Notice of Public Meeting on January 27 and Intention to Pass a By-law to Adopt the 2025 Budget on February 24 

Please be advised that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound intends to hold a Public Meeting on January 27, 2025, and pass a by-law to adopt the 2025 Budget on February 24, 2025. 

Public Meeting: 

The details of the meeting are as follows: 

Date: Monday, January 27, 2025 

Time: 5:30 p.m. 

Location:
City Hall, Council Chambers
808 2nd Avenue East
Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H4 

The meeting can be viewed live on Rogers Cable TV or the Rogers TV website or viewed during and after the meeting on the City’s Council and Committees webpage. 

Public Comments:  

Any person may attend the public meeting and make verbal or written comments either in support of or in opposition to the proposed budget. All submissions will form part of the public record. 

Written comments will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, January 27, 2025, and may be submitted to Briana Bloomfield, City Clerk as follows: 

Electronic Mail: bbloomfield@owensound.ca 

Regular Mail: 808 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H4 

Written comments received by January 21, 2025, will appear on the Council Meeting agenda which will be available for review on January 22, 2025, on the Council and Committees webpage. Written comments received by the deadline will be included in the agenda when it is republished after the meeting. 

If you wish to participate in the Public Meeting electronically, you must contact the City Clerk by Friday, January 24, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. at bbloomfield@owensound.ca or 519-376-4440 ext. 1247 to be registered to participate in the Public Meeting. 

To ensure that your comments are clearly understood and received prior to Council making a decision, you are strongly encouraged to submit written comments prior to the Public Meeting even if you plan to attend the Public Meeting.  

Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and will be used to complete the budget process. Questions about this collection should be addressed to Briana Bloomfield, City Clerk. 

By-law to Adopt the Budget: 

The by-law to pass the 2025 budget will be considered at the Regular Council meeting scheduled for February 24, 2025. 

The budget is being adopted in accordance with Section 290 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and notice is being provided in accordance with City By-law No. 2018-022. If the matter is postponed or considered at a subsequent Council meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Council agenda. 

Budget Document Links and Information: 

The 2025 draft budget can be accessed through the City’s Budget and Finance webpage at www.owensound.ca/budget. 

For information about the budget, please contact Kate Allan, Director of Corporate Services at kallan@owensound.ca or 519-376-4440 ext. 1238. 

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