Parksville’s 2024-2028 Financial Plan
December 13, 2024
The City’s 2024-2028 financial plan process is now well underway with meetings on November 27 and December 11, open to public comment. A series of meetings have now been scheduled for January to April 2024 with opportunities for public input at Committee of the Whole and Special Council meetings. To continue the discussion on the 2024-2028 financial plan, open meetings are scheduled as follows.
January
January 15
Regular Council Meeting (1 pm) - Water and Sewer Funds, operating and capital
January 24
Committee of the Whole (1-4 pm) - General Fund, operating and capital
January 29
Special Council Meeting (9 am-noon) - Motions from previous financial plan meetings
February
February 12
Special Council Meeting (1-4 pm) - Preliminary property tax and utility rates
February 21
Regular Council Meeting (1 pm) - Three readings 2024-2028 Provisional Financial Plan Bylaw
March
March 4
Regular Council Meeting (1 pm) - Adoption of 2024-2028 Provisional Financial Plan Bylaw
April
April 8
Committee of the Whole (1-4 pm) - New information, carry forwards, final property tax rates
April 22
Special Council Meeting (1-4 pm) - Three readings 2024-2028 Amended Financial Plan 2024 property tax rates
The financial plan outlines how resources will be allocated to achieve Council’s identified strategic goals and enable delivery of services to residents for the next five years in a fiscally responsible manner. Public input is encouraged as an important part of our financial planning process. The financial plan sets out the services, strategic initiatives, and capital projects for the next five years and identifies how the City will pay for them. We endeavour to maintain quality programs and services for our residents and keep property taxes and utility fees affordable.
Here are the ways residents may engage in the financial planning process:
- Attend meetings in person. Meetings are held in the Forum, 100 Jensen Avenue East.
- Submit comments by email to council@parksville.ca. Residents wishing comments to be considered by Council prior to the meetings, should be received by 4 pm on the working day before the meeting.
- Meetings may be viewed live and archived through webstreaming from the City’s website.
- Comments, questions, and ideas may be posted to the City’s online engagement site, Let’s Talk Parksville.
- All comments about the financial plan received by the City will form part of the public record.
If you wish to familiarize yourself with the City’s financial planning process, previous years’ plans and presentations may be viewed on Let’s Talk Parksville and on the City’s website.
For more information:
Deb Tardiff, Manager of Communications
communications@parksville.ca; 250 954-3073
