Windsor budget deliberations will be split over two days in 2018

Council has voted to split budget deliberations in 2018 over two days.

• Councillors question Windsor's crammed budget discussions

The decision comes after a report that considered the number of days councils in other municipalities set aside for their budget deliberations and criticism following a history of marathon meetings stretching into the early hours in years past.

Councillorsquestioned the city's packed budget talks last year after the meeting lasted close to 11 hours.

Ward 3 Councillor Rino Bortolin said the meeting, which spanned from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. the next day ended up "alienating" taxpayers who wanted to voice concerns with the budget.

At the time, Mayor Drew Dilkenssaid he wasn't sure spreading the discussions out over several days would increase transparency or attendance.