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The Budget Allocator Tool closed at midnight on January 6, 2023. Feedback received before this time was shared with Barrie City Council during the 2023 business plan and budget deliberations.
On each service area, respondents could increase spending by 5%, maintain current spending or decrease spending by 5%. A summary of the results follows; full details are available in the 2023 Business Plan and Budget Staff Report.
Service Area
Maintain
Decrease 5%
Increase 5%
Development Services
48%
37%
15%
Economic & Creative Development
36%
40%
24%
Fire & Emergency Service
63%
26%
12%
Information Technology
52%
37%
11%
Libraries
33%
47%
20%
Parks & Forestry Operations
50%
24%
26%
Police
27%
50%
23%
Recreation & Culture Services
39%
38%
23%
Roads, Fleet and Technical Operations
47%
11%
42%
Solid Waste Operations
73%
15%
13%
Transit
42%
34%
24%
How the Budget Allocator Tool works: The Budget Allocator Tool is an informational tool, and uses approximate figures based on the City of Barrie's 2022 budget data as of October 2022from eleven major service areas. The tool allows you to try out different spending options for some major service areas in the City of Barrie's budget (based on what matters most to you) and provide feedback on how you want your tax dollars spent. The tool is for educational purposes only.It does not represent the entire City of Barrie budget. Many additional service areas and factors will be taken into consideration when developing the 2023 Budget.
Want to learn how the City invested your 2022 tax dollars? Barrie homeowners can get a personalized taxpayer receipt that provides a breakdown of how their money was used to fund City and partner services.
The Budget Allocator Tool closed at midnight on January 6, 2023. Feedback received before this time was shared with Barrie City Council during the 2023 business plan and budget deliberations.
On each service area, respondents could increase spending by 5%, maintain current spending or decrease spending by 5%. A summary of the results follows; full details are available in the 2023 Business Plan and Budget Staff Report.
Service Area
Maintain
Decrease 5%
Increase 5%
Development Services
48%
37%
15%
Economic & Creative Development
36%
40%
24%
Fire & Emergency Service
63%
26%
12%
Information Technology
52%
37%
11%
Libraries
33%
47%
20%
Parks & Forestry Operations
50%
24%
26%
Police
27%
50%
23%
Recreation & Culture Services
39%
38%
23%
Roads, Fleet and Technical Operations
47%
11%
42%
Solid Waste Operations
73%
15%
13%
Transit
42%
34%
24%
How the Budget Allocator Tool works: The Budget Allocator Tool is an informational tool, and uses approximate figures based on the City of Barrie's 2022 budget data as of October 2022from eleven major service areas. The tool allows you to try out different spending options for some major service areas in the City of Barrie's budget (based on what matters most to you) and provide feedback on how you want your tax dollars spent. The tool is for educational purposes only.It does not represent the entire City of Barrie budget. Many additional service areas and factors will be taken into consideration when developing the 2023 Budget.
Want to learn how the City invested your 2022 tax dollars? Barrie homeowners can get a personalized taxpayer receipt that provides a breakdown of how their money was used to fund City and partner services.
