Budgets

In the Town of Shelburne we aim to strike a balance between providing valued community services and programs, investing in future development and keeping property taxes to a reasonable rate. We take all of this into consideration when creating our annual budgets.

Our annual budgets are made up of three parts:

• Operating budget - provides the necessary resources to deliver community programs and services, such as planning and development, recreation programs, public works, police, library, by-law and fire services. This is funded primarily through property taxes and user fees.
• Capital budget - provides the funds to maintain and build facilities and infrastructure in the Town, including roads water and sewers. The capital budget is funded by development charges, reserves, and grants.
• Reserve funds – provides resources for tax stabilization, equipment purchases and other capital expenditures.