Updated Budget Brief Now Available

The budget conversation takes place over several months, beginning with the citizen budget survey (available every year from mid-June to mid-July).

Throughout the summer and fall, staff have been reviewing your feedback and, along with projects identified in approved master plans, developing a preliminary budget for Council's consideration. Early in the new year, this preliminary budget will guide service-level discussions and related Council decision-making.

Residents will have another opportunity to provide input on the draft budget at a community budget open house, anticipated to occur in early spring.

To inform the budget conversations, a budget (information) brief provides a look at the following:

• the budget process;
• answers frequently asked questions;
• shows how District property taxes compare to other municipalities;
• show how property tax dollars are distributed between service areas;
• shows the distribution of taxes collected for both District service areas and on behalf of other agencies; and
• highlights other funding sources available to the district.

Please make use of this resource to learn more about district budgeting.