The draft 2020 Budget has been prepared to provide City Council with context for the opportunities and challenges in our city, and the option to provide further direction to align our activities and spending with Council’s priorities.
Proposed initiatives
The proposed initiatives in the draft operating budget fall into three categories:
- Fixed costs
- Filling service gaps and addressing risks
- Investments to advance Council’s priorities
The draft capital budget includes new 2020 investments in City infrastructure and amenities that were approved as part of the 2019-2022 Capital Plan.
Council has the opportunity on December 3 to deliberate on the draft budget and to propose changes in each category, considering the balance of maintaining quality core services while also making advancements on the most important issues in our city.
How you can still get involved
There are still a variety of ways you can give feedback on or learn more about the draft 2020 Budget.
Online webinar
If you missed the live, online interactive session on our draft 2020 Budget, you can still watch it now. External website, opens in new tab
Register to speak
Register to speak at the special budget meeting on December 3.
Contact Mayor and Council
Submit questions or comments to Mayor and Council
Read draft budget and highlights
Draft 2020 Budget priorities
The draft 2020 Budget includes City Council’s priorities for alignment of spending for the next year’s budget, both in terms of ongoing work, and for new projects and initiatives in response to Council motions and direction.
The primary priority is to maintain and improve the core services that meet the daily needs of residents.
Four additional priorities will also guide City staff’s development of departmental service plans and budgets.
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What we've heard so far
The 2019 Civic Service Satisfaction Survey was conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs in May and it asked residents to rate their satisfaction with the City’s services.
- Check out this year’s 2019 Civic Service Satisfaction Report PDF file (545 KB) to see what your fellow residents said the job we are doing to deliver important services every day.
- Review the 2019 consultation report in the draft 2020 Budget PDF file (13.6 MB) or highlights PDF file (527 KB)
- Review previous budget consultation reports
This feedback will be used to help direct spending for our next annual budget,#VanBudget2020.
Want to learn more about the budget process? Find out how we build the annual budget
