Mayor and council will vote on a resolution on whether or not to approve the 2020 Draft Financial Plan at tonight’s city council meeting.

 

This follows the public hearing that was held Thursday night regarding the proposed budget.

 

The proposed budget is drafted to be just over $32.2 million, a decrease from 2019’s budget of 34.7million.

 

Deputy Mayor Les Ellsworth explained that due to the impacts of COVID-19, there will be revenue losses in recreation, ambulance, landfill, transit, by-law infractions and building fees.

 

Ellsworth says that to off-set these losses, the city implemented cost-saving measures, such as suspending transit until further notice, suspending special events for the year, and either reassigning or not filling vacant positions for 2020.

 

The council meeting will be tonight at 7 p.m. and will be streamed on the City of Thompson Facebook page.