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 social media 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 September, and
- Further budget deliberations and approval by the Council of The District Municipality of Muskoka (generally 2-3 weeks following the joint Committee meeting)
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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
- Regional Strategic Initiatives
- Communications
- Continuous Improvement Unit
- Corporate Administration
- Human Resources
- Finance Services
- Facilities and Support Services
- Information Technology Services
- Office Services
- Fleet Operations
- Property Assessment Services
- Accessibility
- Legal Services
- Provincial Offences
- Clerks/FOI
- Veterinarian Assistance
- Fire
- Police Services
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| Non-Program |
- Corporate revenues and expenditures which do not specifically pertain to any individual department
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| Engineering and Public Works |
- Public Works Administration
- Transportation - Roads
- Port Carling Locks
- Sewage Lagoons
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| Community and Planning Services |
- Planning and Policy
- Water Strategy
- Geomatics/911 Civic Addressing
- Community Housing
- Affordable Housing
- Homelessness
- Community Transportation
- Community Initiatives
- Ontario Works Financial Assistance
- Ontario Works Programs
- Children's Services
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| Health Services |
- Paramedic Services
- Community Paramedicine
- Emergency Management
- Health Unit
- Health Initiatives Capital Funding
- Health Strategies and Initiatives
- Pines Operations
- Pines Debt
- Fairvern Operations
- Fairvern Debt
- Seniors Programs and Services
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| Airport |
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User fees are set for the upcoming year and the District's general tax rate is established through this budget review.
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Standard Tax Supported Budget Process and Timetable
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- Approval of Budget Guidelines and Timetable in May.
- Initial departmental budget deliberations at the respective department's standing Committee meetings in November.
- Budget deliberations of the budget at the Committee of the Whole Council, in November - December
- Further budget deliberations and approval by the Council of The District Municipality of Muskoka in December
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