Draft 2022 Municipal Operating and Capital Budget

Your Voice, Your Town. Here's what our community told us about the Draft 2022 Municipal Operating and Capital Budget.

Each year, the Town of Cobourg undergoes an annual budget process to create budgets that support town operations and deliver the programs and services required to maintain the high quality of life we enjoy in our community, and offers residents an engagement opportunity to review and comment on financial priorities. Municipal Council and Town staff gathered feedback from residents to identify areas of focus for the Town’s current and long-term financial priorities. The 2022 Financial Framework Survey provided an opportunity for Cobourg residents to engage in the municipal financial planning process as staff prepare a draft budget and updated long-term financial plan for Council’s review and consideration.

The 2022 Financial Framework Survey concluded on November 5, 2021, and the Town of Cobourg is now releasing the Public Engagement Report for the Draft 2022 Municipal Operating and Capital project. View the report here.

The Public Engagement Report will be included in the Special Council Budget Session on November 25, 2021 at 10 a.m. where Council reviews the draft budget in its entirety. Tune in to watch the meeting here: www.cobourg.ca/escribe

(Issued October 22, 2021 at 4 p.m. EST) –The Town of Cobourg would like to advise residents that the Draft 2022 Municipal Operating and Capital Budget has now been released and is available online for public input and feedback.

Residents are reminded that the Draft 2022 Municipal Operating and Capital Budget documents released today represent the first phase of the budget process and are not considered final until approved at the Regular Council Meeting on December 13, 2021.

The 2022 Draft Municipal Operating and Capital Budget can be found on the Town of Cobourg’s website (www.cobourg.ca/budget) with feedback and input available through the Town of Cobourg’s online public engagement platform, Engage Cobourg (www.engagecobourg.ca).

“I strongly encourage residents and business owners to provide feedback on the Draft 2022 Municipal Operating and Capital Budget in time for deliberations during our Special Budget Council Session in November,” said Suzanne Séguin, Deputy Mayor for the Town of Cobourg. “As we prepare to re-establish priority services coming out of the pandemic, we will also be focusing on our core values while containing costs and implementing best practices. Town staff are working hard to establish departmental priorities while continuing to deliver on the services that matter most to taxpayers.”

Residents are encouraged to provide input and share feedback on the Town of Cobourg’s Draft 2022 Municipal Operating and Capital Budget by completing the Financial Framework Survey and providing input through the Open Forum on Engage Cobourg before the deadline of Friday, November 5, 2021.

Next Council Budget Meeting
Tune in to watch the Special Council Budget Session on Thursday, November 25, 2021, from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. where Council will review and discuss the draft budget in its entirety. The agenda and livestream video will be made available at www.cobourg.ca/escribe.

For more information on the Draft 2022 Municipal Operating and Capital Budget please contact the Finance Department at 905-372-8944.

(Issued October 15, 2021 at 10 a.m. EST) – The Town of Cobourg would like to inform residents that the 2022 Municipal Operating and Capital Budget meetings have been scheduled. All meetings will be conducted using the new hybrid Council Meeting format beginning in November 2021.

The Draft 2022 Municipal Operating and Capital Budget will be released on the Municipal website at www.cobourg.ca/budget and on Engage Cobourg for public review and comment.

Residents are encouraged to provide input on the budget by submitting a delegation to Council for the Public Submissions meeting on Monday, November 8, 2021. Delegation requests can be made online by visiting the Town of Cobourg’s eSCRIBE platform: www.cobourg.ca/escribe, clicking on the meeting date and hitting ‘Delegation request’.

For further information on the 2022 Municipal Operating and Capital Budget please visit www.cobourg.ca/budget.