The increase to the Municipal Tax Levy is south of three per cent.

Following the nearly four hour session Tuesday, council helped the levy move to 2.33 per cent before growth and 2.27 per cent after growth.

The next night of budget deliberations will be Thursday, January 20th

2022 Budget Key Dates

Council budget review meetings
January 26th and February 1st

February 3rd – Public Post-Budget Consultation

February 7th – Budget ratified by City Council

For the February 4th Meeting

Deputation request letters are not required, but those received by the Office of the City Clerk no later than Tuesday, February 1st
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.