Monday, September 21, 2026

Audit, Finance and Administration Committee approves Community Benefits Charges Strategy Development Procurement 9-0

The city considered procurement for developing a Community Benefits Charges Strategy.

On December 4, 2025, Report FCS25037 on Community Benefits Charges Strategy Development Procurement was presented to the Audit, Finance and Administration Committee.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

Community Benefits Charges Strategy Development Procurement (City Wide) (Kroetsch/Hwang) That Report FCS26037(a), respecting the 2023 Community Benefits Charges Strategy Development Procurement (City Wide), dated July 9, 2026, be received and the following recommendation, be approved: (a) That staff be directed to report back to the Audit, Finance and Administration Committee in Q2 2027 with recommendations regarding Community Benefits Strategy procurement process.

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