A citizen’s observations on the December 17th Council meeting:
As I was watching council last night, I got just a little upset as you can tell by my letter below. I have been following your…
2012
Update on Midland’s 2013 Operating Budget
This is an update on the state of Midland Council’s deliberations on the 2013 Operating Budget. At a recent budget meeting, Council approved an interim…
$1.75 MILLION TOTAL SAVINGS IDENTIFIED; IS -2% BUDGET LOW ENOUGH?
In an interim report earlier this year, the consulting firm KPMG presented Midland Council with opportunities for 38 operational savings ($793,000) as well as 20…
Member clarifies Midland Tax levies.
We thought the message in the attached letter fitting given the 2013 Town budget process is in full swing. Interesting how County taxes for…
Update on Assessment Notices
We thought it might help members to offer a quick explanation about the Assessment Notices we have recently received from MPAC (the Municipal Property Assessment…
Midland Budget a Community Responsibility:
Midland Council is to be congratulated as to the innovative approach to the 2013 budget process. The recent “budget consultation” meeting mostly heard constructive presentations…
Deputation- Midland Town Council- Sept 27th/2012
My name is Roy Ellis and I’m speaking on behalf of Midlandcommmunity.ca. As you are aware, we are an organized, well informed group, some 600…
Midlandcommunity.ca Meet & Greet
Summer is drawing to a close and September marks the start of the Town’s 2013 Budget process. This will be a pivotal budget as KPMG…
UPCOMING MEETINGS
MEET YOUR COUNCILLORS Midland Council set aside three evenings for councillors to meet their constituents and discuss issues. The sessions are thought to include both…
Deliberations on KPMG Management Study
In order to enhance our own understanding of where Midland stands compared to other Simcoe County municipalities, a colleague and I prepared a series of…
Summary of KPMG meeting August 16th
Two meetings were held at the North Simcoe Sports and Recreation Center (NSSRC) Thursday night concerning the Management Study being conducted by KPMG Consultants. The…
Submission to Town on KPMG study – Kevin Cowie
Mr. Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Members of Council, representatives of KPMG, fellow residents. MY FIRST OF THREE SUGGESTIONS to Council is to adopt a discipline that…
Written submission to Town KPMG Study – Moreland Lynn
Rather than write a lengthy, broad ranging paper on a myriad of fairly obvious suggestions, this submission will focus on three opportunities: first, the need…
THE IMPERATIVE FOR CONTROLLING MIDLAND TOWN SPENDING
WRITTEN SUBMISSION to KPMG by “Midlandcommunity.ca”, August 16, 2012 This presentation is entitled, “The Imperative for Controlling Midland Town Spending”. The organization we represent has…