MEMC TO: Members of Council

March 31st, fot
FROM: Mayor J.M. Campbell

APR - 5 1976

Re: March 31st, 1976 G.V.R.D. Meeting

The Hospital Budget was accepted. The mill ratz has risen from .8f to
-92. This is because of the debt charges that we are forced to carry and
I believe that this is very cheap fer the care we get. .

The Regional District's budget was accepted by a vote of 29 to 27. I
voted against it but in all fairness must say that 4 members from Vancouver
were not there and three of their alternates voted against it. Had they been
there I think that the vote would have been greater for acceptance.

The new mill rate is approximately 1.029 ~ an increase of .237.or about

such .as transit and air pollution.

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Our Planning Budget has been cut twice and I believe that it is acceptable.

T voted against it because in November I advocated that we set a figure of not
higher than 14% and work within it. I hope that next year this will be the
the system used.

The Budget had to be passed today and therefore is final.