2026 Budget

In preparing the annual budget each year, we draw on input from residents to help guide our decisions. This approach reflects Council’s ongoing commitment to maintaining High River as a vibrant community with strong services, programs, and infrastructure. The operating budget covers day-to-day expenses while the capital budget covers long-term investments, including maintaining infrastructure and facility costs. All of which follows an annual review of our Five-Year Capital Budget.

Council has adopted the 2026 interim budget, which sets spending at 75 per cent of the 2025 operating budget. This interim budget will remain in effect until Council approves the full 2026 operating budget. 

Upon approval, Council sets municipal tax rates to generate revenue needed to offset municipal service expenditures with the annual Property Tax Rate Bylaw, passed each spring.

Budget Engagement Opportunities

We invite you to join us in the New Year as Council discusses budget on the following dates:

• January 14
• January 15
• January 19
• January 21