The City of Dryden is already looking ahead to the 2025 budget.
Some of the issues and challenges were presented to city council this week.
Steven Lansdell-Roll is the municipal treasurer and says they are looking for council feedback.
“Some high-level direction related to the levy increase, and I’ve put forward some things council should be mindful of,” Lansdell-Roll told council at their open meeting.
“Our IBEW collective agreement calls for a 4 percent increase in wages effective, January 1st, 2025.”
The majority of council agreed that service levels need to be kept at the same level.
Lansdell-Roll suggests there will be other challenges creating the 2025 budget.
“Probably at this time, as we’re early in the process developing a draft budget, with service levels being the same, probably makes the most sense. With regards to capital, it’s going to be a challenging year for the municipality with regards to policing.”
Lansdell-Roll says a five percent discount they get for the OPP service will end this year, and they are expecting higher costs for policing next year.
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