Back to SearchPrince Albert’s Budget Committee will meet starting January 8, 2025, to consider the proposed 2025 capital and operating budgets as presented by City Administration. These budgets cover a substantial portion of the City’s operations, including core functional areas such as recreation, police, parks, fleet, fire, streets and roads, transit, traffic, playgrounds, arts, and community clubs.
This year, the budget package has been prepared in digital format providing users with interactive access and ability to view budget data in an accessible format using charts, tables and graphs.
The Budget Committee will meet to consider the proposed budget and review each operational area to make final determinations on spending priorities for the year and make recommendations to City Council for final approval.
The preliminary budget increase that would be funded from increases in property tax is approximately $8,042,120. This is the funding proposed to balance the budget for 2025. All items referred to budget committee throughout the year have been included as well as those items being proposed by Administration. The 2025 budget is subject to the Budget Committee’s review and prioritization.
“It is important to stress that this is a proposed budget and is subject to change,” said Ramona Fauchoux, Director of Financial Services. “City Council will take into account public input and its own priorities when reviewing the budget. The final tax rate will be determined sometime in March following Council deliberations in January.”
“It’s been a challenging budget year. We prepared a budget that puts forward a realistic account of the projects and services the City of Prince Albert needs to pursue to meet expectations of residents and build a sustainable future for our community,” said Sherry Person, City Manager. “As committed, there continues to be no increase within the Budget attributed to funding the land purchase, capital construction or debt financing for the Lake Country Co-op Leisure Centre.”
While there are a number of items that impact the 2025 budget, the following is a list of the significantly impacted areas.
- $1,900,000 - Salaries, wages, and benefits for City Departments (excluding Police Service and the new Lake Country Co-op Leisure Centre)
- $1,270,000 - Police Service increase in funding
- $1,100,000 – Increase of Capital project requests compared to 2024, such as decommissioning of the Frank Dunn Pool and Dave G. Steuart Arena.
- $850,000 - Allocations to/from reserves
- $700,000 – Increase in Contracted and general services for City Departments compared to 2024, such as inspections required on the City's bridge inventory and increases to assessment legal and consulting services.
- Operating costs of over $1,140,000 related to the new Lake Country Co-op Leisure Centre. These costs are offset by the savings realized at Steuart Arena and Frank Dunn Pool at an approximate value of over $530,000. The net change to the 2025 budget is then an increase of approximately $610,000.
The proposed 2025 budget is available at https://citypa.openbook.questica.com/#/budget-book/f63d2485-7861-4b86-84d8-5aa3fb8635fb
General Fund Budget Deliberations:
There will be no presentations from the public during these meetings.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 – 8:00 am to approximately 5:00 pm
Thursday, January 9, 2025 – 8:00 am to approximately 5:00 pm
Friday, January 10, 2025 – 8:00 am to approximately 5:00 pm
All meetings listed above will be held in the Council Chamber, at City Hall at the times specified. Interested Citizens are encouraged to attend the Thursday, January 8 and Friday, January 9, 2025 Budget Committee meetings, as deliberations may be completed on those days.
Sanitation, Utility, Airport and Land Fund Budget Deliberations
There will be no presentation from the public during these meetings. The proposed Sanitation, Utility, Airport and Land fund budgets will be available on January 14, 2025.
Wednesday, January 22, 2025, from 4:00 pm to approximately 8:00 pm
Thursday, January 23, 2025, from 4:00 pm to approximately 8:00 pm
All meetings listed above will be held in the Council Chamber at City Hall at the times specified. Interested Citizens are encouraged to attend the meeting on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, as deliberations may be completed on those days. Budget recommendations are anticipated to be considered at the February 3, 2025 City Council meeting.
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For information regarding the proposed 2025 budget, please contact:
Ramona Fauchoux
Director, Financial Services
Phone: (306) 953-4354
For information regarding the budget Committee meetings, please contact:
Terri Mercier
City Clerk
Phone: (306) 953-4305
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