It’s a new time and a new way forward!  The City of Saskatoon is moving to a new multi-year business plan and budget.  Rather than one year at a time, you can expect to see a two-year plan and budget created for 2020-2021. We’ve heard from many residents expressing their desire to participate. We are committed to continuously improving on the opportunities we provide. The new multi-year plan and budget is the right time to create even more ways to gather your input and better understand your perceptions, views and priorities for the City of Saskatoon. 

The new Civic Satisfaction & Performance Survey kicked off our first significant public engagement activity. This survey was the first of two to gather public input that will then be used in preparing our 2020-2021 Multi-Year Budget. Our ongoing goal is to include as many residents as possible by providing multiple engagement opportunities to participate throughout the year.  

The Civic Satisfaction & Performance Survey closed on July 29, 2018. Thank you for participating. Your survey input has been joined to the traditional 500 random telephone and 800 online panel surveys and has been compiled, along with a summary of feedback shared at community outreach events.

What We Heard - Civic Satisfaction & Performance Survey

Summaries:

• Snapshot of Overall Results
• Telephone & Online Panel Surveys
• Self-Selected Surveys

Full Results:

• Telephone & Online Panel Surveys
• Self-Selected Surveys
• Community Outreach Events

Our second major public engagement activity, the Civic Services Survey: Performance, Priorities & Preferences was completed November 16 to December 16, 2018. Thank you for participating. This survey was used to gather insights on residents’ experience/impressions related to the quality of transportation and utility services, community and public services, waste management services and recreation and culture services. It also asked respondents about their service priorities, preferences on the level of services, and performance as related to communications/public engagement.

What We Heard - Civic Services Survey: Performance, Priorities & Preferences

Summary:

Snapshot of Overall Results
Telephone & Online Panel Surveys
Self-Selected Surveys

Full Results:

Telephone & Online Panel Surveys

To increase the accountability and transparency of our business plan and budget process and to adopt a longer-term view on financial planning, the City of Saskatoon is undertaking a new multi-year business plan and budget for the years 2020 and 2021.

Through this new approach, City Council’s Strategic Plan and City Council’s 10 Strategic Priorities of Focus will continue to drive the business planning and budget process, helping us to shape an even brighter future.

The City of Saskatoon has always budgeted on an annual basis.  Why the change to a multi-year business plan and budget?

• A better alignment of the City’s longer-term goals and objectives through longer-term funding plans
• Improved financial stability, transparency and accountability over our investments and spending plan changes
• A more flexible allocation of our resources so we can accomplish more of our goals over time
• A greater certainty for residents about the future direction of property taxes in Saskatoon, and satisfaction of getting a high value for tax dollars
• A better alignment with funding from other orders of government, especially helpful in the planning of major infrastructure projects

The new multi-year business plan and budget will be even more citizen focused, with improved access to budget information so you can develop a greater understanding of the City’s programs, services, cost drivers and performance. Importantly, there will be numerous ongoing opportunities for public input through a variety of ways, and also for information sharing at community gathering places for those that might like to learn more about the City’s budget. 

Timeline at a Glance: What Residents Can Expect