However, on Tuesday, WL Council is set to receive and endorse the following recommendation from Committtee of the Whole:
That the certified resolution from the Committee of Whole Council meeting held March 15, 2011, together with the report of the Director of Finance be received and the request for a permissive tax exemption from the Williams Lake and District Day Care Society in their letter dated June 24, 2010, be denied
The certified resolution is as follows:
MOVED/SECONDED:
“That the report of the Director of Finance dated March 10th be received and a contribution be approved to the Williams Lake and District Daycare Center in the amount equal to the 2011 Property tax calculation on Roll #1701000 (660 North 2nd Avenue) of approximately $1,430 and
further, a contribution agreement be entered into for 2011 only”
DEFEATED
Mayor Cook and Councillors Barr, Bourdon, Hebert, and Zacharias registered negative, or "no" votes
I am perplexed, as one City taxpayer, at this for a couple of reasons:
1) Usually Certified Resolutions of Council do not go before Council unless it is required for a legal purpose (court case or for submission of a loan authorization bylaw to the Cariboo Regional District Board for a security-issuing bylaw to formally authorize the borrowed funds from the MFA or Municipal Finance Authority as all borrowed funds from MFA must go through a regional district board)
2) WL Council is willing to spend roughly $6,000 (for registration fees, airfare and hotel rooms) to send one City Councillor and the City CAO (Councillor Rathor & CAO Brian Carruthers) to attend the Annual FCM (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia to receive little or no information that really benefits Williams Lake (FYI - I think Williams Lake should get out of the FCM, given the Cariboo Regional District is a member of FCM and City taxpayers' contribute to CRD Operations) but refuses to assist the WL and District Daycare Society who really helps families with childcare needs for a measly $1,430. Sounds like WL Council has its' priorities in the wrong place
2 comments:
It would be interesting to know why they voted no. You give no details as to the discussion and why it got to No, but you criticize the decision.
I realize it's your blog but you can't just disagree without saying why you don't agree with whatever the reasoning was.
I'll assume this is a case of if you do it for one you have to do it for all, and if that's the case I agree with Council. If not, I'd be interested in seeing why the decision was made th eway it was.
Thanks for your comment
Unfortunately - I was not present when this was discussed at Commmittee of the Whole however I merely provided comment on the report coming from Committee of the Whole.
I agree though it will be interesting to hear tomorrow as to why Mayor Cook and Councillors Barr, Bourdon, Hebert, and Zacharias felt it necessary to reject a Staff recommendation to give a grant-in-aide to the WL and District Daycare Society to cover their 2011 Taxes, even though the Society properly applied in June 2010 and should have properly received a 2011 Property Tax Exemption when Council passed the Master Property Tax Exemption Bylaw last October
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