The City of Kelowna is changing the way it puts together its annual budget.

Staff presented the issue in a workshop to council at its morning meeting on Nov. 20.

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Traditionally staff and council have used an organizational approach to the annual budget.

The city is now introducing a service-based budget created around services rather than departments and divisions.

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Coun. Ron Cannan asked if there would be opportunities for more public input on the budget.

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Cannan also asked about incentivizing city departments to work within budgets rather than continuing to automatically assume and add inflation.

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He added that the benefits of a service budget include enhanced accountability and transparency, better communication of where tax dollars are being spent, and greater clarity of services offered to the community.

Council will begin budget deliberations Dec. 7.

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