Budget 2024

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The 2024 budget cycle is complete. Now, staff can begin implementing it. See you later this year when we get started on the plan for 2025!

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BACKGROUND

Municipalities own, maintain, and operate a wide range of infrastructure to support the provisions of needed and desired services for their communities. Examples of these assets include:

  • police and fire stations
  • roads and sidewalks
  • street lighting
  • pipes and facilities for disposal of sewer and storm water
  • arenas, pools, sports fields, and playgrounds
  • and more

Growth in the community requires expansion to existing infrastructure to provide municipal services for new residents and businesses. Councils are continually challenged to maintain current infrastructure and services while also addressing the demand for enhanced and new services—and keeping it all within affordable levels for their communities.

Whether your garbage is being collected, your street is being plowed, or you are visiting the splash park, you are witnessing your tax dollars at work. It is municipal budget decisions, at the direction of Mayor and Council, that set the funding levels for the programs and services that maintain your quality of life. Developing this budget involves making difficult decisions between essential programs, infrastructure demands, and the wants and needs of residents.

The City of Terrace needs to ensure it is budgeting adequately to maintain long-term financial stability for the future of the community as well as focusing on the wants and needs of today.

BACKGROUND

Municipalities own, maintain, and operate a wide range of infrastructure to support the provisions of needed and desired services for their communities. Examples of these assets include:

  • police and fire stations
  • roads and sidewalks
  • street lighting
  • pipes and facilities for disposal of sewer and storm water
  • arenas, pools, sports fields, and playgrounds
  • and more

Growth in the community requires expansion to existing infrastructure to provide municipal services for new residents and businesses. Councils are continually challenged to maintain current infrastructure and services while also addressing the demand for enhanced and new services—and keeping it all within affordable levels for their communities.

Whether your garbage is being collected, your street is being plowed, or you are visiting the splash park, you are witnessing your tax dollars at work. It is municipal budget decisions, at the direction of Mayor and Council, that set the funding levels for the programs and services that maintain your quality of life. Developing this budget involves making difficult decisions between essential programs, infrastructure demands, and the wants and needs of residents.

The City of Terrace needs to ensure it is budgeting adequately to maintain long-term financial stability for the future of the community as well as focusing on the wants and needs of today.

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    2024 Budget Consultation

    Welcome to the 2024 Budget Consultation!

    How long will this take?

    This should take about 5–20 minutes to complete, depending on the level of detail provided.

    Can I respond on paper instead?

    Yes. Printed copies are available at:

    • Terrace City Hall: 3215 Eby St
    • Terrace Public Library: 4610 Park Ave
    • Happy Gang Centre: 3226 Kalum St

    Can I respond in person instead?

    Yes. You can provide comments in person at the regular council meeting on Monday, January 8, 2024, at 7:30 pm. To register to participate, please provide your name, address, and a telephone number or email address that we can use to contact you through one of these channels:

    To participate, you must have access to either a phone or computer so we can contact you. The registration deadline is 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting. An opportunity to phone in or join Microsoft Teams during the meeting will be available; please visit https://www.terrace.ca/participate to learn all the ways to join the meeting.

    What’s the purpose of the consultation?

    The purpose is to share your thoughts on the draft 2024 Budget and 2024-2028 Financial Plan. All feedback collected will be reported to Council at the regular council meeting on Monday, January 8, 2024. The results will help Council determine if any changes are needed to help further align the budget with community priorities before Council adopts the final 2024-2028 Financial Plan Bylaw.

    How are you using my data?

    We are collecting data under section 26(e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of planning programs and services in the community.

    You have the option of providing your contact information as part of this survey. Your personal information will not be published in any way or reviewed in combination with your responses to survey questions. Your information will be securely stored in Canada. We will not share your information with any external third party and will only use your contact information to provide you with future opportunities to engage with the City of Terrace.

    If you have any questions about this survey, the collection of data, or how it is stored and used, please contact us:

    Corporate Administration
    City of Terrace
    3215 Eby St, Terrace, BC V8G 2X8
    engage@terrace.ca
    250-638-4712

    The 2024 budget cycle is complete. Now, staff can begin implementing it. See you later this year when we get started on the plan for 2025!
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