June 01 → September 08 2023

Phase 1: Survey COMPLETE

  • We are asking for your feedback before staff begin preparing their budgets for 2024
  • Tell us what your priorities are by completing the resident priorities survey
July 01 → September 30 2023

Phase 2: Budget preparation COMPLETE

Building the 2024 draft budget (Internal)

  • Staff use the survey results to help them plan and budget
  • Staff from each division and department prepare their changes, increases, decreases, savings, new projects, and staffing requests
  • Staff compile a document outlining the budget and changes
October 30 → November 18 2023

Phase 3: Budget deliberations COMPLETE

2024 Draft budget deliberations (Internal)

  • Directors, managers, and staff from each department present their draft budget requests and information to Council
  • Council asks questions, requests changes, and works with staff to ensure resident priorities are heard
  • Council approves a draft budget 
December 11 2023

Phase 4: Draft budget approval COMPLETE

At the December 11 Regular Council Meeting, Council approves:

  • 2024 Interim Operating Budget 
  • 2024-26 Budget Plan for circulation to the public
  • 2024 Capital Budget and 10-Year Capital Plan
January 31 → April 22 2024

Phase 5: Budget Final Steps

The final steps to approve the 2024 Budget are:

  • January 31, 2024: Budget Open House, Wednesday, 4:00 – 6:00 pm (Location TBD)
  • March 25, 2024: Council approves 2024-2026 Budget Plan 
  • April 18, 2024: Council gives first reading to 2024 Property Tax Bylaw
  • April 22, 2024: Council gives second and final reading to 2024 Property Tax Bylaw