The City of Yorkton Operating and Capital Budgets for 2021 which were introduced to the public at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council March 15, were given final approval at the regular meeting this Monday.
Ashley Stradeski – Director of Finance, with the City, noted this Monday that the two budget documents were posted to the City’s website, as well as advertised on social media platforms and Yorkton This Week starting the morning of March 16. He noted, as of the date of this report, there were no written points of feedback received regarding the budget. There have also been no phone calls to the Finance office, no emails, or no other submissions from the general public at large, adding Council did receive a letter from the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce.
With no concerns raised by the public it was the recommendation of City Administration to accept the budgets as presented, which was accepted by Council with Councillor Darcy Zaharia opposed.
Zaharia said since the budget includes the new Civic Operations Building which he was initially opposed too, he would not vote in favour of the budget either.
The documents passed Monday showed a combined Operating and Capital Budget with no tax increases.
“The operating budget as presented does not require an increase in taxation,” said Stradeski March 15. “This is a budget that is very much status quo.”
Coun. Chris Wyatt said he was happy with the zero per cent, noting that was his position in the most recent municipal election, as it was for several other elected Councillors,
“The people who elected us wanted to see zero,” he suggested.
