Budget 2023

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Consultation has concluded. Thank you to everyone who participated.  


Each year, the District prepares a Five-Year Financial Plan to deliver services and programs to support Squamish today and into the future. The Financial Plan is informed by a series of master plans, a strategic plan, and guided by the Official Community Plan. It reflects key principles to achieve fiscal responsibility and financial stability, and ensure taxes do not fluctuate greatly year to year.

The Financial Plan impacts us all, everyday. Each time you turn on a tap, visit a District park, or walk down a street, you are seeing your municipal budget at work.

On December 20, 2022 Council adopted the 2023-2027 Five Year Financial Plan.

The District sought community feedback on the proposed 2023-2027 Financial Plan to better understand public priorities.

On December 6, 2022, staff presented to Council the feedback received during the budget engagement from July 20 - November 30, 2022. That report can be found here.


Each year, the District prepares a Five-Year Financial Plan to deliver services and programs to support Squamish today and into the future. The Financial Plan is informed by a series of master plans, a strategic plan, and guided by the Official Community Plan. It reflects key principles to achieve fiscal responsibility and financial stability, and ensure taxes do not fluctuate greatly year to year.

The Financial Plan impacts us all, everyday. Each time you turn on a tap, visit a District park, or walk down a street, you are seeing your municipal budget at work.

On December 20, 2022 Council adopted the 2023-2027 Five Year Financial Plan.

The District sought community feedback on the proposed 2023-2027 Financial Plan to better understand public priorities.

On December 6, 2022, staff presented to Council the feedback received during the budget engagement from July 20 - November 30, 2022. That report can be found here.

Consultation has concluded. Thank you to everyone who participated.  

  • 2023-2027 Five Year Financial Plan Adoption: December 20, 2022

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    At the December 20, 2022 Regular Business Meeting, District of Squamish Council adopted the 2023-2027 Five Year Financial Plan.

    Click to watch a recording of the December 20, 2022 Regular Business Meeting here

    The Financial Plan process started in June 2022 and was first presented to Council in July 2022. Staff provided a recommended plan based on Council’s strategic plan, various master plans and operational requirements. Several financial plan workshops took place in the months following to discuss various elements of the plan. All meetings were open to the public and various forms of public feedback were sought throughout the process. An in-person town hall meeting was held November 29, 2022 to provide a budget overview and an opportunity for community members to speak to staff and Council about the budget.

  • 2023-2027 Five Year Financial Plan First Three Readings: December 13, 2022

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    At the December 13, 2022 Special Business Meeting, District of Squamish Chief Financial Officer, Heather Boxrud, and Senior Financial Analyst, Rolland Russell, presented the first three readings of the 2023-2027 Five Year Financial Plan to Council.

    The Financial Plan process started in June 2022 and was first presented to Council in July 2022. Staff provided a recommended plan based on Council’s strategic plan, various master plans and operational requirements. Several financial plan workshops took place in the months following to discuss various elements of the plan. All meetings were open to the public and various forms of public feedback were sought throughout the process. An in-person town hall meeting was held November 29, 2022 to provide a budget overview and an opportunity for community members to speak to staff and Council about the budget.

    View the Report to Council Here

    Click to watch a recording of the December 13, 2022 Special Business Meeting here

    Council will consider adoption of the 2023-2027 Five Year Financial Plan on December 20, 2022.

  • Engagement Feedback: December 6, 2022

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    At the December 6, 2022 Special Business Meeting, District of Squamish Public Engagement Specialist, Samuel Fordham, and Director of Communications, Christina Moore, presented to Council to outline what the District heard during the budget engagement from July 20-November 30, 2022.

    View the Report Here

    Watch the Meeting

    Click to watch a recording of the December 6, 2022 Special Business Meeting here

  • Tying It All Together: November 15, 2022

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    At the November 15, 2022 Special Business Meeting, District of Squamish Senior Financial Analyst, Rolland Russell, presented to Council to outline the expense requirements of the District, as well as the revenue requirements that will be needed to fund these expenses.

