Budget 2025
Operating Budget
The Operating Budget represents the day-to-day costs to operate the Town and provide programs and services. The Council uses the budget to set priorities in a given year by setting aside money for programs and services.
Council must adopt an Operating Budget for each calendar year. In the event that an operating budget is not adopted by December 31 of a given year, an interim Operating Budget may be adopted for part of a calendar year. Each year, a 3 year Multi-Year Operating Plan is reviewed and updated by Council.
The 2025 Operating Budget was approved on March 26, 2025.
See the 2025 Operating Budget here
Capital Budget
The Capital Budget focuses on buying or building fixed assets, and includes the amounts to acquire, construct, remove or improve capital property, the anticipated sources and amounts of money related to the capital item and the amount to be transferred from the Operating Budget. Council must adopt a Capital Budget for each calendar year.
The Town of Didsbury also prepares a Multi-Year written Capital Plan, which reflects its anticipated capital property additions over time. The Multi-Year Plan is used in the annual capital budgeting process. However, it is not in itself a budget. Therefore, the Multi-Year Plan may differ from any given annual adopted Capital Budget.
The 2025 Capital budget was approved December 10, 2024 and amended January 14, 2025. Council may amend the budget by way of Council resolution.
See the 2025 Capital Budget here
Community Engagement
Budget Survey
The 2025 budget survey was released to the public on September 3, 2023 and was closed on September 27, 2024. Thank you to all that participated in the survey. The information gathered in the survey is summarized in the 2025 Budget Survey Report.
Budget Presentation
The 2025 budget presentation was held on October 30, 2024. The meeting can be viewed on our YouTube page
2025 Budget Slide Presentation
First Look Operating & Capital Budget Report (See the final/approved budgets, with changes made by Council over the course of several meetings, above)
2024 Budget
Check out the 2024 'Budget at a Glance' document here.
This provides a clear illustration of the 2024 budget—including where the money comes from, where it is spent, and how the numbers affect you, a Didsbury resident or business owner.
2023 Budget
The 2023 Capital Budget was presented to Council on December 3, 2022, approved by Council on January 10, 2023, and most recently amended on January 9, 2024.
The 2023 Operating Budget was approved by Council at the March 28, 2023 Regular Council Meeting.
2022 Budget
2022 Capital Budget and Multi Year Capital Plan
The 2022 Capital Budget was presented to Council on December 8, 2021 and approved by Council on January 11, 2022 and may be further amended by Council by resolution. The amended 2022 capital budget is available below as well as the original Capital Budget presentation.
2021 Budget
2021 Capital Budget and Multi Year Capital Plan
The 2021 Capital Budget was approved by Council on January 26, 2021, and amended by Council on February 9, 2021. Council can amend, add or remove items from the budget by way of Council resolution. Further amendments are documented on the Capital Budget cover sheet.
The Multi-Year Capital Plan (MYCP) was accepted by Council at the June 22, 2021 Council Meeting. The current year of the MYCP is amended as projects are amended by Council.
2021 Operating Budget and Multi Year Operating Plan
The 2021 Operating Budget Workshop took place with Council and the public on March 27, 2021.The 2021 Operating Budget was approved at the May 19, 2021, Council Meeting.
The Multi-Year Operating Plan was accepted as information at the May 19, 2021, Council Meeting.
Budget Documents from Other Years
Budget documents from past years can be found at the link below:
