Scope a zero-based budget review program
Taxes, budgets & borrowing · Dec 3, 2025
What changed
Council requested the work plan, selection criteria, business-unit priorities and proposed schedule for a zero-based review program.
City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Why this decision is included
The initial scoping direction establishes what Council requested before the later funded pilot. Scoping is not claimed as completed savings.
How votes are grouped: Scoping and the funded pilot are stages of the same review programme. Both remain unscored on borrowing, and neither establishes realized savings.
What Yes meant
Direct preparation of the review program's scope.
What No meant
Reject this scoping direction.
Alternatives and outcome
Prepare the review program or continue with existing budget-review processes.
Council adopted the direction. It authorized scoping, not a completed whole-of-City review or proven savings.
adoptedA recorded vote or adoption does not establish that a project or service was delivered.
Recorded choices
| Date | Person | Decision | Recorded vote | Meaning and scoring rationale | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 3, 2025 | Andre Chabot | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | Andrew Yule | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | Dan McLean | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | DJ Kelly | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | Harrison Clark | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | Jennifer Wyness | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | Jeromy Farkas | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | John Pantazopoulos | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | Kim Tyers | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | Landon Johnston | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | Mike Jamieson | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | Myke Atkinson | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | Nathaniel Schmidt | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | Raj Dhaliwal | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Dec 3, 2025 | Rob Ward | Scope a zero-based budget review program | Yes | Direct preparation of the review program's scope. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Only reviewed policy choices are scored. Each independent decision family counts once per measure; choices within one budget or policy package share that family’s weight. statements, promises, absences and contextual amendments do not contribute. Two decisions are the minimum for a position. The sensitivity range shows the score after removing one decision at a time; it is not a statistical confidence interval or a prediction.
Published explanations
No sourced statements collected
This is a gap in the collected evidence; it does not establish a person’s views.
Documented policy leadership
| Person | Documented role | Body / proposal | Date | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan McLean | Mover | Zero-based review pilot | Mar 31, 2026 · appointment/action record | Moved the three-business-unit pilot and its $1 million appropriation. Confirmed Council minutes, 2026-03-31, PDF page 208 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |
| John Pantazopoulos | Seconder | Zero-based review pilot | Mar 31, 2026 · appointment/action record | Seconded the budget-review pilot. Confirmed Council minutes, 2026-03-31, PDF page 208 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |