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Markham council adopts $2026-27 annual appropriation ordinance; earlier public hearing drew no attendees
Summary
Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 26-O-2438, the annual appropriation ordinance for fiscal year May 1, 2026'Apr 30, 2027, and approved claims totaling $1,052,170.90. City Attorney reported the earlier public hearing had no attendees and no emailed comments before 4 p.m.
At its May 6 meeting, the Markham City Council waived the 48-hour reading and adopted Ordinance 26-O-2438, the city's annual appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2026 and ending April 30, 2027. The motion to adopt carried by roll call vote, 4-0.
The council also approved the Authorization of Claims & Accounts bill list, totaling $1,052,170.90 (including manual checks of $2,170.00). City Attorney Steven Miller told the meeting that an advertised public hearing at 6:30 p.m. earlier the same evening received "no public attended" and that there were no email comments before the 4 p.m. deadline; the clerk confirmed the budget document was posted on the city's website for public review.
Councilors gave no additional public amendments during the meeting and proceeded to other agenda items. The ordinance and claims were adopted by unanimous roll-call votes; no further hearings were scheduled during this meeting.
