Community Pressures The BMA Study is an annual municipal comparative study on behalf of participating Ontario municipalities. The latest data released in November of 2021 tells us that the Owen Sound tax payer has a lower average income and pays more in relative property taxes than our comparators.
The City saw $60,000 in new revenue that was generated from positive growth in residential assessment in 2021.
The City is challenged with ensuring the services we offer to the community are sustainable and affordable for our residents, and make the best use of available tax dollars, grants, and other revenues. The comprehensive Service Review of the City’s operations planned for 2022 is intended to address questions such as: Is the organization providing the desired level of service as efficiently as possible? Are there ways to provide the desired services more efficiently? What programs and services must/should the organization be providing? Are there programs or services that the organization should no longer be providing? For those programs and services that the organization continues to provide, what “level of service” should be provided? Are there mechanisms of continuous improvement that could be implemented to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery on an ongoing basis?
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