The City’s 2024 Year-End Operating Results show a $1.84M surplus in the Operating Fund, with allocations to reserves. However, the Water & Wastewater Fund had a $2.43M deficit, covered by stabilization reserves. Strong tax penalties, aquatics revenue, and mild winter savings helped offset pressures like personnel costs and a CUPE strike. The 2026 Budget Strategy prioritizes affordability, infrastructure, and financial sustainability, with public input starting May 2025.

Agenda items: RH BIA and Library budgets, 2025 draft operating budgets, increase for cultural grants and an economic development mission.

Presentation of the 2025 Draft Capital Budget and Forecast for the Capital program reflective of Council’s Strategic Plan 2024-2027.

Agenda items include the 2025 Draft Budget Overview, the City Manager's Budget message and a new cultural centre.

Agenda items include the 2024 Year End Operating Forecast, Tariff of Fees and the 2025 budget survey results.

Presentation of the 2025 Capital and Operating Budget Strategy, Budget engagement Plan and Budget timelines.

Year-End Operating Results as of December 31, 2023.

View the Members of Council annual compensation, benefits, expenses and event expenses ending December 31, 2023.

To provide an overview of the capital forecast funding requirements identified in the 2025 – 2033 Capital Forecast.

Agenda includes the 2024 Draft Budget, Traffic Safety & Operations Strategy, Transportation Plan, revised application 52 Beaufort Hills.

Part 2 of the 2024 draft Operating Budget will be presented.

Presentation of the draft 2024 Operating Budget. The budget proposes an increase in property tax of 4.76%.

Staff will be presenting the draft 2024 Capital Budget and 9 year forecast.

Information about the budgetary process and changes in provincial legislation and their impact on the budget.

On the agenda is a 2023 interim operating forecast and a tariff of fees update.

Presentation of the 2022 year-end operating results and the 2024 capital and operating budget strategy.

This is a continuation of the Budget meeting held on February 7th.