    The presentation provides a long-term view of the District’s operating costs, including the tax rate and utility rate impacts. The presentation also covers any of the changes or revisions that have been requested by Council so far in the budget deliberation process.

    View the Report to Council Here

    Watch the Meeting

    Click to watch a recording of the November 15, 2022 Special Business Meeting here

  • Special Operating Projects: September 27, 2022

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    At the September 27, 2022 Special Business Meeting, District of Squamish Director of Library Services Hilary Bloom, presented some highlights from 2022 at the Squamish Library, as well as the budget requests submitted for Council consideration during the 2023 budget process.

    District of Squamish Chief Financial Officer, Heather Boxrud, and Senior Financial Analyst, Rolland Russell also presented to Council on the Special Operating Projects and Capital Projects proposed in the 2023-2027 Financial Plan.

    View the Report to Council here

    Watch the Meeting

    Click to watch a recording of the September 27, 2022 Special Business Meeting here

  • General Operating Fund: September 20, 2022

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    At the September 20, 2022 Special Business Meeting, District of Squamish Director of Communications, Christina Moore, and Public Engagement Specialist, Sam Fordham, provided Council with an update on the results of the Budget 2023 community survey.

    View the 2023 Budget Survey results here

    District of Squamish Chief Financial Officer, Heather Boxrud, and Senior Financial Analyst, Rolland Russell also presented to Council on the General Operating Fund for the 2023-2027 Financial Plan.

    View the Report to Council here

    District of Squamish Director of Public Safety, Megan Latimer, and Aaron Foote, Deputy Fire Chief, presented to Council to request a capital budget increase to replace a pumper apparatus which has replaced the end of its useful service life.

    View the Report to Council here

    Watch the Meeting

    Click to watch a recording of the September 20, 2022 Special Business Meeting here

  • Utilities and Squamish-Lillooet Regional District: September 6, 2022

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    At the September 6, 2022 Special Business Meeting, District of Squamish Chief Financial Officer, Heather Boxrud, and Senior Financial Analyst, Rolland Russell, provided Council with an opportunity to review and provide input to the 2023-2027 Financial Plan submitted to the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) for the Aquatic Centre.

    The presentation focused on the 2023 operating costs, as well as capital project costs at the Aquatic Centre.

    View the Report to Council here

    District of Squamish Chief Financial Officer, Heather Boxrud, and Senior Financial Analyst, Rolland Russell also presented to Council on the utility service level changes proposed in the 2023-2027 Financial Plan and the utility rates proposed to be included in the Utility Rates and Charges Bylaw.

    View the Report to Council here

    Watch the Meeting

    Click to watch a recording of the September 6, 2022 Special Business Meeting here. The Aquatic Centre and Utilities presentations are item 4 on the agenda.

  • Capital Projects: July 26, 2022

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    At the July 26, 2022 Special Business Meeting, District of Squamish Chief Financial Officer, Heather Boxrud, and Senior Financial Analyst, Rolland Russell, presented the District’s Capital Projects investment requirements, along with the funding needed to support these investments in the 2023-2027 five year financial plan to Council.

    Capital projects are projects that create, repair or improve District assets such as roads, reservoirs, dikes, facilities, equipment and vehicles. The cost of these projects is often spread over multiple years.

    View the Report to Council here

    District of Squamish Public Engagement Specialist, Sam Fordham, and Director of Communications, Christina Moore, also presented an overview of the public engagement plan for the 2023 budget process.

    Watch the Meeting

    Click to watch a recording of the July 26, 2022 Special Business Meeting

  • Budget Kick-Off: June 28, 2022

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    At the June 28, 2022 Committee of the Whole meeting, District of Squamish Chief Administrative Officer, Linda Glenday, and Chief Financial Officer, Heather Boxrud, provided an update to Council on the financial planning process for the 2023-2027 five-year financial plan.

    The update focused on the process and the timeline that will be followed to develop the 2023-2027 five-year financial plan.

    Watch the Meeting

    Click to watch a recording of the June 28, 2022 Committee of the Whole meeting here. The Financial Plan Direction and Timeline update is the final item on the agenda, in section 3v and 3vi. The presentation begins just after 43:00.