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already voted to propose a 2% tax increase but if the input in the consultation process leads members of Council to see that 2% is not enough to meet the needs of the City, City Council could vote to increase it.  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Your input could be what makes the difference on this and other decisions</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>How can you give input?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Before the draft budget is released<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mayor Jim Watson has launched an online pre-budget public consultation, asking residents to provide input via email at </span><a href="mailto:budget2015@ottawa.ca"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>budget2015@ottawa.ca</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>  and through Twitter by using hash tag #ottbudget. You can submit your comments up until January 15<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Watch to see what is in the draft budget<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The draft 2015 City Budget will be presented on Wednesday, February 4<sup>th</sup> at the City Council meeting at City Hall. You are welcome to be present in the public gallery to listen to this presentation.  Can’t get to City Hall?  Not a problem, you can watch it live on Rogers 22 or the </span><a href="http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/your-city-government/watch-or-listen-city-council-meetings/city-council-webcasts-live-and"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>city web-site</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Or read what the paper reports on February 5<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Present your views at Public Consultations:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Attend one or more of the four regional public consultations, or ask  whether your Councillor will sponsor one in your ward.  Go with a question you would like to ask, or use it as a chance to form your own opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Central – Monday, February 9, 7 to 9 p.m. City Hall, Andrew S. Haydon Hall,  110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>West – Tuesday, February 10, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Holy Trinity Catholic High School Cafetorium , 180 Katimavik Road, Kanata<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>South – Wednesday, February 11, 7 to 9 p.m., Nepean Sportsplex, Hall A, 1701 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>East – Thursday, February 12, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Shenkman Arts Centre, Richcraft Theatre, 245 Centrum Boulevard, Orléans<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Present your views at a Standing Committee:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All Standing Committees of Council, along with the Transit Commission, Police Services Board, Library Board and Board of Public Health, will hold meetings to consider the 2015 draft budget for their respective areas. Any resident or organization can make a 5 minute presentation on budget issues related to the committee’s area:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><ul type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-to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0 cellpadding=0 width=992 style='width:743.8pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:148.8pt'><td width=642 valign=top style='width:481.55pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:148.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Plusieurs d’entre nous ont fait part des questions qui leur importent aux candidats et candidates à l’élection municipale.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>       </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Logement abordable<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>       </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sécurité alimentaire<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>       </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Emplois<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>       </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Transport en commun sécuritaire et abordable<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>À présent, il est temps de continuer ces importantes conversations.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=350 valign=top style='width:262.25pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:148.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><img border=0 width=238 height=191 id="Picture_x0020_12" src="cid:image013.jpg@01D02F11.1F70CCA0"></span><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto'><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto'><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Faites savoir à votre conseiller ou votre conseillère ce qui devrait être pris en compte dans le budget municipal de 2015, selon vous.</span></b><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto'><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto'><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Quoi de neuf dans ce budget? La possibilité d’une plus grande flexibilité<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Durant le dernier mandat du conseil municipal, tous les comités avaient une enveloppe de financement fixe et devaient fonctionner avec cette enveloppe budgétaire. Cette année, le Conseil a indiqué clairement que la somme allouée dans l’enveloppe budgétaire d’un comité pourrait être modifiée, si le Conseil l’approuve. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Il en va de même d’une hausse des taxes : le conseil municipal a déjà voté pour une hausse proposée de 2 %, mais si l’information reçue au cours du processus de consultation fait voir aux membres du Conseil que ce pourcentage est insuffisant pour répondre aux besoins de la Ville, le Conseil pourrait voter pour une augmentation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Vos commentaires pourraient faire toute la différence.<span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Comment donner votre avis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Avant le dépôt du budget préliminaire     </span></b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Le maire Jim Watson a lancé un processus de consultations prébudgétaires en ligne et demande aux résidents et aux résidentes de fournir leurs commentaires par courriel à </span><a href="mailto:budget2015@ottawa.ca"><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>budget2015@ottawa.ca</span></a><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> ou par Twitter en saisissant le mot-clic #ottbudget. Vous pouvez envoyer vos commentaires jusqu’au 15 janvier 2015.</span><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Surveillez le contenu du budget préliminaire  </span></b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Le budget préliminaire 2015 sera présenté le mercredi 4 février 2015 lors de la réunion du conseil municipal à l’hôtel de ville. Vous pouvez aller vous assoir dans la tribune du public pour assister à cette présentation. Si vous ne pouvez pas vous rendre à l’hôtel de ville, pas de problème, vous pouvez regarder la réunion en direct sur les ondes de TV Rogers ou sur le </span><a href="http://ottawa.ca/fr/hotel-de-ville/votre-administration-municipale/regarder-ou-ecouter-les-reunions-du-conseil-munici-12"><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>site Web de la Ville d’Ottawa</span></a><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Ou encore, lisez un compte-rendu dans le journal le 5 février.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Présentez votre point de vue lors des consultations publiques<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Assistez à une ou plusieurs consultations publiques régionales (il y en a quatre), ou surveillez les annonces pour apprendre si votre conseiller ou conseillère parrainera une consultation publique dans votre quartier. Préparez une question que vous aimeriez poser, ou utilisez l’occasion pour vous faire une opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Centre – lundi 9 février, 19 h à 21 h, hôtel de ville, salle Andrew S. Haydon, 110, avenue Laurier Ouest, Ottawa  <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ouest – mardi 10 février, 19 h 30 à 21 h 30, cafétéria de l’école secondaire catholique Holy Trinity, 180, chemin Katimavik, Kanata<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sud – mercredi 11 février, 19 h à 21 h, Sportsplex de Nepean, salle A, 1701, avenue Woodroffe, Nepean<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Est – jeudi 12 février, 19 h 30 à 21 h 30, Centre des arts Shenkman, Théâtre Richcraft, 245, boulevard Centrum, Orléans<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Présentez votre point de vue devant un comité permanent :<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tous les comités permanents du Conseil, ainsi que la Commission du transport en commun, la Commission de services policiers, le Conseil d’administration de la bibliothèque et le Conseil de santé d’Ottawa, tiendront des réunions pour examiner les parties du budget préliminaire 2015 visant leurs secteurs respectifs. Tout résident ou résidente et toute organisation peut faire une présentation de cinq minutes sur des questions budgétaires liées au domaine du comité :<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comité de l’environnement – Financé par les taxes – mardi 17 février<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Commission du transport en commun – mercredi 18 février <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comité des services communautaires et de protection – jeudi 19 février<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Commission des services policiers – lundi 23 février<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comité de l’urbanisme – mardi 24 février<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comité des finances et du développement économique – mardi 3 mars<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comité des transports – mercredi 4 mars<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list: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