Thunder Bay’s Municipal Tax Levy remains unchanged heading into February.

It remains at 2.36 per cent before growth and 2.30 per cent after growth.

Council did decide Wednesday night to post-pone a decision based on an ask from the Police Services Board to delay the $56 million debenture request until 2023 and instead implore for $2.4 million from Renew Thunder Bay to look at land purchase and preliminary design of the new headquarters.

Budget deliberations will continue on Tuesday, February 1st

2022 Budget Key Dates

February 3rd – Public Post-Budget Consultation

February 7th – Budget ratified by City Council

For the February 3rd Meeting

Deputation request letters are not required, but those received by the Office of the City Clerk no later than Monday, January 31st
Requests may be submitted by emailing OfficeoftheCityClerk@thunderbay.ca or by completing the “Request to Speak Before Council” online form.
Walk-in speakers will not be permitted
No Powerpoint presentations will be permitted

Proposed 2022 Operating and Capital Budget

Increases to the tax levy include:

$1.6 million increase for Police Services
$1 million capital financed by the tax levy
$1 million in expansions, including Licensing & Enforcement, Parks (Pool 6) and Superior North EMS
$500,000 in Program and Services Review implementation including HR Recruitment, Digital Strategy and Municipal Recycling Program
$500,000 in Insurance premiums
$300,000 for Outside Boards
$200,000 for the Police Services Board

Reductions to the tax levy include:

$1.3 million in tax write-offs, insurance claims and legal fees reduction based on recent trend analysis
$800,000 in Increased Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund allocation
$600,000 in reduced Thunder Bay Fire Rescue staffing costs in accordance with the Thunder Bay Fire Rescue Master Plan
$300,000 in user fee increases

The proposed 2022 Capital financed by the tax levy budget of $17.4 million represents an increase of $1 million over 2021 levels increasing the investment in infrastructure renewal.

The estimated impact of COVID-19 in 2022 is $7 million.