Ward 6 councillor Tom Adams is in line to become Oakville's budget chief. Council is being asked to endorse his appointment at its first meeting of the 2026-2030 term, Monday, Nov. 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
The recommendation describes the role as running for the "2027-2030 Council term." Adams, the Ward 6 town and regional councillor, was acclaimed in this fall's election: no one ran against him.
Councillors Morgan Elliott, Nav Nanda, Ray Chisholm, Peter Longo and Audrey Wubbenhorst would join Adams and mayor-elect Jeff Knoll on the 2027 budget committee. For comparison, the 2026 budget raised the town's share of the tax levy 0.47%, which worked out to an overall residential tax increase of about 1.96% once the Region of Halton and education portions were included.
Council will also consider setting up a committee to help choose a new chief administrative officer, the town's top unelected official, who runs the staff and carries out council's decisions. Jane Clohecy, CAO for six years, is retiring Dec. 31 after 20 years with the town. The committee's mandate is set out in a report from the mayor's office dated Nov. 10, and Knoll and councillors Janet Haslett-Theall, Natalia Lishchyna and Jonathan McNeice would sit on it.
The last time the job changed hands, about six years ago, council appointed Clohecy after Ray Green retired, a town release said. She had been acting CAO for eight months, the town said, and had served as the town's commissioner of community development for 14 years; then-mayor Rob Burton said she was promoted from within.
Residents can meet the new council at a public reception at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, before the meeting. No pre-registration is needed, and the ceremony will be live streamed on the town's Live Stream page and YouTube channel.
