Budget
The Community Charter requires local governments to approve a five-year Financial Plan bylaw each year before they adopt the annual property tax bylaw by May 15. We also often refer to the Financial Plan as the Budget.
Budget Process
July to October – Departmental Financial Plans
Each department creates budgets based on anticipated activities and Strategic Plan priorities. They also account for expected expenses and estimated revenues.
October to December – Draft Financial Plan Preparation
Finance compiles all budgets to make a draft financial plan. We compare the draft to the Strategic Plan to ensure consistency.
September to February – Public Budget Meetings
There are several public budget meetings that allow for public input and review.
February to May – Financial Plan and Bylaws Adopted
We revise the plan based on public input and Council priorities until we reach a final version. That final version allows us to develop the Financial Plan Bylaw. In the Bylaw, we set the property tax revenue we need. This, in turn, forms the basis for your tax rates. Council may amend the financial plan by bylaw at any time during the five-year period.
Meeting schedule
- September 20 - Base Budget Grant & Grant-in-Aid in Lieu of Permissive Tax Exemptions Presentations
- BC Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
- Calvary Baptist Church
- Canadian Red Cross Society
- Child Development Centre
- Fort St. John Association for Community Living
- Fort St. John Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
- Fort St. John Community Arts Council
- Fort St. John Curling Club
- Fort St. John Friendship Society
- October 4 - Base Budget Grant & Grant-in-Aid in Lieu of Permissive Tax Exemptions Presentations
- Fort St. John Motorcycle Society
- Fort St. John Senior Citizen's Association
- Fort St. John Presbyterian Church
- Fort St. John Women's Resource Society
- New Totem Archy Club
- North Peace Community Resources Society
- North Peace Gymnastics Association
- North Peace Historical Society
- North Peace Seniors Housing Society
- Northern Environmental Action Team
- October 18 - Base Budget Grant & Grant-in-Aid in Lieu of Permissive Tax Exemptions Presentations
- Peace Lutheran Chruch
- Peace View Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
- Pentecostals of Fort St. John
- Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation
- Salvation Army
- Seventh-Day Adventist Church
- Totem Nursery Preschool
- Fort St. John International Airshow Society
- Fort St. John Library
- North Peace Fall Fair Society
- November 1 - Base Budget Grant & Grant-in-Aid in Lieu of Permissive Tax Exemptions Presentations
- Evangel Chapel Society
- North East Native Advancing Society
- Royal Canadian Legion
- BC SPCA
- November 22 - Base Budget Grant & Grant-in-Aid in Lieu of Permissive Tax Exemptions Presentations
- Guru Nanak Sikh Temple and Cultural Society
- January 24 - Budget 2022 Presentation (Capital and Operating)
- February 28 - 2022-2026 Capital Budget
- February 28 - Five-year Financial Plan Bylaw
- February 28 - Financial Plan Public Meeting
- March 14 - Adoption of the Five-year Financial Plan Bylaw
- April 25 - 2022 Tax Rate Bylaw
- May 9 - Adoption of the 2022 Tax Rate Bylaw
2022 Budget
- 2022 Budget - Public Drop-in Information Panels [PDF - 1 MB]
- 2022 Capital Project Listings [PDF - 1 MB]
- 2022 Budget at a Glance [PDF - 807 KB]
- 2022 Five-Year Financial Plan Bylaw
Previous Year Financial Plan and Financial Plan Bylaw
- 2021 Capital Project Listings [PDF - 2 MB]
- 2021 Budget at a Glance [PDF - 1012 KB]
- 2021 Five-Year Financial Plan Bylaw [PDF - 2 MB]