The City of Belleville is in the early stages of the 2026 budget process and is looking for input.
Belleville’s budget is broken down into two components – capital and operating expenses. The capital budget is the city’s plan for making large investments in infrastructure and services.
Capital expenses include major maintenance to public buildings, construction or purchase of new buildings, purchase of major equipment, significant road resurfacing projects, water and wastewater infrastructure, and more.
The operating budget is the city’s plan for the day-to-day costs required to deliver all city services to constituents. Operating expenses include road maintenance, snow removal, transit operations, garbage collection, recreational programming, park upkeep, health & social services, and more.
The Preliminary Budget Survey invites taxpayers to provide feedback on spending priorities and the overall approach to budget development.
The online survey is open until June 6.
The results of the survey will be presented to the finance committee and council to assist with the development of guidelines for budget preparation.
Departments will then use these guidelines as they develop and finalize their draft budgets.
Once the draft budgets have been set, two more surveys will be issued to gather input from the public on the draft capital budget and draft operating budget documents.
Those who require accessibility supports to fully participate in the survey are asked to contact communications@belleville.ca so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
For more information on the budget and budget process, visit: Belleville.ca/Budget.
