2013 Budget Meetings

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2013 Budget

Vaughan Council unanimously approved the City’s 2013 Operating and Capital Budgets at a Special Meeting of Council on Monday, February 11. A total of $238 million has been allocated for services and City operations and $58 million for capital improvements.

The residential tax increase for the City of Vaughan for 2013 is $32 or $2.67 per month on an average home assessed at $517,000, an increase of 2.69 per cent. There is also a 0.91 per cent increase of approximately $11 annually for the Hospital Capital Levy which supports the community financial contribution required to bring a hospital to Vaughan.

Budget highlights include funding for additional firefighters, construction of a new fire station, road repairs, Kleinburg library improvements, as well as the implementation of the Emerald Ash Borer program and the upkeep of parks and sports amenities.

The City’s budget focuses on many essential services and programs including fire protection, snow removal, bylaw enforcement, road maintenance and repairs, sewer maintenance, parks, recreation and culture.

2013 Budget Highlights

• $1.89 million for the renewal of Black Creek within the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, the City’s new downtown area between Highway 7 and Highway 407, including culvert improvements.

• Greenhouse gas emissions at the corporate and community level will be reduced through an action plan to be developed by the City as part of a commitment under the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Partners for Climate Protection Program.

• Soccer field maintenance is being provided in exchange for usage rights of 13 additional soccer fields offered by the York Catholic District School Board to the City as an expansion of an existing soccer field agreement.

• $11.4 million for a three-phase Pavement Management Program (Phase 1, 2 and 3) to rehabilitate selected roads in Woodbridge, Thornhill and Concord, including Dufferin and Centre Streets, Weston and Langstaff Roads, Pine Valley and Langstaff Road and Kipling Avenue and Highway 7.

• $4.7 million for construction of 9,300-square-foot Fire Station #7-3 in the vicinity of the Vaughan Enterprise Zone employment lands in the west end of the City.

• $700,000 for the fire department to purchase a pumper/engine for Station #7-5 located in the Weston Road and Highway 7 area as a result of increased demand due to growth.

• $800,000 for repairs and improvements to the Kleinburg Library including a new roof, windows, brick repairs and replacement of emergency exit stairs.

• $800,000 for asphalt and concrete replacement around the Rosemount Community Centre to remove trip hazards caused by uneven surfaces.

News Releases

• City’s 2013 Budget Balances Service Levels And Financial Sustainability (Feb. 11, 2013)

• Vaughan Special Council Meeting Scheduled to Approve Draft 2013 Budget (Jan. 21, 2013)

• Program Review Supports a Proactive Approach to Managing City's Future (Dec. 7, 2012)

• Community Input on City's Budget Key to Securing Financial Sustainability (Nov. 29, 2012)

• Vaughan Looks to the Future with Multi-Year Budgets (Nov. 13, 2012)

Draft Documents