Regina city council meets for first executive committee meeting with new members [Video]

Regina’s newly elected city council is back to work just before the holidays.

On Wednesday, council held their first executive committee meeting, which included a first look at the 2025 city budget.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, Mayor Chad Bachynski said he was pleased with how the meeting went.

“I thought it went great. You know, I was anticipating it. To be honest, I was optimistic given the conversations that we’ve had all through orientation. You know, it really kind of came to fruition today. It was great to see the collaboration,” he said.

While it is only the beginning for the new council, talks began on pre-approving projects that are included in next year’s budget.

“Generally, what we find is we get better pricing when we can get the contracts out as early as possible, so in the fall is ideal, January February at the latest. We …