Its that time of year again. No, not just getting the lawnmowers out and warming up the BBQ’s. Its time to begin the process of providing input on the 2014 Town of Milton budget.
As readers of this blog know, this is an important part of the process and I urge all residents to contact me and the town with their opinions on the direction of the towns finances.
Its the beginning stages of this process and there will be more to come as the year moves on. As always, I will be having my public budget input sessions in the later part of the summer / early fall so please keep that in mind.
You can forward your comments as always to me directly mike@mikecluett.ca or through comments on this blog, or on social media as well. My Twitter handle is @Mike_Cluett so feel free to tweet this post, share it with your friends and colleagues and lets get the discussion going on what you would like to see or not see in the 2014 budget.
You can also go to this link to complete the Town’s official survey. It only takes a few minutes to answer so I would appreciate if you would take the opportunity to complete it and send me your thoughts as well. Too long? Too short? Better questions to ask? All feedback is good.
From the Town of Milton
Town of Milton seeks community input on 2014 budget
The Town of Milton is inviting members of the community to provide input into the programs, service levels and priorities for the 2014 Operating and Capital budgets.
The annual budget assigns financial resources to various municipal services, programs and infrastructure projects within the community and establishes the associated tax levy that is required to meet these needs. The budget is developed by staff within the guidelines approved by Council in July and takes into account input received from the public in person, by written submission and through an online survey. Council will deliberate and approve the 2014 budgets in December 2013.
A brief public input survey will be available on the Town’s website at www.milton.ca from Tuesday, May 28 to Friday, June 28, 2013. Residents and business owners are encouraged to complete the online survey to express their opinions of Milton’s municipal services. The results of the survey will provide information to staff for consideration in preparing the 2014 budgets, including satisfaction with levels of service, recommendations for new services or elimination of existing services, and level of support for property tax increases.
A presentation will be made at the beginning of the Council meeting on Monday, May 27 at 7 p.m. to introduce the 2014 budget process. The meeting takes place in Council Chambers, Milton Town Hall (West) at 150 Mary Street, Milton. Those wishing to provide input in person are required to register as a delegation by filling out a Delegate Request Form, available at the Town Clerk’s office (Town Hall West, 150 Mary Street, Milton, L9T 6Z5) or on the Town’s website, www.milton.ca. Completed forms must be submitted to the Town Clerk’s office or faxed to 905-876-5022 by 10 a.m. on May 27.
For more information, visit www.milton.ca or call 905-878-7252, ext. 2470.
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For further information, please contact:
Linda Leeds – Director, Corporate Services and Treasurer
905-878-7252, ext. 2142
Liliana Busnello – Communications Specialist
905-878-7252, ext. 2154