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Budget

At the meeting of December 2, 2024, City Council adopted the 2025 budget. You can review the council meeting or consult the presentation (in French) broadcast during that evening.

The budget is set at $74,225,170, which is an increase of 5.68% compared to 2024 and includes expenditures for direct services to citizens as well as the shares paid to the Agglomération de Longueuil and the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM).

The Ville de Saint-Lambert, as the other related municipalities, collects the taxes required for the Longueuil Agglomeration’s operations, in the form of a contributory “share,” which is paid directly to the Longueuil Agglomeration. For more information, you can consult the Longueuil's website.

The issue of tax equity within the Agglomeration remains unresolved. City Council will continue to work on this front, including actively monitoring expenditures and developing more equitable cost-sharing proposals.

Highlights

Despite a 6.73% increase in the agglomeration's share and a new property tax roll with an overall increase of 30%, the increase in the tax bill will be limited to 2% for the average home.

To find out more about your tax bill, visit the Taxes and assessment page.

Investments

Controlling the debt is the main challenge faced by City Council in terms of the budget, particularly as major investments are essential if we are to continue remedying the cumulative deficit in our municipal infrastructure maintenance in order to ensure ongoing quality of life and security for citizens. Consult the three-year capital expenditure program to find out what projects are planned for this year.

Service additions

The city is investing additional resources in several priority areas to ensure quality services, including:

  • Aquatics: extended opening of Seaway pool thanks to new water heater;
  • Forestry: continued investment in forestry for urban canopy maintenance;
  • Public Works: increase in the number of workweeks for temporary blue-collar workers to optimize maintenance services for parks, streets, pools, machinery, snow removal, etc.

Distribution of revenues

The main variations in revenues are explained by :

  • Transfer taxes: Increase based on historical data over the past few years.
  • Subsidies: Increase in the amount for sharing the growth of one point of QST resulting from the Reciprocity with the Quebec government.
  • Interest and penalties: Increase in interest income on the bank account and increase in interest income and penalties on overdue accounts based on recent years' history.
  • Appropriations: Financing of non-recurring expenses from restricted operating surplus (-$210K).

2025 budget in $ 2024 budget in $ Difference in $ Difference in %
Taxes - Progressive cash program 4 100 000 4 000 000 100 000 2,50
Taxes - Local services 24 273 287 24 309 777 (36 490) -0,15
Taxes - Agglomeration services 28 675 536 27 290 004 1 385 532 5,08
Taxes - CMM 713 980 713 797 183 0,03
Sector taxes 88 353 88 323 30 0,03
Water pricing 408 675 374 275 34 400 9,19
In lieu of taxes 1 452 420 1 384 213 68 207 4,93
Transfer taxes 4 750 000 4 000 000 750 000 18,75
Subsidies 3 491 340 2 824 204 667 136 23,62
Town planning, public works, engineering and environment 558 750 509 950 48 800 9,57
Leisure and community life 574 500 486 425 88 075 18,11
Aquatic and youth 889 880 847 335 42 545 5,02
Library, arts and culture 231 800 224 260 7 540 3,36
Tickets 650 000 650 000 0 0
Interest and penalties 1 650 500 1 425 500 225 000 15,78
Others 761 600 731 825 29 775 4,07
Affectations 954 549 377 124 577 425 153,11
Total 74 225 170 70 237 012 3 988 158 5,68

Distribution of expenditures

The main variations in expenses are explained by :

  • Elections: Elections on November 2, 2025 (+$217K).
  • Urban planning: Addition of an urban planning advisor position in August 2024 and a permit clerk position.
  • Public Works - Administration and crossing guards: Operational and technical support supervisor position created in the 2024 budget, starting during the year.
  • Public Works - Roads: Transfer of a blue-collar position from Buildings.
  • Public Works - Buildings: Transfer of a blue-collar position to Roads and bonus for maintenance and repairs.
  • Public Works - Parks: Increase in the number of work weeks for temporary blue-collar workers and improvements in maintenance and repairs.
  • Environment, residual materials and forestry: Addition of an environmental inspector position, savings on residual materials contracts and an increase in the forestry budget for urban canopy maintenance.
  • Library, arts and culture: Increase in library white-collar payroll as a result of the new collective agreement, and transfer of certain IT expenses.
  • Progressive cash payment: Increase of $100K/year for the next 5 years.
  • Debt servicing: Repayment of debt according to payment schedules set by the Ministère des Finances; and repayment of working capital according to the terms set out in municipal council resolutions.
  • Share - Agglomeration: Increase resulting from variation in tax potential, increase in agglomeration expenses and expenses provisioned in 2024.

2025 budget in $ 2024 budget in $ Difference in $ Difference in %
City council 397 892 380 204 17 688 4,65
Grants to organizations and partnerships 70 000 70 000 0 0
City Management 377 222 367 165 10 057 2,74
Elections 250 000 33 500 216 500 646,27
Administrative Services (human resources, communications, IT) 2 864 574 2 918 535 (53 961) -1,85
City Clerk, procurement and urban planning 3 004 530 2 921 573 82 957 2,84
Finance and common expenses 1 241 484 1 153 510 87 974 7,63
Public works, engineering and environment 15 436 148 14 724 238 711 910 4,83
Culture and recreation 4 915 309 4 554 326 360 983 7,93
Employer contributions 3 720 770 3 766 088 (45 318) -1,20
Progressive cash payment 4 100 000 4 000 000 100 000 2,50
Debt service 8 007 725 7 344 072 663 653 9,04
Share - Agglomération de Longueuil 29 125 536 27 290 004 1 835 532 6,73
Share - Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal 713 980 713 797 183 0,03
Total 74 225 170 70 237 012 3 988 158 5,68

Financial reports

Four times a year—in March, June, September and December—in the spirit of openness and accountability towards its citizens, the City prepares reports on its financial statements. These reports are presented and explained during public city council meetings. For the December report, please refer to the annual financial statements (below).

Every year, the Ville de Saint-Lambert prepares a financial report on its fiscal year, which runs from January 1 to December 31. It is tabled at a public meeting of city council as soon as the audit work has been completed.

This report presents financial details pertaining to the municipality’s operations, including the following:

  • assets
  • liabilities
  • revenues
  • operating expenses
  • expenditures and revenues related to capital acquisitions.

The financial report must comply with the standards of the Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Occupation du territoire (MAMOT) governing the presentation of municipal financial statements.

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