Brockville City Council Passes 2024 Municipal Budget at Tuesday’s Council Meeting

Brockville – At a council meeting on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, Brockville council passed the 2024 municipal budget with a net tax levy of $43,618,442. The net residential tax rate increase is 4.9 percent, representing an estimated annual increase of $77.52 or monthly, $6.46 per $100,000 of assessment for a residential home. An average Brockville residential property assessed at $250,000 would have an estimated annual increase of $193.81, or monthly $16.15.

The highlights of the budget include:

• $25,035,174 to support City Departments
• $91,260 in net annual savings after bringing Para-Transit in-house
• $400,000 contribution from Fiscal Policy Reserve to smooth the 2023 Budget jump-gap
• $18,434,768 to support community partners including:
  • $268,194 of MAT tax to offset the Aquatarium net budget of $642,844 (operating $450,000 and In-kind $192,884)
  • $400,000 contribution from Fiscal Policy Reserve to mitigate the 63% increase, $1,039,768 from St. Lawrence Lodge, $2,686,264
• $148,500 to support community groups including:
  • Brockville YMCA $120,000
  • Maple View Lodge $22,000
  • Sherwood Park Manor $100,000 year 1 of 5 proposed funding by debt.

The budget continued to support current service levels while also investing in capital projects:

• $3,079,908 rehabilitation of the William Street Overpass
• $1,013,850 for parks and recreation projects including:
  • $450,000 for arena equipment and safety updates.
  • $120,000 for Railway Tunnel light show maintenance.
  • $50,000 for Laurier soccer/rugby pitch.
  • $55,000 for Centeen Park steps.
  • $28,000 Brock Trail
  • $282,850 other parks maintenance
• $2,150,000 for road surface maintenance.
• $341,000 bridges and culverts
• $236,614 transit
• $543,800 IT infrastructure
• $1,787,300 public works equipment
• $185,410 building services
• $166,600 fire equipment
• $717,350 for other facility maintenance and equipment

See also, three pages of graphs for the final 2024 budget including; City Department Budget by Expense Category, 2024 Capital Budget Funding, and 2024 Tax Levy – City Departments & Community Partners.

More information about the budget and finance can be found here.