Special Council
Agenda

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
Immediately following Committee of the Whole
Location:
Council Chambers, City Hall, second floor

1.
Call to Order

 

2.
Land Acknowledgement

 

Burlington as we know it today is rich in history and modern traditions of many First Nations and the Métis. From the Anishinaabeg to the Haudenosaunee, and the Métis – our lands spanning from Lake Ontario to the Niagara Escarpment are steeped in Indigenous history. ​


​The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy, the Ojibway and other allied Nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.


We acknowledge that the land on which we gather is part of the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.

3.
National Anthem

 

4.
Roll Call

 

5.
Approval of the Agenda

 

6.
Declarations of Interest

 

7.
Presentations

 

8.
Delegations

 

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If you do not wish to delegate, but would like to submit feedback, please email your comments to [email protected] by noon the business day before the meeting. Your comments will be circulated to Council members in advance of the meeting and will be attached to the minutes, forming part of the public record.

9.
Items to be considered at the Special Meeting of Council

 

9.1
2026 Budget Review (FIN-36-25)

 

  • Adopt the 2026 Operating Budget including any approved budget amendments to be applied against the proposed net tax levy amount of $282,201,378; and

    Endorse that any surplus or deficit resulting from a difference between the actual results and the estimated 0.75% City portion of the net assessment growth be transferred to / from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund; and

    Adopt the 2026 Capital Budget for the City of Burlington, with a gross amount of $106,112,127, as amended with a debenture requirement of $10,350,000 and the 2027-2035 capital forecast with a gross amount of $1,074,884,815 with a debenture requirement of $26,675,000 as outlined in the 2026 Budget Overview (FIN-42-25) and as amended by Council; and

    Administer the debenture in the amount of $6,350,000 in 2026 as tax supported debt; and

    Administer the debenture in the amount of $4,000,000 in 2026 as Multi-year Community Investment debt; and

    Declare that, in accordance with sis. 5(1)5 of the Development Charges Act, 1997 and sis. 5 of Ontario Regulation 82/98, it is Council’s clear intention that the excess capacity provided by the above-referenced works will be paid for by future development charges.

10.
Confidential Items and Closed Meeting

 

Confidential reports may require a closed meeting in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001. Meeting attendees may be required to leave during  the discussion.

11.
Rise and Report

 

12.
Motion to Receive and File Information Items

 

  • Receive and file information items, having been considered by Council:

13.
Motion to Approve By-Laws

 

  • Enact and pass the following by-laws which are now introduced, entitled and numbered as indicated below:

14.
Confirmatory By-Law

This item has attachments. 
1.93-2025 Confirming by-law Council .pdf

  • Enact and pass By-law Number 93-2025 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting held December 2, 2025 being read a first, second and third time.

15.
Motion to Adjourn

 

  • Adjourn this Council now to meet again at the call of the Mayor.

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