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City 2022 budget approved By Lori Larsen
City of Camrose council approved the 2022 Operating Budget during the regular council meeting held on December 6. The recommendation by administration was for council to approve the amended 2021 and 2022 Operating Budget with total operating expenditures of $55,392,635 and $56,199,997, including general operating expenditures of $40,987,886 and $41,174,956, utility operating expenditures of $14,404,749 and $15,025,041, and transfer to capital of $3,398,309 and $3,634,186. City of Camrose finance general manager Travis Bouck explained to council the major variances that have occurred over the last year that impacted the amendment to the 2022 budget. “The biggest one being the Wastewater Treatment Plant project and the anticipated costs going from $42 million up to over $51 million, and the additional debt that is required will have an impact on our debt servicing costs.” Bouck said that it is expected that five percent increases on wastewater rates will be required for at least the next four to five years simply to manage the debt payments.
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“The other one is the inflationary impact that we have across the board that we are seeing on some of our procurements. We talked to different businesses and they are ranging anywhere from five to 10 per cent across the board. That obviously is also going to have an impact on the City. We have tried to compensate for some of that by adding a five per cent increase to those user fees and charges.” Bouck explained that many of the City services are subsidized. “So that increase in user fees and charges isn’t going to totally offset the cost increases since we subsidize most services. However, when we do look at the review of the budget, we believe we do not have to raise our tax rates to offset any additional increases.” He added that is also due in part to increased franchise fee revenue.
“All of these factors put together allows us to maintain the zero per cent property tax increase that was originally approved in December 2020 for the 2022 budget.” A motion was made by councillor DJ Ilg and seconded by councillor Lana Broker to accept the 2022 Operating Budget as presented by administration. Prior to the vote, councillor Joy-Anne Murphy requested a friendly amendment to the 2022 Operating Budget as presented, to include the cost of creating and implementing an Environmental Management Plan at the cost of approximately $150,000. The request for a friendly amendment was denied by motion maker councillor Ilg. On separate motions, council unanimously approved the amended 2021 and 2022 Capital Budget with total project costs of $15,153,446 and $46,179,338; the amended 2021-2030 Capital Plan as a planning document for informational purposes; and the increase to the Electricity Franchise Fees to offset the decreased provincial infrastructure funding from 14 per cent to 15 per cent effective April 1, 2022.
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