On June 15 council agenda there is a report about the process for establishing the 2024 budget i.e. the timeline for reviewing and approving.  In addition the report indicates that staff is estimating that the tax levy increase will be between 4% to 5% for 2024.  I do have some questions about the identified budget pressures.  In another report on the agenda Council is requested to approve the strategic plan for 2024-2026. I hope that the corporate strategic plan well provide a good framework  for our decisions about budget in 2024.  For example, which activity is critical for meeting our priority objective?.  As indicated in the report one of the mitigation options is to use funds in the tax stabilization reserve.  As of December 2022 it is $4.2 million which is ~12% of total operating budget; hence I think we need to be cautious about accessing it.

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