Budget meetings are lined up for early March at city hall.
The initial recommendation from staff is a 5.5 per cent increase in the tax levy, or six million dollars.
A staff report says increased budgets for Service Partners have elevated the strain on the municipal levy.
“City operations have resulted in an overall levy change of 1.74% and Service Partners 3.76%,” states the report.
The proposed operating budget is just over 165-million, to cover the daily costs of running city services.
Deliberations are lined up for March 3 and 4.
Staff say on an annual basis, the increase equals about $76 per $100,000 of residential assessment value.
