Halifax Regional Council approves 2012/13 budget

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012, Halifax Regional Council passed the 2012/2013 Operating and Capital/Project budgets for the Halifax Regional Municipality. The approved budget includes a tax rate reduction for residential and commercial property owners and highlights Council’s priority of an enhanced transit service for residents.

The approved budget includes a $788 million gross Operating Budget and a gross Capital Budget of $132 million.

The approved budget book will be finalized summer 2012 and posted at that time.

2012/13 Proposed Budgets 

(posted March 2012)

Proposed 2012-13 Operating Budget Book (complete)

(16.6 kb)

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Proposed 2012-13 Project Budget Book (complete) 

(11.0 mb)

2011/2012 Budget Documents

2011/12 Budget Update (February 8, 2011)

2011/12 Financial Outlook (November 23, 2010)

• 2011/2012 Budget PowerPoint Presentation
• Snapshots:
  • Transit
  • Infrastructure
  • Economic Considerations
  • Service Review

2010/2011 Budget Documents

2010/2011 Budget and Business Plan

2010/2011 Project Book

Transit Annual Service Plan

2010-2011 Resolution

Budget Snapshots:

Corporate Plan
Infrastructure

Addressing the Funding Gap
Transit

2010/2011 Fiscal Framework

On March 23, 2010 staff completed its Fiscal framework presentation to Regional Council.

Please see presentation (PDF format) below:

• Fiscal Framework Presentation Update March 23
• Ideas for Savings, Efficiencies and Revenue provided by staff, Council and the public

Fiscal Framework Presented to Council

On February 23, 2010, Halifax Regional Council was presented with the 2010/2011 Fiscal Framework. The Fiscal Framework provides Council with information that will help determine the direction for the 2010/2011 Budget. Once the Framework is approved, development of the Budget for 10/11 will focus on HRM’s economic future, investment in resources, and priorities for service delivery.

The Framework provides assumptions to help create a budget, and to seek Council’s feedback on the level of services they want to see in the community. When the Framework is approved, staff will devise a more detailed plan for the 2010/2011 Budget. The 2010/2011 draft budget is scheduled to be tabled in April.

For more information, please see documents below (PDF format ):

• 2010/11 Fiscal Framework PowerPoint Presentation
• Service Increases since Amalgamation
• CAO Stakeholder Briefing
• Current State of the Economy Briefing
  

Council’s Focus for 2010/2011

On January 20th, 2009, Council adopted five Focus Areas that will guide Council direction over the coming years and assist in the allocation of funding for projects and initiatives. These five Focus Areas are: Transportation, Public Safety, Infrastructure, Community Planning, and Governance and Communications. Staff prepared action plans, and developed their annual business plans to support the achievement of the objectives within these Focus Areas.

In December 2009 and January 2010, Council was updated on the progress made toward the Focus Areas objectives and confirmed its intent to maintain these areas as priorities for investments over the next several years.

A PDF copy of the Council Focus Area reports can be found by clicking on the links below:

• Transportation report
• Infrastructure report
• Public Safety report
• Community Planning report
• Governance and Communications report

Specific areas of emphasis within these Focus Areas can be found in the table below: