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TO: Mayor and Council DATE: February 9, 1973

FROM: L.D. Pollock, City Administrator

Attached is a memorandum from the City Engineer requesting approval of certain
items in the 1973 budget. As Council is aware it has been our policy not to
proceed with any major items in the budget without obtaining preliminary

approval prior to the adoption of the annual budget in May. All of the items

- Included in the list have been given consideration by the respective committees
involved and I believe the list is self explanatory. 1 might just comment
briefly on some of the items.

Street Lighting

This is not a request for an additional $46,900. but is a request for approvai
of the regular operating budget for street lighting for the year. Last year
the sum of $43,000. was budgeted.

Swimming Pool Maintenance

This is another operating budget item. The comparable figure for 1972 was

$24,700.

The balance of the items are all capital expenditure items which have been
included for 1973,

I would request that Council give consideration to these items and approve
them in advance of final budget adoption.

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Labour Negotiations as a function of the Regional District

Attached is a letter that I have received from the Regional District raguesting

reconsideration of the above mentioned topic which was discussed in 1971.

When the watter was considered previously Council voted to accept the principle

of adding this function to the Regional District on the basis that the City