Budget Committee
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Council defers approval of police budget
Councillors wanted more opportunity for feedback following after public criticism
Libraries want $300K to expand collections
Proposed budget for 2024-25 would help accommodate cost of physical and digital reading materials at libraries
Neptune’s COVID-19 funding request moves to Halifax budget committee
Neptune Theatre requests one-time emergency relief to help reopen this summer
HRM councillors worried about Halifax Fire's budget priorities
Training materials and uniforms were some of the items council felt were too important to be pushed to the ‘over budget’ list
Police Commission
Police budget: regional council defies commission and approves revised proposal
Budget of $89,270,000 is a four per cent increase from previous year
LIBRARIES
Library staff could shrink depending on council budget
Libraries making more money from grants, parking and photocopying fees, but CEO says revenue is not enough.
Budget
Bikes, buses and sidewalks back on the budget for 2019
Halifax budget committee approves dip into reserve funds