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Bookkeeping error favours Cumberland ward
The finance report presented to council stated that the special reserve fund had an unspent balance of $56,214 as of this year. The report recommended that all unspent money be transferred to the City Wide Re- serve Fund and the Cumberland Reserve Fund then closed. But a further review revealed that there remained an outstanding commitment of $20,000 from the Cumberland reserve fund for the Cumberland Agriculture Soci- ety. This amount was not included in the final tally of the unspent funds. Council approved a resolution to amend the finance report on the Cumberland Reserve Fund. The amendment notes the
$20,000 still owed from the fund to the ag- ricultural society and states that it be paid out first before any other action is taken regarding the fund. For now the Cumberland Reserve Fund
will remain active with $36,214 left in un- spent funds. That money will remain avail- able until the end of the year to assist with community projects in the Cumberland ward.
GREGGCHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
OTTAWA | An accounting oversight means a little extra money still left to help with community projects in Ottawa’s east end. City council approved an amendment to a motion from its finance committee deal- ing with a staff report on the Cumberland Reserve Fund. The fund was set up in 2001 with an allocation of about $2 million from the city that was dedicated to assist with various worthy community projects for the Cumberland ward.
Ottawa council sets its budget timetable
The 2014 budget planning process will in- clude online and social media opportunities for residents to present their own municipal spending priorities for consideration. Indi- vidual councillors may also host ward con- sultation sessions for their constituents in addition to the 15 public information and discussion sessions scheduled for the bud-
OTTAWA | The arrival of the summer holi- day seems to mean one thing to members of Ottawa city council. Time to figure out the schedule for planning next year’s mu- nicipal budget. Council approved a proposal from city administration for a 2014 municipal bud- get planning schedule with the public consul- tations portion start- ing at the end of Octo- ber and running all through November. “This approved process and timetable is a roadmap to help us meet our budget tar- gets,” stated Mayor Jim Watson, “while en- suring an informed and transparent process that will engage citizens and be respectful of their dollars.” GREGG CHAMBERLAIN GREGG.CHAMBERLAIN@EAP.ON.CA
get in general and for council’s various advisory committees on issues like trans- portation, economic development, and rural affairs. Residents can start
taking part in the budget process by email- ing their priorities, cost savings ideas to budget2014@ottawa.ca or posting on the city’s Twitter page for the budget at #ott- budget. For more information about the budget process go to www.ottawa.ca/bud- get2014.
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