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Budget and Finance

The Town of Perth’s Finance Department is responsible for managing the town's financial operations, including taxation, water billing, accounts payable and receivable, and the annual budget process. The department ensures fiscal accountability while supporting the town’s financial health and long-term planning.

Annual Budget

Each year, the Town of Perth develops an annual budget that outlines operating and capital expenses. This budget details the services and projects planned for the year and helps set the required tax rates to support these initiatives.

The Council of The Corporation of the Town of Perth has adopted the following 2025 Budget Schedule:

  • Committee of the Whole meeting on September 10, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. included an initial review of budget principles;
  • Regular Council meeting on September 24, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. included the approval of the budget principles;
  • Notice of Budget Schedule published on September 27, 2024;
  • Special Committee of the Whole meeting on November 19, 2024 at 11 a.m. to review the 2025 Draft Budget;
  • Special Committee of the Whole meeting on December 3, 2024 at 4 p.m. to further discuss the 2025 Draft Budget;
  • Regular Committee of the Whole meeting on December 3, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. shall include the 2025 Updated Budget documents (if required); and
  • Regular Council meeting on December 10, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. shall include the 2025 Final Budget Approval.

All meetings will be held in Council Chambers, Town Hall, 80 Gore Street East, Perth, and live streamed via the Town’s Facebook page for the public.

For further information regarding the 2025 Budget, please contact Cindy Laprade, Acting Director of Corporate Services/Treasurer at 613-267-3311 ext. 2223 or by email.

Guidelines regarding Delegations to address Council can be found here, or by contacting Tracy Bowes, Deputy Clerk at 613-267-3311 ext. 2249 or by email.

Presented to Council on Nov. 19, 2024

The 2024 Budget was approved by the Council of the Town of Perth on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.

The Town of Perth shall operate in a manner such that all expenditure of the Town's resources is approved, directly or indirectly, by Council. Further, all expenditure shall be made both in a fiscally responsible manner, such that the concept of finite and limited resources is respected, and in a fully informed manner, by way of proper and adequate notification of any significant deviation from Council's approved fiscal plans.

The primary mechanism for this is the approval of the Town of Perth's budget, within which operational details for the impending fiscal year are encapsulated. The primary goal of the policy is to allow for both expedient, proactive decision-making on the part of Staff, while retaining Council's full control over strategic spending decisions.

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