Tonight marks the start of municipal budget deliberations with the proposed tax increase currently sitting at 2.27%. 
CAO Don Shropshire says anyone who wants to make a presentation to Council is welcome to do so.
“We ask people to contact the municipal clerk and register as to what topic they’d like to speak on,” Shropshire explains. “Council has an opportunity to hear everybody up front and make sure that’s considered as part of the deliberation process.”
Shropshire says there were no major issues raised during last week’s public consultations, but he isn’t making any predictions on how long it will take to finalize the document.
Shropshire says deliberations will continue tomorrow and Thursday, with additional meetings scheduled next week if necessary.
Tonight’s session begins at 6 o’clock at the Civic Centre in Chatham.
