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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.
2021 Capital and Operating Budget - Final
Public consultation
Residents were encouraged to provide their input on the 2021 North Perth Budget through the 2021 Pre-Budget Survey and Budget Feedback Virtual Consultation. View the summary of the pre-budget survey results here or by visiting the 2021 Budget project page on yoursaynorthperth.ca.
To learn more about the 2021 Budget, watch the 2021 North Perth Budget: Virtual Public Consultation Presentation: