Public Input Meetings on the 2020 Regional Budget

Public Input meetings are scheduled to gather input on the 2020 Regional Budget. The meetings will be held on:

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

6:00 p.m.

and

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

6:00 p.m.

Both Meetings will be held at:

Regional Council Chamber

150 Frederick Street, 2^nd Floor, Kitchener

If you are interested in Regional services you may wish to attend.

Final approval of the Region’s 2020 Operating Budget and Ten-Year Capital Program is scheduled for Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Please contact 519-575-4400 for meeting start time or check the Region’s website.

Notice of these meetings is being given in accordance with the “Municipal Act” as amended and the Region’s Notice Policy.

Please visit our website for more information on the Regional Budget: https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/regional-government/budget-and-finance-archives.aspx  or view the 2020 Preliminary Budget Book and 2020 Budget Issue Paper Package at the Council and Administrative Services Office, 150 Frederick Street, 2^nd Floor, Kitchener after November 20, 2019. To speak to a staff person in Corporate Budgets regarding the budget, please call Chris Wilson at 519-575-4757 ext.3544 or email ChWilson@regionofwaterloo.ca.

You are welcome to attend any of the scheduled budget meetings or Council meetings. For a copy of the budget schedule please visit our website, as above. Members of the public may register as a delegation at the two public meetings on November 26^th    and December 11^th, 2019.  

Deadlines for delegations to register are:

• Monday, November 25^th before 4:30 p.m. for November 26^th meeting
• Monday, December 9^th before 4:30 p.m. for December 11^th meeting

To register:

• By phone 519-575-4400
• By email RegionalClerk@regionofwaterloo.ca
• Or through the Region’s website by following this link:

https://forms.regionofwaterloo.ca/Delegation-Registration

If you require accessible services to participate in these meetings, please contact the Regional Clerk’s Office by the Friday prior to the meeting.

Unable to attend the Budget Public Input meetings? Join the conversation online at www.engageregionofwaterloo.ca between November 20^th and December 20^th, 2019 to provide your feedback on the Region’s 2020 Budget.

Kris Fletcher

Regional Clerk

All comments and information received from individuals, stakeholder groups and agencies regarding the budget are being collected to assist the Region of Waterloo in making budget decisions. Under the “Municipal Act”, personal information such as name, address, telephone number, and property location that may be included in a submission becomes part of the public record. Questions regarding the collection of this information should be referred to Chris Wilson, as above.