Hamilton council splits 13-3 on AFA 26-006 (CONTINUED) Audit, Finance and Administration Committee Open and Closed Se...

City Council received and approved the balance of recommendations from the General Issues Committee Minutes GIC 26-006, Open and Closed, and the attached correspondence. City Council adopted, ratified and confirmed its actions at the special meeting held on the 13th day of May 2026 in respect of each recommendation contained in PWC 26-006 Public Works Committee Minutes – May 4, 2026, PLC 26-006 Planning Committee Minutes – May 5, 2026, GIC 26-007 General Issues Committee Minutes – May 6, 2026, AFA 26-006 Audit, Finance and Administration Committee Minutes – May 7, 2006, and ECS 26-003 Emergency & Community Services Committee Minutes – May 7, 2026, and in respect of each motion, resolution and other action passed and taken by City Council at that meeting.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

Audit, Finance and Administration Committee Open and Closed Session minutes of the meeting held on May 7, 2026 (i) (Beattie/Spadafora) That AFA 26-006, being the minutes of the Audit, Finance and Administration Committee meeting held on Thursday, May 7, 2026 (Item 7.4), be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved. (ii) (Spadafora/Kroetsch) That Councillor N. Nann be permitted to speak for a second time. CARRIED (iii) (Spadafora/M. Wilson) That Councillor T. McMeekin be permitted to speak for a second time. CARRIED (iv) Minute Item 7.1(i)(b) was voted on separately as follows: 7.1(a) FCS26032(a) Review of 2026 Development Charges Indexing (City Wide) (i) (b) That Appendix “C” attached to Report FCS26032(a) respecting a Bylaw to Amend By-Law 24-072, as amended, Respecting Development Charges on Lands within the City of Hamilton, BE PASSED AND ENACTED.

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