Budget and Finance

The 2025 Budget Committee:

Deputy Mayor Charlie McDonald, Chair
Councillor Dan Joyce
Councillor Tracy Richardson

The Budget Committee submitted their Proposed Budget to the Mayor for review on October 18, 2024.

The Mayor has proposed the 2025 Budget as shown below.

Download Mayor's Proposed 2025 Budget in PDF.

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The municipal budget can be intricate, but we're here to make it clear and accessible. The Budget Committee is eager to know which areas of the budget you'd like to explore further. Have a question? Ask away! Our Director of Corporate Services will answer. Watch our Budget 101 Video Playlist and learn more.

Budget Schedule

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Date	Action
September 3, 2024, 2pm to 4:30pm	Budget Committee Meeting Capital Budget kick-off
September 12, 1pm to 4:30pm	Budget Committee Meeting Operating Budget kick-off: Engineering and Capital Assets, Corporate Overview, Corporate Services Watch meeting on YouTube
September 16, 2024, 9am to 12:30pm	Budget Committee Meeting Operating Budget Overall wage impact on City Budget Community Services Public Works Watch meeting on YouTube
September 17, 2024, 9am to 12:30pm	Budget Committee Meeting External Agencies and Boards of Council budget presentations Watch meeting on YouTube
September 18, 2024, 11am to 1:30pm	Budget Committee Meeting Operating Budget Department presentations: Paramedic Services, Development Services Watch meeting on YouTube
September 19, 2024, 1pm to 4pm	Budget Committee Meeting External Agencies and Boards of Council budget presentations: Kawartha Conservation, Downtown Lindsay Business Improvement Area (BIA) Watch meeting on YouTube
September 25, 1pm to 4:30pm	Budget Committee Meeting Capital Budget, Special Project Budget, Water-wastewater Budget, debt projections.
September 26, 2024, 9:30am to 1:15pm	Budget Committee Meeting Department presentations: Human Services, CAO, Fire Services
October 10, 2024, 1pm to 4:30pm	Budget Committee Deliberations Watch meeting on YouTube
October 15, 2024, 2:30pm to 5pm	Budget Committee Deliberations Watch meeting on YouTube
October 18, 2024	Budget Committee submits proposed Budget to Mayor for amendments. Budgets as endorsed by the Budget Committee: Draft Special Project Budget Draft Tax Supported Capital Budget Draft Water and WasteWater Budget
November 1, 2024	Proposed Budget posted to municipal website See top of this page
November 12, 2024, 7pm	Public Budget Meeting - information on the Proposed Budget, delegations and correspondence can be submitted by members of the public. Learn how. Watch meeting on YouTube
November 26, 2024	Presentation of the Mayor's Budget to Council for deliberation. Watch meeting on YouTube
December 2, 2024	Mayor review and override period after Council deliberates the Budget. When the defined period has lapsed, Budget is adopted. Press releases: Council deliberates 2025 Budget to address community safety while preparing for growth Kawartha Lakes proposes largest capital budget to date to respond to growth Provincial relief for OPP costs bring Kawartha Lakes tax increase to 6.2%
December 20, 2024	Budget and Business Plan posted on website

2024 Budget and Business Plan

Download 2024 Budget and Business Plan PDF - updated May 2024

2024 Budget Schedule

Date	Action
October 17, 9am	Budget highlight presentations from departments Agenda Presentations Budget Launch and Long-Term Financial Plan Paramedic Services Department Presentation Fire Services Department Presentation Engineering and Corporate Assets Department Presentation Global News Report: City of Kawartha Lakes budget could include higher tax levy
October 31, 9am	Budget highlight presentations from departments Agenda Presentations Development Services Department Presentation Public Works Department Presentation Corporate Services Department Presentation Community Services Department Presentation Human Services Department Presentation Press release - Kawartha Lakes readies for growth while maintaining affordability and sustainability
November 2, 2023, 9am	Agencies, Boards and Committees of Council will present their budgets to Council Agenda Press release - Council hears from Agencies and Boards on their proposed 2024 budgets
November 8, 7pm	Public Meeting, 7pm, public deputations will be heard at the meeting. Please read press release for more information on how to participate. Press release - Council hosts evening meeting to hear from public on the Proposed 2024 Budget Watch the meeting on YouTube Formal presentations that requested budget funding have been advanced to the appropriate budget deliberation meeting: November 28 for Capital and Special Project Budget and December 5 for Operating Budget.
November 28, 9am	Capital and Special Project Budgets deliberation, continued on Nov 30 if necessary Agenda Download supporting documents: Additional agenda items including Questions and Answers from Council to Staff, Capital Budget Report Watch the meeting on YouTube Press release - Kawartha Lakes adopts 2024 Capital Budget; building for a sustainable future
December 5, 9am	Operating, Special Projects, Water and Wastewater budgets deliberation Agenda Download supporting documents: Merged Agenda Package including Question and Answers from Council to Staff, and budget reports Question and Answer document, original Councillor questions Watch the meeting on YouTube Press release - Kawartha Lakes adopts 2024 Budget; a year of catch up and readying for growth
Final 2024 Budget and Business Plan published on website Jan 9, 2024	Final 2024 Budget and Business Plan published at the top of this page

2023 Budget and Business Plan

2023 Budget and Business Plan - download PDF

2022 Budget and Business Plan

2022 Budget and Business Plan - download PDF

Long-Term Financial Plan - update 2025

Press release: Kawartha Lakes prepares to update financial outlook to 2027

Watch the June 4 presentation on the updates to the Long-Term Financial Plan

Long-Term Financial Plan (2022-2031)

The first Long-Term Financial Plan was created in 2017 and was updated in 2022 for the next 10 year term.

The update reflects changes in costs, market conditions and City growth over the last five years. The plan consists of four strategies – revenue, reserves, people and debt.

Download a PDF of the Long-Term Financial Plan

2021 Budget and Business Plan

Download a PDF copy of the Adopted 2021 Budget and Business Plan

Asset Management Plan

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