The City’s Budget is Your Budget

Share your feedback in an online survey and have your say in Richmond Hill’s 2025 budget

Richmond Hill—The City of Richmond Hill needs your feedback to develop its 2025 budget.

The City’s annual budget is a financial expression of Council’s priorities, goals, objectives, and approved programs. It highlights anticipated costs against available funding for the year and provides transparency and accountability to the community on the use of public resources. It also guides the City’s financial decisions and determines how funds are spent, the priorities for our community, and how best to support Richmond Hill’s families, workers, and businesses.

The budget impacts everyone who lives or works in the city, so you are encouraged to complete an online survey (open until August 18) at RichmondHill.ca/Budget. If you prefer to complete the survey by telephone, please leave a message at 905-747-6311, and your call will be returned. You can also connect with City staff at the Richmond Hill Public Library, Central Branch, on Saturday, August 10, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Have your say. The City’s budget is your budget.

Quick Facts

• The City’s budget is comprised of the operating budget and the capital budget.
  • The operating budget supports the City’s day-to-day services, such as fire protection, snow clearing, waste collection, parks and other services that enhance residents’ quality of life. This budget also has a user rate-based component to fund services such as water mains to deliver clean water, sewers to collect wastewater, and stormwater ponds to manage rain and snow runoff to reduce flooding risks in our community.
  • The capital budget invests in the community's future. It maintains, replaces, and builds new infrastructure to safeguard its good condition for the health and safety of the community. It includes building or revitalizing parks, maintaining community centres and resurfacing roads.
• Once the 2025 budget is finalized, it will fulfill the City’s new vision of “A Vibrant and Inclusive City of Neighbours.” The vision is upheld by three pillars: growing a livable and sustainable community, focusing on people, and strengthening our foundations.