Town of Bonnyville

Council Highlights

Regular Council Meeting – Dec. 14

BUDGET: Council passed the 2022 Interim Capital and Operating budgets during the meeting. In order to balance the .91-million Operational Budget, administration included a two per cent municipal tax increase, two per cent utility and garbage fee increase, the elimination of the reserve transfer to capital for future projects, and a transfer from the General Operating Reserve. The Interim Capital Budget is sitting at .97 million. Prior to Council’s meeting, administration reviewed the capital projects and reprioritized many of them over the next five years to help with balancing the Capital Budget. Administration anticipates a deficit of 8,460, which will be funded from the General Capital Reserve. The Municipal Government Act requires each municipality to pass a balancedIinterim Operating Budget prior to Dec. 31 annually. Both budgets can be amended prior to the passage of the 2022 Tax Rate Bylaw.

CANCELLATION: Due to Town facilities being closed on Dec. 28 in lieu of Christmas and Boxing Day being on the weekend, Council passed a motion to cancel the meeting scheduled for Dec. 28.

DELEGATION: Representatives from the Clayton Bellamy Foundation made a presentation to council, where they asked for financial assistance from the Town. The Foundation’s goal is to build a state-of-the-art theatre in Town and have raised roughly $180,000 toward that goal so far. The theatre will be run like a business by a non-profit and will be open to all local community groups that may need it. The financial request from the Foundation to the Town was $100,000, which will be discussed by council at a later meeting.