2026 Budget Breakdown
The budget is broken into two parts: the operating budget and the capital budget.
| Operating Budget $49,882,864 | Capital Budget $2,947,925 |
| Reflects the funds required for the City to provide programs and services. The operating budget is typically funded through property taxes, grants, reserves, and user fees. | Funds long-term projects dedicated to the maintenance or growth of the City's infrastructure. The capital budget is typically funded through grants and established reserves, such as the infrastructure reserve. |
Funding What Matters: What do my taxes pay for?
The City of Wetaskiwin's annual budget is best categorized into four focus areas that signify how resources are divided. These areas reflect the community’s values and align with the four strategic pillars in Council’s Strategic Plan, demonstrating a thoughtful approach to spending and guiding Administration in delivering Council's priorities through the budget.
Build the City
Strategic Alignment: Economic Prosperity
Building the City requires the dedication of municipal resources to support City services and programs that support Wetaskiwin's ongoing advancement. Property taxes allocated to this focus area contribute to strengthening the local economy and attracting new businesses by encouraging residential and non-residential development, including the infrastructure needed to support growth.
| Economic Development | Works to support, strengthen, and grow the local economy through domestic and foreign attraction and investment. | $ | 19.62 |
| Planning and Development | Supports land development in the City through facilitating applications for subdivisions, re-zoning, development and building permits, to enable growth. | $ | 12.62 |
| Engineering | Oversee large capital projects, including engineering design, contract tendering, construction supervision, contract administration, and contractor management. | $ | 31.96 |
Maintain the City
Strategic Alignment: Infrastructure, Environment, & Good Governance
Maintaining the City focuses on preserving and supporting the services, infrastructure, and assets already in place, which requires dedicated resources. While investing in growth, it is equally important to invest in what already exists. Property taxes allocated to this focus area contribute to maintaining a reliable and well-functioning city through effective governance, day-to-day administration, and the ongoing maintenance of roads, parks, and civic facilities.
The amounts below show how property taxes are allocated to maintain the City, based on every $100,000 of residential assessment.
| Council Governance | Represents the residents of the City of Wetaskiwin. City Council establishes policies and priorities for the City, and sets the Capital and Operating budgets. | $ | 20.58 |
| Finance and Administration | Provides financial services, human resource management, maintenance of information and technology systems, communication and marketing, and the City Manager's office. | $ | 217.85 |
| Road and Park Maintenance |
Keeps roadways and sidewalks usable through street sweeping, snow removal, and pothole repair. This includes the Infrastructure Charge, which pays for road and sidewalk infrastructure, and funds the Neighbourhood Renewal Program. |
$ | 149.48 |
| Fleet and Facility Maintenance | Conducts maintenance and repairs to City equipment, vehicles, and buildings, which makes it possible to use City facilities, and for road and park maintenance to take place. | $ | 145.63 |
Keep the City Safe
Strategic Alignment: Social & Cultural Life
Keeping the city safe is a high priority that requires dedicated resources. Property taxes allocated to this focus area contribute to keeping the city safe by ensuring community compliance, emergency response, and law enforcement.
The amounts below show how property taxes are allocated to keep the city safe, based on every $100,000 of residential assessment.
| Enforcement Services | Proactively and reactively keep the City safe and orderly through responding to requests and enforcing municipal bylaws, as well as certain provincial laws. | $ | 21.22 |
| Fire Services | Protects the community by providing emergency response services to residents. | $ | 60.44 |
| RCMP | Handles municipal policing and law enforcement. | $ | 284.51 |
Enjoy the City
Strategic Alignment: Social & Cultural Life
Enjoying the city is, in many ways, the culmination of the other three focus areas. By building, maintaining, and keeping the city safe, a strong foundation is created for the community to fully experience all that Wetaskiwin has to offer. This, in turn, is realized through programs and services that enhance quality of life and foster a vibrant, connected community. Property taxes allocated to this focus area contribute to resident enjoyment and quality of life by preserving community history, providing accessible recreation and programming, and supporting airplane enthusiasts through the airport.
The amounts below show how property taxes are allocated to enjoying the city, based on every $100,000 of residential assessment.
| Community Services | Provides funding to Wetaskiwin Family and Community Support Services, and to the Wetaskiwin Public Library. | $ | 14.05 |
| Airport | The airport supports airplane enthusiasts, and offers a central location for aircraft maintenance and repair, as well as pilot training and maintenance apprenticeship. | $ | 10.18 |
| Wetaskiwin Archives | Ensures Wetaskiwin's rich history lives on through the preservation of records, such as family histories and business records. | $ | 5.08 |
| Recreation Facilities | Ensures that City recreation facilities, such as the Manluk Centre: Wetaskiwin Regional Aquatics & Fitness, are operational for the community's enjoyment. | $ | 90.80 |
| Programming | Offers a wide range of recreational aquatic and dryland programs and activities for all ages. | $ | 35.68 |
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City of Wetaskiwin
4705 50 Avenue
Box 6210
Wetaskiwin
Alberta, Canada T9A 2E9
Phone: 780.361.4400
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