City of Peterborough Posts 2025 Draft Budget For Public Review

The City of Peterborough’s Draft 2025 Budget has been posted ahead of a series of public meetings in November and December to be adopted on Dec. 9.

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Council is expected to hear a brief presentation and receive the Draft 2025 Budget for information, with no discussion or debate on the topic, at its meeting that starts at 5:30 p.m. on Monday in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting can be viewed live online.

The Draft 2025 Budget will be posted on the City’s website following Monday's presentation to Council. For information on the City of Peterborough budget, visit.

A public meeting will be held on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Banquet Hall at Healthy Planet Arena. The meeting will include a brief presentation on the draft budget and an opportunity for residents to speak with city staff.

There will be an informal drop-in opportunity to speak with City staff about the Draft 2025 Budget from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 12 in the main foyer of City Hall, 500 George St. N. There will not be a staff presentation at this session. It is an opportunity to drop in to speak with the City’s budget team in an informal setting to ask questions and share comments ahead of the formal meeting of the City Council’s General Committee later that evening.

Residents can register to speak to Council about the Draft 2025 Budget during Council’s General Committee meeting at 6 p.m. on Nov. 12 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Visit peterborough.ca/delegations or call 705-742-7777 ext. 1820 to register as a delegation.

Council will hear from certain local boards and agencies on their 2025 Budget requests to the City during a General Committee meeting at 3 p.m. on Nov. 12 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting is open to the public and can be watched online at peterborough.ca/WatchCouncil.

Council is expected to review, discuss and debate the Draft 2025 Budget during a General Committee meeting that will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 18 and 19 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. There are no public delegations during the General Committee meeting on Nov. 18 to 19. The meetings are open to the public and can be watched live.

Following Council’s review of the Draft 2025 Budget, the Mayor is expected to consider the recommendations from Council and table the Mayor’s 2025 Budget for the City of Peterborough at the Council meeting on Dec. 9. The City anticipates that the budget will be adopted on the same date. There is another opportunity for registered public delegations to speak at this meeting. To register as a delegation, visit peterborough.ca/delegations or call 705-742-7777 ext. 1820.

The City started the 2025 Budget process in March 2024 with community consultation, including a survey and public meetings held throughout March and April. In June, the council held General Committee meetings to review information and consider input from the community. The council considered detailed breakdowns of budget implications for services and capital projects before recommending guidelines for preparing the Draft 2025 Budget.

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