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On an annual basis, North Perth prepares operating and capital budgets to authorize its expenditures for the year.
Understanding budget basics
Your first question may be "What are operating and capital expenses?"
Operating expenses are expenses required for the day-to-day needs of the Municipality. Operating expenses help us to maintain the current levels of services in the community and cover items like snow plowing, parks and recreation maintenance, fire and police services and administrative costs.
Capital expenses cover one-time projects (note: this is why we sometimes refer to it as the "Project Budget") which serve as an investment in our future and benefit our overall community. Examples include costs for a new building roof, road repairs and replacement of vehicles and equipment.
To learn more budget basics and fuel your participation in the budget process, we encourage you to review the Understanding Budget Basics document.
How does the budget process work?
Each year, a Budget Committee is established of all members of Council. This Committee holds Special Budget Meetings. The purpose of the Budget Committee is to lead and direct the budgeting process.
The budget process includes reviewing and evaluating budget submissions from North Perth Boards, Committees and Departments, seeking public feedback on the draft budget at a Budget Open House and finalizing a Budget Document for recommendation and presentation to North Perth Council for approval.
We have developed a Budget Process Flowchart to illustrate North Perth's annual budget process.
2020 Special Budget Meetings
Members of the public are welcome to attend all of the 2020 Special Budget Meetings:
- October 22, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the North Perth Council Chambers - Budget Visioning Session
- December 11, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the North Perth Council Chambers
- January 22, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the North Perth Council Chambers
- January 29, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the North Perth Council Chambers
- February 12, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the North Perth Council Chambers
- March 11, 2020 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. - Budget Open House
Public input
To prepare for the beginning of the 2020 North Perth Budget process, citizens were invited to provide their input on their priorities and preferences for the annual budget through a Budget Survey.
The results of the 2020 Budget Survey were shared at the Budget Visioning Session on Tuesday, October 22nd. In total, 93 surveys were submitted. This is more than double the number of surveys that were submitted as part of the 2019 budget process!
Do you have questions or comments on the 2020 budget process? Post them to the Question and Answer Board on the Your Say North Perth Budget Project Page.
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