Nearly 5,000 Residents Tune In To Ask Questions During Burlington's 2024 Budget Telephone Town Hall
I want to thank the nearly 5,000 residents who participated in last night's 2024 Budget Telephone Town Hall to share their feedback and ask questions of me, Deputy Mayor of Strategy, Budgets, Policy & Procedure Councillor Paul Sharman, and City finance and senior staff.
We had a lot of great and important questions asked concerning the proposed 2024 Budget and outlined priorities on essentials, frontline services and planning for growth.During the evening, participants were asked 4 survey questions. Below are the results of those polls:
- Question #1- Would you like to see investments made in the 2024 budget that plan for Burlington’s future? (342votes)
- Yes - 48%
- No - 15%
- Unsure - 37%
- Question #2- Would you like to see City service increased, stay current or decrease? (362 votes)
- Increase - 22%
- Stay - 67%
- Decrease - 11%
- Question #3- Thinking about all the program and services provided by the City of Burlington, how would you rate the value you are receiving for your tax dollars? (392 votes)
- Very good - 12%
- Good - 37%
- Fair - 26%
- Poor - 12%
- Very poor - 3%
- Unsure - 11%
- Question #4- Overall, are you satisfied with the services provided by the City of Burlington? (285 votes)
- Yes - 68%
- No - 12%
- Unsure - 19%
If you missed the event, a closed-captioned audio recording is available on getinvolvedburlington.ca/2024-budget. If you have questions or feedback about the 2024 proposed budget, please contact me, your member of council or visit the City's Get Involved webpage. You can reach my office at mayor@burlington.ca or by calling Burlington City Hall at 905-335-7777.A copy of the 2024 proposed budget and City staff's 2024 Financial Needs and Multi-Year Forecast Reference Document are available at Burlington.ca/proposedbudgetYou can also share your feedback in person or in writing at our Nov. 21 and (if needed) Nov. 23 budget committee meetings, where Council will be deliberating any proposed changes. To register as a delegate at those meetings, please visit burlington.ca/delegatePUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES:Members of the public can provide their feedback related to the 2024 Proposed Budget priorities and process by:
- Emailing the Mayor's Office or Office of their Ward Councillor at:
- At scheduled budget meetings hosted by the Ward Councillor (Check dates with your ward councillor)
- By delegating (in person, virtually, or in writing) to the Nov. 21 or Nov. 23 Committee and Council meetings reviewing any Council amendments
- Register to speak at a meeting by completing a delegation registration form or by emailing the request to clerks@burlington.ca. Register by noon (12 p.m.) the day before the meeting. If the meeting is on a Monday, register by noon on the Friday before.
- Standing committee and Council meetings are held using a hybrid format, providing the option of speaking in-person at City Hall, 426 Brant St., or virtually via Zoom.
- Delegates have the option to submit written delegations -- more details at burlington.ca/delegate.
For more information on the 2024 budget, visit burlington.ca/budget or www.getinvolvedburlington.ca/2024-budget.More than 800 residents have already provided their feedback via an online survey and Food for Feedback event. The online survey results are available here: Appendix C of F-35-23 - 2024 Budget Survey Results.pdfAdditional feedback is being gathered through a telephone Community Survey that will be available to Council prior to decision-making.Upcoming Budget Process & Key Dates:Nov. 21 and 23, 2023 – Review of proposed Mayor’s 2024 budget at meeting of Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability (CSSRA) committee, with Special Council meeting to follow
- A review of the Mayor’s 2024 proposed budget will take place, including any proposed amendments from Burlington City Council.
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