Winnipeg budget approved despite councillor issues – Winnipeg [Video]

The city’s operating budget has passed, but will require a third reading in the morning before it can be brought into law.

It’s a procedural tactic used in 2016 to send a message to the mayor by two former members of Executive Policy Committee.

Eleven councillors voted in favour of passing the city’s 2025 operating budget.

Councillors Gilroy, Mayes, Rollins, Wyatt, and Orlikow were the holdouts today, citing a number of reasons for voting against the budget.

Sherri Rollins (Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry) told 680 CJOB she wanted to see the vote paused for a few days until a committee meeting on water and sewage — and potential rate increases — can be held Feb. 3.

“I’m really concerned that this is an almost six per cent tax rate increase, but it doesn’t account for the looming increase in the water and waste rates,” Rollins said.

“What I’m saying is …