Each Spring, the Finance department prepares the Annual Operating and Capital Budget. The budget pulls the costs of the programs run by each of the departments together to determine the total program costs which need to be funded from revenues. Tax revenue funds approximately three quarters of the County's expenditures. The remainder of the revenue comes from government grants, the sale of County services and reserves. The amount of tax revenue needed to fund the programs along with the assessment base determines the tax rates used. Once the budget has been reviewed by the Audit Committee it goes before Council for review and final approval.
The Budget and the annual Financial Statements are public documents and we encourage ratepayers to review them, and to direct any questions or concerns to our office.
2018
Financial Statements
2017
Financial Statements
2016
- 2016 Budget - Final Short Format
- 2016 Budget - Project Sheets Pt. 1
- 2016 Budget - Project Sheets Pt. 2
Financial Statements
2015
Budget Sections
- 2015 Budget on a Page
- 2015 Budget Opening documents
- 2015 Budget - Executive Summary
- 2015 Budget - Statements
- 2015 Budget - Appendix 1 - Process & Policies
- 2015 Budget - Appendix 2 - Revenue
- 2015 Budget - Appendix 3 - Capital
- 2015 Budget - Appendix 4 - Departments
- 2015 Budget - Appendix 5 - Project Sheets
- 2015 Budget - Appendix 6 - Financial Controls
- 2015 Budget - Appendix 7 - Strategic Directions
- 2015 Budget - Appendix 8 - Performance Measures
- 2015 Budget - Appendix 9 - Statistics & Supplemental Data
- 2015 Budget - Appendix 10 - Glossary
Financial Statements
2014
Budget Sections
- 2014 Budget on a Page
- 2014 Budget Opening documents
- 2014 Budget - Executive Summary
- 2014 Budget - Statements
- 2014 Budget - Appendix 1 - Process & Policies
- 2014 Budget - Appendix 2 - Revenue
- 2014 Budget - Appendix 3 - Capital
- 2014 Budget - Appendix 4 - Departments
- 2014 Budget - Appendix 5 - Project Sheets
- 2014 Budget - Appendix 6 - Financial Controls
- 2014 Budget - Appendix 7 - Strategic Directions
- 2014 Budget - Appendix 8 - Performance Measures
- 2014 Budget - Appendix 9 - Statistics &Supplemental Data
- 2014 Budget - Appendix 10 - Glossary
2014 Financial Statements
2013
Budget Sections
- 2013 Budget on a Page
- 2013 Budget Opening Documents (Table of Contents, Forward, Messages from Reeve & CAO)
- 2013 Budget - Executive Summary
- 2013 Budget - Statements
- 2013 Budget - Appendix 1 - Process & Policies
- 2013 Budget - Appendix 2 - Revenue
- 2013 Budget - Appendix 3 - Capital
- 2013 Budget - Appendix 4 - Departments
- 2013 Budget - Appendix 5 - Project Sheets
- 2013 Budget - Appendix 6 - Policies
- 2013 Budget - Appendix 7 - Strategic Directions
- 2013 Budget - Appendix 8 - Performance Measures
- 2013 Budget - Appendix 9&10 - Statistics & Glossary
2013 Financial Statements
2012
Budget Sections
- 2012 Budget on a Page (<1 MB PDF)
- 2012 Budget Opening Documents (Table of Contents, Forward, Messages from Reeve & CAO) (<1 MB PDF)
- 2012 Budget - Executive Summary (<1 MB PDF)
- 2012 Budget - Statements (<1 MB PDF)
- 2012 Budget - Appendix 1 - Process & Policies (<1 MB PDF)
- 2012 Budget - Appendix 2 - Revenue (<1 MB PDF)
- 2012 Budget - Appendix 3 - Capital (<1 MB PDF)
- 2012 Budget - Appendix 4 - Departments (<1 MB PDF)
- 2012 Budget - Appendix 5 - Project Sheets (2 MB PDF)
- 2012 Budget - Appendix 6 - Policies (<1 MB PDF)
- 2012 Budget - Appendix 7 - Strategic Directions (<1 MB PDF)
- 2012 Budget - Appendix 8 - Performance Measures (<1 MB PDF)
- 2012 Budget - Appendix 9 - Statistics & Supplemental Data (1 MB PDF)
- 2012 Budget - Appendix 10 - Glossary (<1 MB PDF)
2012 Financial Statements
2011
Budget Sections
- 2011 Budget on a Page (1 MB PDF)
- 2011 Budget Opening Documents (Table of Contents, Forward, Messages from Reeve & CAO) (<1 MB PDF)
- 2011 Budget - Executive Summary (<1 MB PDF)
- 2011 Budget - Statements (<1 MB PDF)
- 2011 Budget - Appendix 1 - Process & Policies (<1 MB PDF)
- 2011 Budget - Appendix 2 - Revenue (<1 MB PDF)
- 2011 Budget - Appendix 3 - Capital (1 MB PDF)
- 2011 Budget - Appendix 4 - Departments (2 MB PDF)
- 2011 Budget - Appendix 5 - Project Sheets (12 MB PDF)
- 2011 Budget - Appendix 6 - Financial Controls (<1 MB PDF)
- 2011 Budget - Appendix 7 - Strategic Directions (<1 MB PDF)
- 2011 Budget - Appendix 8 - Performance Measures (1 MB PDF)
- 2011 Budget - Appendix 9 - Statistics & Supplemental Data (6MB PDF)
- 2011 Budget - Appendix 10 - Glossary (<1 MB PDF)
2011 Financial Statements
2010
2010 Financial Statements
2009
Please note: Starting in 2009, budget reporting across Canada is done according to the federally mandated Tangible Capital Assets accounting standard. In some cases, 2009 figures may not be comparable to versions from previous years.
- 2009 Budget (14.2 MB)
- 2009 Budget - without title page (14.1 MB)
- 2009 Budget - Appendices (14.9 MB)
- 2009 Budget - Departmental Summary (1.1 MB)
- 2009 Budget - Summary (961 KB)
- 2009 Audited Financial Statements (Including a summary of changes to the municipal reporting system)
- 2009 Municipal Financial Information Return (3.9 MB)
2008
- 2008 Budget - Department Summary (2.3 MB)
- 2008 Budget - Department Summary no cover page (1.9MB)
- 2008 Budget - Executive Summary (1.5 MB)
- 2008 Budget - Executive Summary no cover page (1.3MB)
- 2008 Budget (8.0 MB)
- 2008 Audited Financial Statements (688.5 KB)
- 2008 Financial Statements Summary (604 KB)
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003