Budget
At the meeting of December 6, 2021, City Council adopted the 2022 budget. You can review the council meeting or consult the presentation (in French) broadcast during that evening.
The new budget reflects City Council’s commitment to ensuring sound management of our municipal finances and to delivering high-quality services at the lowest possible cost. It was also drawn up in accordance with the following priorities:
- limit increases in the wage bill to the rate of inflation;
- limit the increase in expenditures to the planned increases in contractual agreements and the rate of inflation;
- limit the increase in the portion of the tax bill covering local services to the rate of inflation, and fully tax the increase in shares paid to the Agglomeration and the CMM.
This budget, which is set at $61,533,289, includes all general property taxes that cover services offered by Saint-Lambert, the Agglomeration of Longueuil, and the Communauté metropolitan 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.
Highlights
Through rigorous management of local expenditures, the increase in the portion of the tax bill for local services is limited to 4.36%, i.e. below the rate of inflation. The share (portion) for the Agglomération de Longueuil, however, increases by 11.35%, and Saint-Lambert has no control over this. The overall tax rate therefore stands at 7.9% for the average house in 2022.
For residences, this translates to a tax rate of $0.8397 for every $100 of valuation, compared to $1.0021 in 2021. The average tax bill for a single-family residence evaluated at $823,292 and whose value is stable will therefore increase by $506 for the year 2022.
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.
Distribution of revenues
2022 budget in $ | 2021 budget in $ | Difference in $ | Difference in % | |
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Progressive cash program | 3 500 000 | 3 250 000 | 250 000 | 7,69 |
Local services | 20 269 039 | 19 071 129 | 1 197 910 | 6,28 |
Agglomeration services | 25 337 980 | 23 964 083 | 1 373 897 | 5,73 |
CMM | 639 908 | 636 860 | 3 048 | 0,48 |
Sector taxes | 88 000 | 88 544 | -544 | -0,61 |
Water pricing | 377 950 | 268 790 | 109 160 | 40,61 |
In lieu of taxes | 1 511 600 | 1 343 309 | 168 291 | 12,53 |
Transfer taxes | 4 250 000 | 4 000 000 | 250 000 | 6,25 |
Tickets | 625 000 | 625 000 | 0 | 0 |
Public works, engineering and town planning | 429 488 | 406 494 | 22 994 | 5,66 |
Subsidies | 1 800 414 | 1 824 461 | -24 047 | -1,32 |
Leisure, sports and community life | 404 700 | 315 700 | 89 000 | 28,19 |
Aquatic and youth | 739 084 | 742 421 | -3 337 | -0,45 |
Library, arts and culture | 146 093 | 82 842 | 63 251 | 76,35 |
Interest and penalties | 358 000 | 382 281 | -24 281 | -6,35 |
Sale of assets | 100 000 | 100 000 | 0 | 0 |
Rentals | 141 600 | 133 500 | 8 100 | 6,07 |
Others | 814 433 | 1 639 799 | -825 366 | -50,33 |
Total | 61 533 289 | 58 875 213 | 2 658 076 | 4,51 |
Distribution of expenditures
2022 budget in $ | 2021 budget 2021 in $ | Difference in $ | Difference in % | |
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City council | 386 782 | 345 402 | 41 380 | 11,98 |
Grants to organizations and partnerships | 105 000 | 600 000 | -495 000 | -82,5 |
City Management | 325 926 | 368 604 | -42 678 | -11,58 |
Human resources and communications | 1 037 310 | 923 535 | 113 775 | 12,32 |
City Clerk and procurement | 1 526 183 | 1 353 046 | 173 137 | 12,80 |
Finance and IT | 1 966 546 | 1 572 986 | 393 560 | 25,02 |
Engineering, urban planning and environment | 3 629 381 | 2 982 218 | 647 163 | 21,7 |
Public works | 9 302 842 | 8 644 551 | 658 291 | 7,62 |
Culture et recreation | 3 946 439 | 3 630 946 | 315 493 | 8,69 |
Employer contributions | 2 990 495 | 3 088 814 | -98 319 | -3,18 |
Progressive cash payment | 3 500 000 | 3 250 000 | 250 000 | 7,69 |
Debt service | 6 838 497 | 7 514 168 | -675 671 | -8,99 |
Shares- Agglomération de Longueuil | 25 337 980 | 23 964 083 | 1 373 897 | 5,73 |
Shares - Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal | 639 908 | 636 860 | 3 048 | 0,48 |
Total | 61 533 289 | 58 875 213 | 2 658 076 | 4,51 |