# Audit, Finance and Administration Committee approves Revised Tax and Rate Operating Budget Variance Report as at December 31, 2023 9-0

The motion carried 9 to 0, with 1 absent at the Thursday, September 3, 2026 meeting.

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## Record

Meeting: Audit, Finance and Administration Committee
Date: Thursday, September 3, 2026
Item: Motion
Result: Carried 9-0

## Report

Audit, Finance and Administration Committee voted 9 to 0, with 1 absent on Revised Tax and Rate Operating Budget Variance Report as at December 31, 2023 at its Thursday, September 3, 2026 meeting. The motion carried.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

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Revised Tax and Rate Operating Budget Variance Report as at December 31, 2023 (City Wide) (Kroetsch/Hwang) That Report FCS26063(c), dated September 3, 2026, respecting the Revised Tax and Rate Operating Budget Variance Report as at December 31, 2023 (City Wide), be received and the following recommendation, be approved: (a) That the revised disposition of the 2023 year-end operating budget surplus, based on the finalized 2023 audited financial Audit, Finance and Administration Committee September 3, 2026 Minutes AFA 26-011 Page 6 of 14 Refer to the September 9, 2026, Council Minutes for the disposition of these matters. statements, as detailed in Table 1 of Report FCS23063(c), be approved.
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Every figure above comes from the [official minutes](https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=509810) and the recorded vote they contain. The roll call shows how each member voted.

## Sources

[1] AFA Minutes 26-011 (September 3, 2026): Audit, Finance and Administration Committee, Thursday, September 3, 2026 — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=509810
[2] Audit, Finance and Administration Committee, Thursday, September 3, 2026 (City of Hamilton eSCRIBE meeting record) — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=8ce77237-e789-44ba-8fe5-ddb625967d8d&lang=English