Annual Budget
The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) annual budget is drafted in an easy-to-understand summary to facilitate public response. Residents are encouraged to review the summary and provide feedback to the Board. The Board reviews the public input before a final version is adopted.
Budget Resources
Included in the resources are:
- Understanding the CRD budget
- Provisional budget graphs
- Tax requisition details
- Financial plan budget reports
- Current year business plans
- General and Administration Business Plan
- Development Services Business Plan
- Environmental Services Business Plan
- Contributions and Economic Development Business Plan
- Airports Business Plan
- Protective Services Business Plan
- Streetlighting Business Plan
- Recreation Business Plan
- Libraries Business Plan
- Sewer and Water Business Plan
Questions and/or feedback can be directed to the Chief Financial Officer.
Budget Process
The Community Charter requires local governments to approve a five-year Financial Plan Bylaw each year by the end of March. The Financial Plan is also referred to as the Budget.
- Each fall the CRD creates budgets for each of its services based on anticipated activities and priorities.
- Finance compiles all these budgets to make a draft financial plan.
- The draft financial plan is reviewed and approved by the CRD Board.
- The plan is revised based on public input and Board priorities until a final version is approved.
- The final version allows us to develop the Financial Plan Bylaw.
- The Financial Plan Bylaw must be adopted no later than March 31.
In the Financial Plan Bylaw, we set the property tax revenue we need for each service. This forms the basis for your taxation rates for the year. The CRD Board may amend the financial plan by bylaw at any time during the five-year period.
Learn more about the relationship between property assessments and property taxes.
View this helpful video provided by BC Assessment.