Two days of planned discussions saw no major changes to the bottom line of the proposed 2020 Arnprior Municipal Budget.
Council stuck with its plan to bring in a document boosting local taxes by 1.58 percent.
Mayor Stack says Council reduced a reserves allocation to $616 000 to tie up some loose ends.
As to Archives and Library requests for additional staff time, it’s something the Town can’t say no to on its own.
So as not to bind Council’s hands in case a seven-jurisdiction efficiency report suggests an alternate solution, members reached an interim fix.
They will fund each request on a nine-month temporary basis.


