Brandon City Council to Deliberate 2016 Budget January 15th & 16th


January 13, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Brandon, MB – The City of Brandon wishes to advise the public that Brandon City Council will meet on Friday, January 15th, and Saturday, January 16th to deliberate and make additions or deletions to the 2016 municipal budget.

The 2016 proposed budget calls for an average municipal tax increase of 1.78%. For a residential property assessed at the 2016 Brandon average, the proposed increase represents an increase in municipal taxes of approximately $32. Detailed proposed budget documents can be viewed here: http://www.brandon.ca/budget/2016-budget.

Budget proceedings will take place in the Council Chamber on the 2nd floor of Brandon City Hall (410-9th Street) and are open to the public to observe each morning beginning at 8:30 a.m. The scheduled timing of presentations on Friday are subject to change.

A livestream of Friday and Saturday deliberations will be available on the City of Brandon’s YouTube channel here.  Westman Communications Group will also carry a livestream of Saturday’s proceedings on its website, located at http://www.westmancom.com/.


2016_Budget_Deliberations_-_Friday_and_Saturday_Agenda.pdf (321.0 KB)