As part of the 2025 Budget planning process, Quinte West residents are invited to visit the City’s online engagement website to complete the 2025 Budget survey, share feedback or questions with staff and Council, and subscribe to receive budget updates.
Quinte West residents are welcome to provide comments or address Council as part of the budget review process. Public input can be submitted in writing to [email protected] for distribution as correspondence to Council.
Individuals that wish to address Council in-person or virtually at an upcoming Council meeting can attend any of the budget review meetings to speak during the public input period. More information about the City’s Speaking at Council process is available on the City’s website here.
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City budgets
The City of Quinte West’s budget is a financial plan that outlines the estimated revenue and expenses needed to fund the day-to-day costs of delivering services such as fire protection, maintenance of parks, economic development services, and community events, and long-term investments, such as renewing existing roadways, renovating City buildings and arenas, and buying equipment used to provide services.
The budget is developed based on input from various city departments, community members, Council and other stakeholders, to ensure the City’s financial alignment with the deliverables of its strategic plan and priorities for the future.
The Budget Book helps to centralize and improve the transparency of the City’s annual budget information, recommendations, and forecasts for Council and the public. The Budget Book is released in versions to allow Council and the public the greatest amount of time possible to review next year’s proposed budget.
2025 Budget
Quinte West Council voted to approve the City’s 2025 budget at the Special Council – Budget meeting on Dec. 4-5, 2025.
The approved 2025 Budget of $89.1 million reflects an overall 5.98% total tax increase that prioritizes maintaining existing service levels and protecting the City’s long-term fiscal health.
Read more here.
2025 Budget Book – Final Version
2025 Water and Wastewater Budget – Final Version
Key Dates
- COMPLETE: Jul. 17 – Budget Engagement Survey Opens
- COMPLETE: Sept. 13 – Budget Engagement Survey Closes
- COMPLETE: Oct. 30 @ 4:30 p.m. – Special Budget Meeting
- Council reviews 2025 Budget outlook, strategic plan updates and long-term financial planning projections.
- View the Oct. 30 Special Budget Meeting agenda.
- COMPLETE: Dec. 4-5 @ 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Special Budget Meeting (2-day)
- Internal departments budgets (Dec. 4)
- External funding requests and external agencies with presentations (Dec. 5)
- The proposed 2025 Budget Book – Draft Version and the 2025 Water and Wastewater Budget Book – Draft Version is available to the community and Council for review with the Special Council meeting agenda – Nov. 26, 2024
Posted on the City’s website in advance of the Special Council meeting – Dec. 4, 2024.
Presented to Council at the Special Council meeting scheduled – Dec. 4, 2024.
COMPLETE: Dec. 5, 2024 – Council approves 2025 Budget and tax levy
2025 Budget Book Final version to be posted on the City’s website
- January 29 @ 4:30 p.m. – Community Grants Committee
- Review and approve the Community Grants Fund requests.
2024 Budget
Quinte West Council voted to approve the City’s 2024 budget at the Special Council – Budget meeting on Jan. 8, 2024.
The approved 2024 budget of $80.6 million reflects an overall 6.7% total tax increase that prioritizes maintaining existing service levels and protecting the City’s long-term fiscal health. The City’s 2024 Budget was developed with input from residents and community members, Council and all City departments.
View the 2024 City Budget Book – Final Version.
View the 2024 Water and Wastewater Budget Book – Final Version.
Read more here.
Budget facts
Each year, the City budgets for expenditures in the following areas.
- The capital budget is based on a ten-year plan that outlines how the City will spend money on long-term investments, such as renewing existing roadways, renovating City buildings and arenas, and buying equipment used to provide services.
- The operating budget outlines the City’s annual expected revenue and expenditures, and funds the day-to-day costs of delivering services such as fire protection, maintenance of parks, economic development services, and the delivery of community events.
- The water and wastewater budget outlines the annual expenses related to ensuring clean drinking water and the treatment of wastewater, as well as the maintenance and repair of wastewater treatment facilities and sewer systems.
- Funding to external agencies supports local organizations that deliver important community programs and services, including public health and health care services, conservation authorities, transit, and libraries.
Multi-year budget
The multi-year budget format ensures the strategic goals and priorities identified by Council in the City’s Strategic Plan are appropriately budgeted for over each four-year term. This budget format consists of annual capital and operating budget, 10-year Capital budget forecasts, and 4-year operating budget forecasts in alignment with each four-year term of Council.
Capital and operating budgets
Funding of this City’s capital and operating budgets is achieved through user fees, service charges, grants, reserves and property taxation. Council reviews and approves capital budgets and operating budgets on an annual basis.
The City budget considers legislated responsibilities and the expected service levels the community desires. Council reviews and approves capital budgets and operating budgets on an annual basis. Below you will find the budget summaries. For more information on the budget Presentations and Discussions, please review council agendas and minutes.
Past budgets
If you require budget information before 2022, call 613-392-2841 or email [email protected]
2022 + 2023 budget documents
Some technical documents and papers make up the detailed budget information package. Summary budget documents are listed below for more detailed information please refer to council meeting minutes. If you require a document in an alternative format, contact 613-392-2841 or [email protected].