Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.

Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.

Google Translate Disclaimer

A number of pages on the Government of Saskatchewan's website have been professionally translated in French. These translations are identified by a yellow box in the right or left rail that resembles the link below. The home page for French-language content on this site can be found at:

Renseignements en Français

Where an official translation is not available, Google™ Translate can be used. Google™ Translate is a free online language translation service that can translate text and web pages into different languages. Translations are made available to increase access to Government of Saskatchewan content for populations whose first language is not English.

Software-based translations do not approach the fluency of a native speaker or possess the skill of a professional translator. The translation should not be considered exact, and may include incorrect or offensive language. The Government of Saskatchewan does not warrant the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information translated by this system. Some files or items cannot be translated, including graphs, photos and other file formats such as portable document formats (PDFs).

Any person or entities that rely on information obtained from the system does so at his or her own risk. Government of Saskatchewan is not responsible for any damage or issues that may possibly result from using translated website content. If you have any questions about Google™ Translate, please visit: Google™ Translate FAQs.

Budget Preparation

The Cities Act, The Municipalities Act and The Northern Municipalities Act, 2010 require municipalities to prepare and adopt a budget on an annual basis, and no council may authorize a tax levy without having adopted the annual operating and capital budget for that year.

Setting the municipal budget should be done as soon as possible in order to provide staff with the guidance needed to achieve the municipality's goals for the year. Ideally this process should be completed prior to the beginning of the fiscal year.

The budget process has two components. One involves the routine maintenance and operations of the municipality (the operating budget) and the other deals with capital planning (the capital budget).

Development of a budget is beneficial because:

  • A budget identifies priorities as determined by council;
  • A budget is a tool to communicate those priorities to the public and to staff; and
  • A budget assists with determining whether existing financial resources are sufficient to meet municipal spending needs.

It is important to note that municipalities may choose to develop their own format and that this is not a prescribed form. Locally developed budget forms should parallel the financial statement format used by the municipality. This will ensure line by line comparison of actual versus budgeted figures.

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