Leduc Budget 2024 Update

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Leduc City Council hosted their fourth municipal budget deliberation meeting on Nov. 20, where the proposed 2024 Community and Protective Services operating and capital budgets were presented by Darrell Melvie, General Manager of Community and Protective Services.

Proposed Community and Protective Services Operating Expenditure

  • Bridges program: increase of $20k
  • Recreation Access Program: increase of $48k
  • Maclab Centre funding: increase of $91k
  • RCMP funding increase: 3.5 per cent
    • Note: this does not include any requests for additional members or staffing resources
  • Fire Services overtime allocation: one-time funding request of $249k
  • Recreation custodial services: increase of $25k

Proposed Community and Protective Services Projected Revenue Adjustments

  • Maclab Centre: decrease of $21k
  • Fire Services: increase of $450k
  • Recreation Services admissions/memberships: decrease of $125k
  • Recreation Services rentals: increase of $70k
  • Recreation Services sponsorship: one-time decrease of $40k
  • Recreation Services commissions/program revenue: decrease of $30k

Proposed Service Level Adjustments

  • Treaty, Truth and ReconciliACTION contract: proposal would fund a 2-year continuation of an external advisor to support City efforts in truth seeking, reconciliation, developing community capacity, and improving Treaty relations with Indigenous Peoples. 
    • Cost of service level adjustment, if approved: $50k per year for two years
  • Leduc Arts Foundry downtown lease
    • Cost of service level adjustment, if approved: $53k ongoing
    • Note: this proposed item has been previously flagged by Leduc City Council for further debate
  • Dr. Woods House Museum: proposal for one-time funding to support collection curation and digitized asset management of heritage artifacts and an assessment to plan for potential future facility operations and use. 
    • Cost of service level adjustment, if approved: one-time funding of $70k
    • Note: this proposed item has been previously flagged by Leduc City Council for further debate

Proposed Community and Protective Services Fees and Charges Changes

  • 2 per cent increase to fees for admissions; memberships; and rentals of arenas, indoor fields and courts, outdoor athletic fields, ball diamonds and parks
    • Note: fees have not been increased since 2020

Proposed Community and Protective Services Capital Costs

  • Lions Outdoor Rink replacement of rink boards: $100k
  • Playground replacement partnerships with community/parent associations: $200k
  • Telford Park sheltered picnic site: $80k
  • West end dog park: $15k
  • Outdoor pool equipment replacement: $125k
    • Note: this proposed item has been previously flagged by Leduc City Council for further debate
  • Fire Services shift supervisor vehicle: $80k
  • Enforcement Services vehicle and equipment: $120k

Upcoming Budget Deliberation Meeting

This was the fourth of five budget deliberation meetings that will be held in Leduc until Nov. 27. Leduc City Council will meet once more next week on Nov. 27 to discuss items that have been flagged for further debate throughout the previous deliberation meetings.

A complete listing of flagged items from this year's budget deliberations is published on the City of Leduc's budget webpage.

The final 2024 municipal budget will be presented to City Council requesting their approval on Monday, Dec. 11. 

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