to the 2026 Adjustments, and provide a detailed breakdown of each service, including but not limited to: ; The number of Full-Time Equivalents and Limited Term positions in each business unit and permanent versus temporary staff per the current organization structure; ; A breakdown between front-line and office staff; and A breakdown between union and management exempt.
Motion C2024-1097 bundles three council directions: 1) re-create a Finance and Budget Committee to do detailed reviews of operating budgets and oversee service planning each four-year term, 2) reverse the 2023 transit fare freeze so fare changes can resume and move $3,000,000 into the Primary Transit Network, and 3) ask the provincial government to waive Section 358.1 of the Municipal Government Act to avoid shifting tax burden between residential and non‑residential property classes.
These steps increase council oversight of how money and services are planned, could restart changes to transit fares while directing new funds to transit network improvements, and seek temporary provincial relief to prevent tax-class shifts while assessment values rebalance.