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Rate and Tax Support Budgets

The District Municipality of Muskoka Produces Two Separate Budgets Annually

  • Rate Supported Budget 
  • Tax Supported Budget

Your Opportunity to Participate in Budget Deliberations!

  • A notice of intention to adopt each of the Budgets is advertised in the local newspaper and posted on the Muskoka website under Public Notices 
  • Copies of the budgets are made available at the local libraries, and posted on our website prior to budget deliberations
  • Members of the public are invited to comment at either the Joint Committee meetings or at the Council meetings through a written request to the District Clerk, approximately one week prior to the scheduled joint Committee meeting.

Rate Supported Budget

The Rate Supported Operating Budget and Capital Budget and Forecast includes:

  • Water and Wastewater Services
  • Solid Waste Management Services.

Water, sewer and solid waste user fees are set for the upcoming year and special service area levies are established through these budgets.

 Standard Rate Supported Budget Process and Timetable
  •  Approval of Budget Guidelines and Timetable in May
  • Initial budget deliberations at a joint meeting of Engineering and Public Works Committee and Finance and Corporate Services Committee, in the November - December timeframe, and
  • Further budget deliberations and approval by the Council of The District Municipality of Muskoka (generally 2-3 weeks following the joint Committee meeting)

 

Tax Supported Budget

The Tax Supported Operating Budget and Capital Budget and Forecast includes a review of the following services:

 Finance and Corporate Services
  • Elected Officials
  • Administration/CAO
  • Continuous Improvement Unit
  • Corporate Administration
  • Human Resources
  • Finance Services
  • Facility Services
  • Information Technology Services
  • Office Services
  • Fleet Operations
  • Property Assessment Services
  • Accessibility
  • Legal Services
  • Provincial Offences
  • Clerks/FOI
  • Veterinarian Assistance
  • Fire
  • Police Services
Non-Program
  • Corporate revenues and expenditures which do not specifically pertain to any individual department
 Engineering and Public Works
  • Public Works Administration
  • Transportation - Roads
  • Port Carling Locks
  • Sewage Lagoons
 Community and Planning Services
  • Planning and Policy
  • Economic Development & MTMA
  • Water Strategy
  • Geomatics
  • 911 Civic Addressing
  • Community Housing
  • Affordable Housing
  • Homelessness
  • Community Development Initiatives
  • Ontario Works Financial
  • Ontario Works Program Summary
  • MED Childcare Service Agreement
  • MED EarlyOn Service Agreement
  • Muskoka Home Childcare Agency
  • Strengthening Communities
Health Services
  • Paramedic Services
  • Community Emergency Plan
  • Health Unit
  • Hospital Financing
  • Health Initiatives
  • Pines Operations
  • Pines Debt
  • Fairvern
Airport
  • Muskoka Airport

 User fees are set for the upcoming year and the District's general tax rate is established through this budget review.

 Standard Tax Supported Budget Process and Timetable 

  •  Approval of Budget Guidelines and Timetable in May
  • Initial departmental budget deliberations at the respective department's standing Committee meetings in January
  • Budget deliberations of the Corporate budget at the Committee of the Whole Council, in January
  • Further budget deliberations and approval by the Council of The District Municipality of Muskoka in February - March

 

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