Council this Week: Highlights from the Special Budget Meeting #1 agenda - 20221130

11/25/2022

The first of Oxford County’s two special budget meetings takes place Wednesday, November 30 at 9:00 a.m. Download the agenda

This meeting will share information on:

the budget process;
budget highlights;
capital plan and asset management; and,
business plans for the Public Works, Human (Social) Services and Woodingford Lodge departments.

Oxford County released the Draft 2023 Business Plan and Budget at the November 23 Council meeting. The proposed budget focuses on key County priorities, such as expanding affordable housing and addressing homelessness, investing in public works infrastructure for the County’s growing communities, and responding to Ontario’s Fixing Long-Term Care Act at Woodingford Lodge.

The draft budget projects a general levy increase (the amount to be collected through property taxes) of $70.3 million, a 5.7% increase over 2022.

Special Budget Meeting #2 takes place on December 5 at 9:00 a.m. The budget is scheduled to move forward for final consideration at the regularly scheduled County Council meeting on January 11, 2023.

County Council meetings are broadcast live at www.oxfordcounty.ca/livestream. For more information on the budget process or to view past presentations and recordings, visit www.oxfordcounty.ca/2023budget.

2023 Grant request presentations

Questions or comments?

Council this Week highlights Council activities for the public, employees and community partners. Please send your questions and comments to communications@oxfordcounty.ca