Council had planned to approve the budget in a special public meeting last night but left city hall after the private portion of the meeting wrapped up.
Deputy Mayor Stephen Chase tells CHSJ News council was still not ready to sign off on a 143 million dollar budget or an alternate one that is short 9 million dollars based on the province not approving pension reforms.
He says the city manager outlined a series of program cuts, like to ballparks and skating rinks, but council wanted more time to determine what the right course of action is.
He adds he wanted to have an open session of council last night so that the public could see where potential cuts would be.
Council will be holding another private meeting this Saturday morning at 9 at city hall.
