Every year in the fall, the Township produces a municipal budget. The budget provides a blueprint that defines how resources are collected and allocated. The overall budget comprises two main components – the Operating Budget and the Capital Budget.

Notice 2025 Municipal Budget and Fees

The Township of Drummond/North Elmsley Council has scheduled a Special Meeting in the Council Chambers on November 1^st, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. to consider the 2025 Operating and Capital Budget and any changes in fees.
A Public Meeting to hear comments and answer questions from the public will be held on Tuesday, November 26^th, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. The Township strongly encourages written comments to be submitted prior to the public meeting.
The Township of Drummond/North Elmsley Council intends to adopt the 2025 Budget at the Council meeting to be held on December 10^th, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
Your participation at these meetings is welcome and encouraged. Copies of the draft budget will be available on the Township website as of October 28^th, 2024 or by contacting the Treasurer.

DATED at Township of Drummond/North Elmsley this 15^th day of October, 2024.

For Further Information contact:

Angela Millar, Treasurer                                                    
Township of Drummond/North Elmsley                           Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
310 Port Elmsley Road                                                       T: 613-267-6500 Ext. 215
Perth ON  K7H 3C7                                                             www.dnetownship.ca

Special Meeting November 1, 2024 Agenda

Special Meeting November 1, 2024 Minutes

Operating Budget

Every Township program and service is funded through the operating budget, which is designed to ensure the dependable delivery of a broad array of programs and services that residents rely on every day such as garbage collection, fire services, police services, libraries, planning and building services.

Download the 2024 Operating Budget

Capital Budget

The Township’s assets are funded through the Capital Budget. The bulk of that funding goes to maintaining and rehabilitating existing infrastructure such as roads, bridges, facilities and vehicles as identified in the Asset Management Plan.

Download the 2024 Capital Budget

Preparing the Budget

The Township’s Treasurer is responsible for assisting departments in developing a draft budget every year. This process starts in the summer and is completed by October/November. The Township must maintain a balanced operating budget because the Municipal Act prohibits the Township from running a deficit on operating expenditures. In late November or early December, Council holds a special budget meeting to review and adjust the draft budget. When all the changes have been made, a public meeting is held to present the budget to the public and obtain input. When the final budget has been approved and the amount of the levy that has to be raised is known, Council passes a tax rate bylaw that establishes the municipal portion of the property tax bill.