204 City of Windsor approvals were made without a council vote in the first half of 2026

Road contracts, leases and grant applications: 204 City reports were approved under delegated authority from January to June, without a council vote. The list goes to Windsor council Monday, Nov. 9. The CAO can award up to $500,000 if it's budgeted.

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Not every City of Windsor decision goes to a council vote. Under the City's Delegation of Authority process, the chief administrative officer (CAO) and senior staff approve many routine items themselves, and report them to council twice a year.

The latest report, C 124/2026, is on the agenda for Monday's City Council meeting, Nov. 9, 2026. It covers Jan. 1 to June 30, 2026. During that time, the report says, a total of 204 reports were processed under delegated authority. Council is asked to receive the report for information.

What gets approved this way

The attached list, sorted by ward, includes road and construction contracts, leases and licences of City property, grant applications, letters of support and legal matters. The report says the process is meant to cut the number of routine reports that need council approval and let council focus on policy and major issues.

The largest dollar figure on the list is $9,757,865 for restoration of utility cuts and repairs of municipal concrete infrastructure at various locations (RFT 168-25), with a funding reference listed beside it.

The limits

Under Purchasing By-law 60-2026, the CAO may approve a requisition and award of up to $500,000, as long as the money is in a council-approved operating or capital budget, the report says.

Requests for proposals (RFPs) over $250,000 still need City Council approval.

Items outside the by-laws are not approved by administration without a council resolution.

Since a June 2025 council decision (CR261/2025), purchases with tariff implications must explain the country of origin and why a Canadian vendor can't supply the product.

The process dates to November 2004 and was consolidated as By-law 208-2008.

What it means for you

This report lists, in one place, the decisions approved at City Hall under delegated authority in the first half of 2026. You can read it in the Nov. 9 council agenda and email clerks@citywindsor.ca with comments to council about agenda items.

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