Appendix B: PROPOSED 2020-2024 Financial Planning Calendar

PROPOSED 2020-2024 Financial Planning Calendar

Year	Month	Purpose	Who	Revised Date
2019	September	Approval of Financial Planning calendar	Committee of the Whole	September 10
	October	Review financial planning policies and fleet replacement plans	Committee of the Whole *	October 8
		Consideration of Council proposed initiatives	Committee of the Whole *	October 8
2020	February	Draft 2020-2024 Financial Plan worksheets	Distribution to Council	February 14
		Budget workshops: • Introduction and overview • Consideration of non-core requests • Consideration of capital plan • Presentation of service plans • Consideration of reserve transfers	Council * Special COW– Budget *	Feb 18 – 7 pm Feb 19 – 6 pm Feb 20 – 6 pm Feb 25 – 6 pm if required
	March	Consideration of grant-in-aid applications; recommendation for approval	Committee of the Whole *	March 10
		Approval of grants-in-aid	Council *	March 17
	April	Proposed 2020-2024 Financial Plan publication	Distribution to Council and website	April 3
		Opportunity for public participation	Open House	April 14 – 5 pm
		Presentation of consolidated financial plan for approval in principle	Committee of the Whole *	April 14 – 7 pm
		Consideration of tax rate options	Committee of the Whole *	April 14
		First three readings of financial plan bylaw	Council *	April 21
	May	Adoption of financial plan bylaw First three readings of tax rates bylaw	Council	May 5
		Adoption of tax rates bylaw	Council (Special meeting)	May 12
		Information about financial plan, taxes and user fees included with tax notice mail out and on website	Staff	May

* These sessions will include opportunities to address comments from the public