Council has approved a list of recommendations outlined in an internal rate review done by the recreation and facilities division. New rates will come into effect May 1 this year.
The division, within the community and customer service department, presented the recommendations at a council and committee of the whole meeting this week.
The recommendations are related to both programming and rental fee structures. The last detailed review was pre-pandemic. Since 2020, updates have been sporadic according to staff, and targeted to
specific rates as needed.
Post pandemic operating costs have increased, yet the user fees have remained the same.
The review recognizes new rate categories including commercial, non-resident, resident, child and youth, and not-for-profit organizations.
Most of the fee increases are recommended at 4 per cent annually, with the implementation of a capital improvement fee of 5 per cent this year.
