2026 - 2030 Draft Financial Plan

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Have Your Say

Residents of White Rock are invited to provide comments annually as part of the City's annual budget process. The feedback received from this engagement will help inform Council to adopt the 2026 - 2030 Financial Plan.


Financial Plan

The Draft 2026 - 2030 Financial Plan recommends an average property tax increase of 5.06% for 2026.

The Draft Financial Plan prioritizes community needs, elevates service delivery, and supports Council’s strategic priorities of Community, Housing & Land Use, Infrastructure (Built and Natural Environment), Local Economy, Organization & Governance, and the Waterfront. These initiatives are vital to sustaining White Rock’s growth and livability.

The Draft Financial Plan has been prepared with public consultation from a budget survey completed in July and August 2025, and the results of which were presented to Council in September 2025.


Submit Public Comments

Residents can provide comments online through the feedback from below until Sunday, February 22 at 11:59 p.m.



Have Your Say

Residents of White Rock are invited to provide comments annually as part of the City's annual budget process. The feedback received from this engagement will help inform Council to adopt the 2026 - 2030 Financial Plan.


Financial Plan

The Draft 2026 - 2030 Financial Plan recommends an average property tax increase of 5.06% for 2026.

The Draft Financial Plan prioritizes community needs, elevates service delivery, and supports Council’s strategic priorities of Community, Housing & Land Use, Infrastructure (Built and Natural Environment), Local Economy, Organization & Governance, and the Waterfront. These initiatives are vital to sustaining White Rock’s growth and livability.

The Draft Financial Plan has been prepared with public consultation from a budget survey completed in July and August 2025, and the results of which were presented to Council in September 2025.


Submit Public Comments

Residents can provide comments online through the feedback from below until Sunday, February 22 at 11:59 p.m.


Submit a comment or ask questions on the Draft 2026 - 2030 Financial Plan

  1. Download and review the Draft 2026 - 2030 Financial Plan (PDF)
  2. Submit your comments and questions in the feedback form below.
  3. Received comments and questions will be summarized (answered where applicable) and shared with Council.
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Hi,
Thanks for the report.

1. Can you please explain why a grant writer estimated cost is 167.5K which is greater than an environmental engineer at 114.3K. I do realize it is not in the budget. In looking at Payscale.com average rate range is 41K to 70K in Canada, assuming 30% benefits , this works out to be 91K + 10% non labour expenses , equals 100K. still much lower than what you have estimated.
2. Please explain the in corporate services the 12% increase (104.4K) in expenses in the Corp Admin area. If this is due to collective agreement, is the collective agreement around 3.5% . There is no note explaining this.
3. What percentage is budgeted for the change in collective agreement.
4. Overall I think that a 5.07% property tax increase is very high compared to other municipalities in the lower Mainland. (Port Coquitlam 1.95%, West Vancouver 3.43%, City of North Van 2.9%)
5. What is the amount of increase we will see from Metro Vancouver. Is it 2.5%?
6. Last year we had less than 5% property tax and included in this was a huge increase from Metro Vancouver that was passed on to us due the North Shore Sewage Plant overrun.

Thanks

sanmos about 16 hours ago
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