Draft Budget 2020

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It's your city and your budget, so we want to hear from you! Your feedback helps inform the City’s budget priorities and contributes to decisions about investments in services that you want and need.

How the City budget works

Watch a short video and learn the basics of how the City budget works.

For more information on understanding the City budget, visit https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/budget/understanding-your-city-budget.

Have your say

Share your feedback:

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Submit your feedback using the budget allocation tool below
Fill out the budget survey below
Submit your ideas to your Ward Councillor
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It's your city and your budget, so we want to hear from you! Your feedback helps inform the City’s budget priorities and contributes to decisions about investments in services that you want and need.

How the City budget works

Watch a short video and learn the basics of how the City budget works.

For more information on understanding the City budget, visit https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/budget/understanding-your-city-budget.

Have your say

Share your feedback:

Submit a question below
Submit your feedback using the budget allocation tool below
Fill out the budget survey below
Submit your ideas to your Ward Councillor
Follow and communicate with us on Facebook and Twitter @ottawacity, using the hashtag #ottbudget
Call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401). Rural residents call 613-580-2400.

City services and standing committee reporting structure

City Services	Department Name	Standing Committee Name
Affordable Housing	Community and Social Services Department	Planning Committee
Office of the Auditor General	Office of the Auditor General	Audit Committee
Building Code Services	Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department	Planning Committee
By-Law & Regulatory Services	Emergency and Protective Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
CFO & Treasurer and Business Support Services	Finance Services Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Children's Services	Community and Social Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, and Business Support Services - Finance Services Department	Finance Services	Finance & Economic Development Committee
City Clerk	City Clerk	Finance & Economic Development Committee
City Manager's Office	City Manager's Office	Finance & Economic Development Committee
City Solicitor Office	Innovative Client Services Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Committee of Adjustment	External Boards and Agencies	Specific Board/Agency meeting
Community Recreation & Cultural Programs	Recreation, Culture and Facility Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
Corporate Finance	Finance Services Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Corporate Real Estate Office	Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Crime Prevention	External Boards and Agencies	Specific Board/Agency meeting
City Wide Programs, Aquatics, & Specialized Services	Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Depoartment	Community and Protective Services Committee
Development Review Process (Rural)	Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department	Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee
Economic Development and Long Range Planning	Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Elected Officials	Elected Officials	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Facility Operations Service	Recreation, Culture and Facility Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
Fire Services	Emergency and Protective Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
Fleet Services	Innovative Client Services Department	Transportation Committee
Forestry	Public Works and Environmental Services Department	Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management- Tax Supported
General Manager & Business Support Services- Emergency & Protective Services	Emergency and Protective Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
General Manager & Business Support Services- Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development	Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
General Manager & Business Support Services- Recreation Culture and Facility Services	Recreation Culture and Facility Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
General Manager & Business Support- Services Social Services	Community and Social Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
Housing	Community and Social Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
Human Resources	Innovative Client Services Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Information Technology Services	Innovative Client Services Department	IT Sub Committee
Infrastructure Services	Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department	Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management-Tax Supported
Light Rail Planning and Implementation Program	Transportation Services Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Long Range Planning	Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department	Planning Committee
Long Term Care	Community and Social Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
Non Departmental	Finance Services Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Office of the Auditor General	Office of the Auditor General	Audit Committee
Ottawa Police Service	External Boards & Agencies	Specific Board/Agency meeting
Ottawa Public Health	External Boards & Agencies	Specific Board/Agency meeting
Ottawa Public Library	External Boards & Agencies	Specific Board/Agency meeting
Paramedic Service	Emergency and Protective Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
Parking Services	Transportation Services Department	Transportation Committee
Parks	Public Works and Environmental Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
Parks & Facilities Planning	Recreation Culture and Facility Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
Partner and Stakeholder Initiatives	Community and Social Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
Payroll	Finance Services Department	Finance and Economic Development Committee
Planning Services	Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department	Planning Committee
Public Information and Media Relations	Innovative Client Services Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Public Policy Development - Emergency and Protective Services	Emergency and Protective Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
Revenue Services	Finance Services Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Resiliency and Natural Systems Policy	Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department	Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management-Tax Supported
Right of Way, Heritage and Urban Design	Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department	Planning Committee
Roads Services	Transportation Services Department	Transportation Committee
Rural Affairs	Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development	Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
Security & Emergency Management	Emergency and Protective Services Department	Community & Protective Services Committee
Service Ottawa	Innovative Client Services Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Service Transformation	Innovative Client Services Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Social Services	Community and Social Services Department	Community & Protective Services
Solid Waste Services	Public Works & Environmental Services Department	Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management-Tax Supported
Stormwater Services	Public Works & Environmental Services Department	Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management-Rate Supported
Supply Services	Finance Services Department	Finance & Economic Development Committee
Traffic Services	Transportation Services Department	Transportation Committee
Transit	Transportation Services Department	External Boards & Agencies
Transportation Planning	Transportation Services Department	Transportation Committee
Water Services	Public Works and Environmental Services Department	Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management-Rate Supported
Wastewater Services	Public Works & Environmental Services Department	Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management-Rate Supported

For more information visit https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/budget.

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Budget Allocation

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Explanation of the budget allocation tool

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The Budget Allocation Tool provides you an opportunity to express your views on how residential tax dollars will be used in the 2020 Budget and to see the impact of the decisions that City staff and Council face when developing and approving the annual budget.
The tool depicts what Ottawa residents spent on city services in 2019 based on $1,000 in property taxes. The spending section allows you to increase or decrease the amount of money that is spent on various city services according to what you think the allocations should be in the 2020 budget.

The simulation is based on urban residential tax rates and does not reflect other tax classes. For more information on the different tax classes please visit our website.

Some of the categories and sub-categories cannot be adjusted as these rates are fixed and City Council has very limited or no control over these items (Provincial Education, Conservation Authorities, Municipal Property Tax Corporation, Capital Financing). Additionally, water, Wastewater and Stormwater Services, which are paid through your water bill, are excluded from this exercise.
As one component to the City’s overall budget public consultation process, feedback and results from this budget simulator tool will be provided to Council up to the time that the draft budget is tabled on 06 November 2019.
Thank you for your participation!