Preparation of the Municipality of Port Hope's budget is among the most important tasks for Council each year. The process is a lengthy one as the budget provides a foundation to meet the public service needs of our residents and to make decisions on municipal infrastructure. The goal is to provide quality service while maintaining property taxes at a reasonable and affordable level.
The 2025 Budget Community Engagement initiative is ongoing. While the budget survey has now closed, community members are still encouraged to participate in the budget development process. Budget presentation meetings are being held, and residents can attend in person or watch online. The schedule is available in our recent news release. Supporting budget documents will be added to the community engagement website My Port Hope, as they become available.
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2025 Budget Engagement Contest 1. MUNICIPALITY OF PORT HOPE, TERMS AND ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER The 2025 Budget Engagement Contest hosted by the Municipality of Port Hope is open to all residents and property owners of Port Hope. The contest period will open on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, and close on Thursday, October 24 2024. All entries must be returned by final close date of Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. (EDT) in order to be eligible for prize draw. Entries become the property of the Municipality of Port Hope and will not be returned or acknowledged. No purchase is necessary or required to enter and to win. 2. HOW TO ENTER Participants can enter by filling out the 2025 Budget Survey, which is posted on the Municipality of Port Hope website (www.porthope.ca/budget) and entering their name and contact information into the prize draw page of the survey. The prize draw page and the survey are separate so that survey responses remain anonymous. 3. PRIZES AND AWARDING Three separate winners will receive gift cards valued at $200, $100, and $50. The winners will be announced on Monday, October 28, 2024. Any entry that is deemed offensive, distasteful or inappropriate will be disqualified and not accepted into the contest. Following the end of the applicable Contest Period, municipal staff will enter all of the participant names into a random name generator to select one (1) entrant for each gift card value ($200, $100, and $50) to be deemed the winners. The prize is non-transferable, is not redeemable for cash and must be accepted as awarded. By entering the contest, entrants agree to abide by these rules, and the decisions of the Municipality. The qualifying winner will be notified by email shortly after the close of the contest period date. Winners will be able to pick up their prize from the Town Hall (56 Queen Street, Port Hope, ON), within five (5) days after being announced the winner. If a selected entrant does not respond within five (5) days of notification, they will be disqualified and will not receive a prize and another entrant may be selected. 4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY By entering this contest, participants accept that the Municipality of Port Hope may use their entries (where applicable) in their promotions and website. Participation in this contest and acceptance of the prize constitute the winner’s permission for the Municipality of Port Hope to use their names, photographs, biographical information, and/or any statements made by each winner regarding the contest without notice of additional compensation. 5. RIGHT TO CANCEL OR SUSPEND CONTEST This contest complies with all Canadian laws. This contest is operated and administered by the Municipality of Port Hope. |
Status of 2024 Budget: Final 2024 Budget Approved
The draft budget was reviewed by Council during a Special Finance Committee meeting on November 28, 2023 and November 30, 2023 and was approval by Council at their regular meeting on December 5, 2023.
In the 2024 budget we will be tackling
Climate resiliency, economic growth, asset management, and community wellness.
2024 Budget Highlights
Your budget at work: here are some of the important project highlights for 2024.
Investments in capital projects, including Walton Street, rural roads resurfacing, recreation facility maintenance, and municipal fleet replacements to maintain service delivery.
Asset Management
Funding for climate resiliency initiatives including flood plain mapping and a sub-watershed study to ensure that we are planning for our community's future.
Climate Resiliency
Investments in our parks, including Kings Field upgrades and new replacement playground equipment in Hewson and Rapley parks to improve quality of life.
Community Wellness
Support for housing and growth initiatives to bolster our changing environment and to continue to be a welcoming and inclusive community.
Economic Growth
| Understanding the budget process |
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The Municipality holds budget meetings and passes the upcoming year’s budget in December. Budget meetings were held in November and December 2023. Passing the budget is a requirement of the Municipal Act. Watch our short video to learn about how the Municipal budget is developed by staff each year: The Special Finance Committee meetings (also called Budget Meetings) are open to the public, advertised on our website, and through our social media channels. You can view previous Budget Committee meetings as early as 2016 on YouTube. You can also view the Agendas and Minutes through our Council Portal. Recordings of the 2023 Budget meetings are below: Special Finance Committee meeting on November 28, 2023 and November 30, 2023
Approval of the 2023 Budget by Council at their regular meeting on December 5, 2023 Contact the Finance Office for questions about the budget or budget process. |
| How we collect community feedback |
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Every year, we engage the public on the budget development process and budget spending priorities for the year ahead. We communicate this on our social media channels, through the public notice section of our website, on posters, at in-person community engagement sessions, and though our other communications channels, like our e-Newsletters. Submitting FeedbackThe draft documents are uploaded to our community engagement webpage at myporthope.ca. This page allows members of the public to submit feedback online. Additionally, members of the public can attend Special Finance Committee meetings and ask questions during the designated question period. |
Questions?
We have compiled a list of questions about the 2024 budget. We may not have anticipated all of your questions, but we will continue to add to this list when additional frequently asked questions arise. For further questions contact the Finance Office.
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The table below will be updated as the project progresses to include and address questions and comments from the public and media.
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The 2023 Approved Budget documents are below.
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