Oliver – Rural Area C – Tuesday, January 28th (see ad)

Okanagan Falls/Kaleden – Rural Area D – not scheduled yet

Finance Department staff and the local director conduct public meeting once a year to seek input and comments from taxpayers on budget matters.

Highlights:

Area C – Oliver
General Government Cost 381, 874
(administration, planning, building inspection, animal control, 911)

Oliver Parks and Recreation 466,610

Garbage 51,449

Heritage 53,951

Venables Theatre 86,496

Economic Development 10,833

Okanagan Regional Library 120,198

Sterile Insect Release 99,003

Okanagan Basin Water Board 31,919

Rural Projects 39,627 (and grants, unsightly premises, heritage conservation)

Overall increase over 2013 10.35%
Tax per $1000 of assessed value 2.19
Average tax per property $547.11

Area A – Osoyoos
General Government Cost 307,238
(administration, planning, building inspection, animal control, 911)

Meeting completed (January 15)

Arena 113,388

Rural Projects and other 148,879

Okanagan Regional Library 99,874

Sterile Insect Release 56, 122

Garbage 6,500

Overall increase over 2013 4.94%
Cost per $1000 of assessed value 1.44
Average tax per property $433.95