Appendix B: 2019-2023 Financial Planning Calendar

2019-2023 Financial Planning Calendar

Year	Month	Purpose	Who	Date
2018	September	Approval of Financial Planning calendar	Committee of the Whole	September 18
	November	Review financial planning policies and fleet replacement plans	Committee of the Whole	November 13
		Consideration of Council proposed initiatives	Committee of the Whole	November 13
		Strategic planning – initiation	Council	Dates TBD
2019	February	Publication of proposed 2019-2023 Financial Plan	Distribution to Council and website	February 4
		Opportunity for public participation	Open House prior to Committee of the Whole	February 12
		Budget workshops: - Consideration of proposed capital projects - Consideration of proposed non-core items - Presentation of core operating budget	Council Special Committee of the Whole - Budget	February 19 & 20 (February 21 if required)
	March	Presentation of consolidated financial plan for approval in principle	Council	March 5
		First three readings of financial plan bylaw	Council	March 12
		Consideration of grant-in-aid applications; recommendation for approval	Committee of the Whole	March 12
		Adoption of financial plan bylaw	Council	March 19
		Approval of grants-in-aid	Council	March 19
	April	Consideration of tax rate options	Committee of the Whole	April 9
		First three readings of tax rates bylaw	Council	April 16
	May	Adoption of tax rates bylaw	Council	May 7
		Information about financial plan, taxes and user fees included with tax notice mail out and on website	Staff	May