OF THE
MAKING SENSE
2022 BUDGET
BUDGET BASICS Every program and service in the County has a cost. Each year, Council makes financial decisions to provide money for each program and service in the Operating and Capital budgets. The total budget for 2022 is $188 million.
55%
OPERATING BUDGET: The County’s operating budget is for day-to-day costs to keep everything running smoothly. This includes enforcement and fire services, parks and recreation facilities, road maintenance, including snow removal, and waste management.
OPERATING BUDGET $104 Million
45%
CAPITAL BUDGET $84 Million*
CAPITAL BUDGET: The County’s capital budget funds major assets, including machinery and equipment, vehicles, buildings, major road construction projects and debt repayments.
* includes $39.7 Million in carried forward projects
READING YOUR PROPERTY TAX NOTICE 2,950.31 .00 2,950.31 .00 2,950.31
Your property tax notice includes more than municipal taxes – it also includes taxes for education and seniors lodging. The Province of Alberta and the Grande Spirit Foundation determine the financial amount required and the County is required to collect and send these funds to each of them, respectively.
MUNICIPAL TAXES *
0.0040750
$1,772.63
0.0026603
$1,772.63
$1,157.23
County of Grande Prairie Used to fund the budget
$1,157.23
EDUCATION TAX 0.0000470
1,772.63
1,157.23
60.09%
$20.45
$20.45
20.45
2,950.31
39.22%
Province of Alberta Allocated towards education
SENIORS LODGING
0.69%
Grande Spirit Foundation Allocated towards seniors housing
* Starting in 2022, all assessment classes within the Hamlet of Hythe will see a municipal tax rate reduction of 25 per cent annually to be on par with other County tax rates. Hamlet of Hythe tax rates will include an additional tax to repay the Hamlet’s long-term debt at the time of dissolution.