The City of Kimberley has released their Draft 2024 Annual Report and Financial Statements and is now seeking public feedback.
The report outlines Kimberley's major accomplishments, its financial performance and progress on strategic priorities throughout 2024.
It also highlights numerous goals and objectives for the coming years.
"Each year, the City juggles many competing priorities," said Mayor Don McCormick in the report's introduction. "When the budget is finalized, operations and capital projects have survived a rigorous evaluation process with one goal in mind — to deliver resident-expected services within responsible spending of taxpayer dollars. Taxation is managed transparently, with taxpayers knowing exactly where the money is spent and why we ask for more.
"There is tremendous pressure to allocate money to areas that we do not control and are not compensated for by senior governments, such as housing and health. Local government's role is to provide what we refer to as core services — water, sewer, roads, solid waste and recreation facilities."
Kimberley residents are invited to go over the draft report and then submit feedback to assist in the City's goals and initiatives, ensuring they continue to reflect the community's diverse values and needs.
This public input process is a part of the City of Kimberley's commitment to transparency, accountability and collaborative governance.
The Draft 2024 Annual Report can be viewed here: engagekimberley.ca, a printed copy can be viewed at City Hall and feedback may be submitted on that link, or emailed to feedback@kimberley.ca
