How Ottawa budgets (2015 cycle)
The City of Ottawa has recently made efforts to make municipal budgeting somewhat less mysterious. On June 24, 2015, the City Treasurer held a “primer” session on budget basics and the following day Mayor Watson and senior City staff held a 1-hour town hall phone-in. Here are the links to: + a summary version of “Budget 101” [no longer online but here is the current page: http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/budget-and-taxes/budget/understanding-your-city-budget] + Marian Simulik’s slides