Preliminary readings of ColwoodB次元官网网址檚 five-year financial plan have been delayed in the wake of a surprising added cost.
The cityB次元官网网址檚 budget had to be adjusted by roughly $80,000 from its initial figures, nearly $76,000 of which stems from HVAC upgrades to the West Shore RCMP detachment, a building owned jointly by Langford, Colwood and View Royal.
The upgrades came as a surprise to Colwood staff and council, with the report being received after the City had arrived at its preliminary budget figures. The expenditure is pegged to come out of a reserve fund, but council was still unhappy with the late addition to this yearB次元官网网址檚 financial plan.
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Martin was unwilling to support the capital project until a report was received from a joint municipal committee B次元官网网址� that bodyB次元官网网址檚 last two meetings were cancelled due to lack of agenda items, according to Hamilton. B次元官网网址�(A report) should be presented to this council so that this council and the public can examine it,B次元官网网址� Martin said.
Coun. Jason Nault put forward a successful motion that the budget item be referred to the next council meeting, with an attached report on the RCMP detachment upgrades.
LangfordB次元官网网址檚 director of finance, Steve Ternent, told the Gazette that money has been set aside for small upgrades to the HVAC system at the detachment for several years, enough to replace one unit at a time. But he said it became apparent in the last six months that a significant upgrade would be needed on the building, which is now more than 15 years old.
Langford Coun. Lillian Szpak noted B次元官网网址渢he City of Langford does their budget process a little later than Colwood.B次元官网网址� She added that theyB次元官网网址檒l make sure to adjust their process accordingly so ColwoodB次元官网网址檚 timeline can be better accommodated going forward. B次元官网网址淣ow that we know, weB次元官网网址檒l be sending any numbers like that earlier.B次元官网网址�
The report was sent to Colwood from Langford on Mar. 13. Colwood held committee of the whole meetings concerning the budget on Mar. 1 and 2.
