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General Committee – Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 7pm (Budget Day 1)

The first day of 2023 Budget Deliberations – Council will be focused on the Operations portion of the budget this evening. Engage's...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Feb 2, 202310 min read

City Council - Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 7pm

The big focus tonight will be the Budget Requests from the Barrie Police Service, Barrie Public Library, and County of Simcoe. Engage's...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Jan 27, 20232 min read

Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee – Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 4:30pm

The inaugural meeting of this brand-new committee. Engage's Follow-Up: https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/council-follow-up-week-of-janua...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Jan 27, 20231 min read

City Council - Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 7pm

A deputation against the temporary noise exemption at 37 Johnson Street, public appointments to various boards and committees, and a...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Jan 12, 20235 min read

Circulation List for January 11, 2023

Not a large list this week, as we get back from the holidays. Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=106108...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Jan 5, 20231 min read

Council Follow-up, week of December 5, 2022

Our biggest concern was the proposal to delete all incomplete items on the staff's Pending List – see below. Circulation List: ...

Council Follow-up

Accountability Team

Dec 9, 20224 min read

Barrie's Budget Allocator Tool is back

Have your say about the City's spending priorities. The City's Budget Allocator Tool is back – residents are encouraged to show Council...

City Engagement

Engage Barrie

Dec 2, 20222 min read

General Committee – Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 7pm

An overview / primer on Corporate Asset Management. Some changes to the City's Procedural Bylaw. And the new Board of the BIA. Engage's...

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Accountability Team

Dec 1, 20222 min read

Circulation List for December 7, 2022

A few items of note to members: Allandale Neighbourhood Association speaks up about Bill 23, the Township of McGarry's resolution to...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Dec 1, 20222 min read

General Committee – Strategic Priorities Session, Saturday, December 3, 2022, 9am

Setting the Strategic Priorities for the next four years! Engage's Follow-up: https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/council-follow-up-week-o...

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Accountability Team

Nov 26, 20221 min read

Circulation List for November 30, 2022

The procurement process is underway for two battery electric buses and chargers for a pilot project. Public Information Centre...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Nov 25, 20222 min read

General Committee – Wednesday, November 23, 2022, 7pm

The new Council's first General Committee meeting. Featuring a presentation on the Stormwater Climate Action Fund, appointing the Deputy...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Nov 18, 20222 min read

Council Follow-up, week of October 31, 2022

Only the Investment Board meeting this week. Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=956290&GUID=342DD3EA-E7...

Council Follow-up

Accountability Team

Nov 1, 20221 min read

Investment Board, Wednesday, November 2, 2022, 2pm

Minutes: not yet available Watch Again: https://youtu.be/hkLtHdw7EBM Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1009036&GUID...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Oct 28, 20221 min read

Circulation List, October 20, 2022

Council is not meeting again until after the election, but the weekly Circulation List is still published. Circulation List: ...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Oct 19, 20221 min read

Council Follow-up, week of October 17, 2022

Only the Committee of Adjustment meeting this week. Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=956281&GUID=E191...

Council Follow-up

Accountability Team

Oct 18, 20221 min read

City Council – Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 7pm

This meeting was re-scheduled from Monday, in respect of the Queen's funeral that day. A deputation regarding the Owen Street Development...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Sep 14, 20229 min read

City Council – Monday, June 27, 2022, 8pm (or immediately after General Committee)

The main focus of this meeting will be a presentation giving an update on Invest Barrie [this was deferred to September], as well as the...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Jun 22, 202213 min read

City Council – Monday, June 20, 2022, 7pm

The item many Engagers will want to watch is the 2021 Annual Report from the Integrity Commissioner – sounds like she's been kept quite...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Jun 15, 20226 min read

General Committee #2 - Monday, June 13, 2022, 7pm

Overnight waterfront parking, speed cameras in school zones, and other traffic-related items. Entering into a Service Level Agreement...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Jun 9, 20224 min read

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