Hamilton City Council Approves Development Charges Reduction Program

Hamilton City Council held a brief special meeting on June 17, 2026 to approve recommendations from the General Issues Committee on the Federal-Provincial Development Charges Reduction Program for 2026-2035. Council also suspended a procedural rule so the item could be considered at the special meeting without the usual waiting period, and unanimously passed the confirming bylaw before adjourning at 3:56 p.m.

Topics Discussed

• DEVELOPMENT CHARGES REDUCTION PROGRAM: Council approved the General Issues Committee recommendations on the "Federal-Provincial Development Charges Reduction Program (2026-2035)" under File No. FCS26063 / CC26003. The vote was recorded as 11-0.

• PROCEDURAL RULE SUSPENSION: Council suspended Section 5.8, Subsection 2 of the Procedure By-law to allow the special meeting to proceed without the usual two-day waiting period before committee minutes are presented to council.

• CONFIRMING BYLAW: Council unanimously passed Bill 26-104, the bylaw confirming the proceedings of council. The vote was recorded as 11-0.

• SPECIAL MEETING FORMAT: The meeting was a special council meeting focused on adopting the committee recommendations and related procedural motions. The meeting adjourned at 3:56 p.m.

Motions

Passed: - Federal-Provincial Development Charges Reduction Program (2026-2035) — passed unanimously, 11-0 - Suspension of Section 5.8, Subsection 2 of the Procedure By-law — passed - Bill 26-104, Confirm Proceedings of Council — passed unanimously, 11-0

Attendees

The source summary states that 11 councillors were present but does not identify which 11 attended. The full council roster includes:

• Tom Jackson
• Andrea Horwath
• Mark Tadeson
• Esther Pauls
• Rob Cooper
• Alex Wilson
• Jeff Beattie
• Mike Spadafora
• Cameron Kroetsch
• Ted McMeekin
• Brad Clark
• Craig Cassar
• Tammy Hwang
• Maureen Wilson
• Matt Francis
• Nrinder Nann