Review of 2025 draft rates and fees at 2025 Budget Committee meeting on October 22, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
The next Budget Committee meeting is on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. inside Council Chambers at Town Hall, located at 1225 Trafalgar Road. Live streaming is available on the Live Stream page or on the Town of Oakville YouTube channel.
Details
The 2025 rates and fees will be adopted as part of the 2025 budget process and have been prepared with the Mayor’s direction to increase user fees in line with the User Fee Policy. The draft 2025 rates and fees will be available for review on Tuesday, October 22, on the Rates and Fees page.
At this meeting, the Budget Committee will discuss:
- Proposed changes to existing fees (transit fares, recreation program fees, building and planning permit fees, parking rates, etc.)
- Estimated costs of administering and enforcing the Building Code Act by the Town of Oakville
- Estimated costs of administering and enforcing the Planning Act by the Town of Oakville
- Rationale for imposing or changing fees
This meeting will also include updating some existing building permit fees under section 7 of the Building Code Act, as well as under section 69(1) of the Planning Act to change existing fees for the processing of applications regarding planning and development matters. The 2025 rates and fees will be implemented upon Council approval.
The town’s Budget Committee will also be receiving the draft 2025 Operating and Capital Budgets prepared by staff for review based on Mayor’s direction.
Provide feedback
Anyone wishing to provide comments to the Budget Committee for the October 22 meeting may do so by emailing the Town Clerk at townclerk@oakville.ca by noon on October 21, 2024.
2025 Budget: Key dates
- October 22 and 24: Staff present draft budget to Budget Committee based on Mayor's direction
- October 25 to November 25: Budget Committee consults residents on draft budget
- Week of November 4: Councillors and staff budget consultation sessions
- November 12 and 14: Budget Committee for Councillors to inquire of staff and to receive public delegations (Public consultation)
- November 28: Budget Committee recommendations to Mayor (including staff responses to requests)
- December 5: Special Council meeting for Mayor to provide proposed 2025 Budget to Council and public
- December 12: Special Council meeting to public delegations on Mayor's proposed budget (Public consultation)
- December 19: Special Council Meeting to consider the proposed 2025 Budget