City of WL 2019 Budget in Development...

Courtesy of the City of Williams Lake:

The public is invited to observe and participate in the City Council's budget meetings as Council members began discussions on the 2019 budget and 2019-2023 financial plan.

The Committee of the Whole Council (COWC) met on August 21, 2018 to discuss proposed Budget 2019 and Five Year Financial Plan development timeline and budget direction. The timeline was approved by Council on August 28, 2018.

On November 13, 2018 the COWC discussed the award of grants in aid and fee for service agreements for 2019.

On December 5, 2018, the COWC in a special public meeting and consultation discussed City's preliminary operational budget and capital plan.

The Council has adopted early capital and provisional operating budget at its' meeting on December 18, 2018.

(Preliminary budget documents that were discussed are presented on this web page - click here).

The discussions will continue in 2019 to finalise the budget and set property tax rates by May 15, 2019.

In addition to seeking public feedback at the Council meetings, the City will also use public engagement platform and online budget consultation tool. This interactive tool to allow residents to see how their property tax dollars are planned to be spent and to provide valuable input on how they would like to spend their tax dollars on programs and services in our community. The 2018 interactive budget tool can be found at williamslake.citizenbudget.com, the 2019 tool will be active as soon as preliminary budget numbers are developed.

Residents are also encouraged to take a look at the City’s budget presentations on this web page (to be added, as information is presented to the City Council). The budget and expenses for all City departments and divisions to be presented as well as the City's capital plans. Residents will also see the 2019 budget and revisions as Council deliberates and makes decisions in the coming weeks and months.

If you would like to leave a comment on the City's 2019 budget for City Council, please e-mail (click here) us a message, stating your name and Williams Lake address (anonymous comments or comments from non-residents will not be presented to Council).