Less than a third of tax levy increase attributed to city operations

Budget meetings are lined up for early March at city hall.  

The initial recommendation from staff is a 5.5 per cent increase in the tax levy, or six million dollars.  

A staff report says increased budgets for Service Partners have elevated the strain on the municipal levy.  

“City operations have resulted in an overall levy change of 1.74% and Service Partners 3.76%,” states the report. 

The proposed operating budget is just over 165-million, to cover the daily costs of running city services.  

Deliberations are lined up for March 3 and 4.   

Staff say on an annual basis, the increase equals about $76 per $100,000 of residential assessment value.