MRC Pontiac council approves $9.8 million budget

MRC Pontiac council approves $9.8 million budget

At the MRC Pontiac’s monthly council of mayors meeting last night (November 22), council approved a budget of $9.8 million for 2024.

In a press release, the MRC noted some highlights from this year’s document:

Total MRC Pontiac expenditures: $9.8 million
Grants and revenues from services: $5.5 million
Expenditure by department:
• Administration: $1,970,209
• Public Safety and Engineering: $459,187
• Assessment: $1,282,423
• Land Use Planning and Development: $1,827,227
• Economic Development Projects and Activities: $3,523,363
• Transportation: $634,500
• Renovation programs: $31,500
• Financing costs and capital expenditures: $110,319
• Warden election costs by universal vote (pro-rated over four years): $20,000
The municipal share decreases from $0.1329 to $0.1047 per $100 of standardized property value.

The full budget breakdown that was presented at the meeting is available here.

The full audio of the presentation by MRC accountant Annie Vaillancourt is available below: