NORTH BATTLEFORD - The 2024 budget deliberations will get under way starting next week in North Battleford.
Director of Finance Margarita Peña said at council Tuesday that dates have been selected for budget deliberations, which will take place at City Hall council chambers. The first night of the public deliberations will be on Monday night, Nov. 20, starting at 5 p.m., which will focus on general government and parks and recreation.
Night two will be Thursday, Nov. 23 with a focus on police, fire and protective services and operations services. The third night is Thursday, Nov. 30 which will focus on engineering, planning, and UPAR budgets as well as third party grants. If extra deliberation sessions are needed, the nights of Dec. 5 and 7 are set aside if necessary.
Peña said that the budget document will be released on Friday in time for Monday’s deliberations.
There has already been extensive pre-budget activity already at City Hall. Council had already previously held a special meeting in September in which they spent a full evening going over the list of capital items to be considered. As well, a host of delegations have been before council over the last several meetings to present their third-party grant requests, with those decisions to be finalized during the budget deliberations.
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