https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4301889&GUID=EF14BC9C-2A95-4D16-9E67-3BADBA02D0A6Legistar15https://barrie.ca.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4301889&GUID=EF14BC9C-2A95-4D16-9E67-3BADBA02D0A6EF14BC9C-2A95-4D16-9E67-3BADBA02D0A6-2021-06-04-12-42-16Title: PRESENTATION REGARDING THE 2018 BUSINESS PLAN AND BUDGET OVERVIEW Craig Millar, Director of Finance and Treasurer provided a presentation concerning an overview of the 2018 Business Plan and Budget. Mr. Millar discussed slides concerning the following topics: · The budget drivers associated with the 2018 Business Plan; · An overview of the 60+ services delivered by the City of Barrie; · The culture of innovation at the City of Barrie; · Responsible spending and financial management and grant opportunities; · A graph illustrating Barrie’s taxes in comparison with other municipalities with populations over 100,000; · The economic outlook for the City of Barrie; · A graph illustrating the unemployment rate for the City of Barrie in comparison with the Province of Ontario; · The residential and non-residential construction activity between 2012 to 2017 to date; · The 2017 forecast for reserves, as a percentage of accumulated amortizations and the reserve comparisons in 2016 between the City of Barrie with the peer average; · The 2018 Business plan process; · The 2018 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:42:16 GMT