Attachment 1: 2024-2028 Financial Planning Calendar

2024-2028 Financial Planning Calendar

Year	Month	Purpose	Who	Date
2023	June	Approval of Financial Planning (FP) calendar	Council	June 20
	July	Detailed FP Review – General Gov’t Services	Committee of the Whole	July 11
	September	Detailed FP Review – Protective Services	Committee of the Whole	September 12
	October	Detailed FP Review – Transportation Services	Committee of the Whole	October 10
		Fleet and equipment replacement plan review
	November	Detailed FP Review – Development Services	Committee of the Whole	November 14
		Financial policies review
		Consideration of Council proposed initiatives and Strategic Plan implications
		Discussion of financial planning targets
2024	January	Detailed FP Review – Environmental, Parks and Recreation Services	Committee of the Whole	January 9
	February	Draft 2024-2028 Financial Plan Workshop Package	Distribution to Council	February 5
		Budget workshops: Introduction and overview	Committee of the Whole	February 13 – 7 pm
		Consideration of proposed non-core/capital items	Special Committee of the Whole	February 14 – 6 pm
		Presentation of service plans		February 15 – 6 pm
		Consideration of reserve transfers	If required	February 20 – 6 pm
	March	Proposed 2024-2028 Financial Plan publication and launch of online Citizen Budget engagement tool	Distribution to Council and website	March 11
		Consideration of grant-in-aid applications	Committee of the Whole	March 12
		Approval of grants-in-aid	Council	March 19
		Online Citizen Budget engagement tool intake closed	Staff	March 31
	April	Consideration of results from online Citizen Budget engagement tool	Committee of the Whole	April 9
		Presentation of consolidated financial plan for approval in principle
		Consideration of tax rate options
		First three readings of financial plan bylaw	Council	April 16
	May	Adoption of financial plan bylaw	Council	May 7
		First three readings of tax rates bylaw
		Adoption of tax rates bylaw	Council (Special meeting)	May 14
		Information about financial plan, taxes and user fees included with tax notice mail out and on website	Staff	May

All Council and Committee of the Whole sessions will be webcast and will include opportunities to address comments from the public.