2025 - 2029 Financial Plan
ACRD Five-Year Financial Plan
The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) Board of Directors is required to adopt, by bylaw, a five-year financial plan by March 31 of each year, as per Section 374 of the Local Government Act.
The ACRD's 2025-2029 Draft Financial Plan is now available for downloading.
The Process
Part of the financial planning includes various budget deliberation meetings with ACRD Committees and the Board of Directors between January and March of 2025.
All of these meetings are open to the public HERE. There are several ways for the public to participate in ACRD meetings as defined below.
Meeting | Date & Time |
Committee of the WholePresentation of 'Proposed Initiative Cases' (PICs) |
January 1510 am |
Committee of the WholePresentation of the Draft 2025-2029 Financial Plan |
February 1210 am |
Bamfield Community Affairs Society (BCAS)Presentation to BCAS |
February 186:30 pm |
West Coast CommitteeDiscussion of West Coast Shared Services - Location: Ucluelet Community Centre |
February 1910 am |
Alberni Valley & Bamfield Services CommitteeDiscussion of Alberni Valley & Bamfield Shared Services |
February 2010 am |
Electoral Area Directors CommitteeDiscussion of Electoral Area Shared Services |
February 201:30 pm |
Sproat Lake Financial Plan Open House - Sproat Lake Community Hall |
February 247 pm |
Board of DirectorsSummarized presentation of Draft 2025-2029 Financial Plan for Public Engagement Purposes |
February 261:30 pm |
Public Engagement Session – Cherry Creek Community HallOpen House 6-8 pm with a public presentation of the Draft 2025-2029 Financial Plan at 6:30 pm |
February 276-8 pm & 6:30 pm |
Committee of the Whole (if necessary)If follow-up financial plan discussions are required |
March 510 am |
Committee of the Whole (if necessary)If follow-up financial plan discussions are required |
March 1210 am |
Board of DirectorsFirst Reading of 2025-2029 Financial Plan |
March 121:30 pm |
Committee of the Whole (if necessary)If follow-up financial plan discussions are required |
March 1910 am |
Board of DirectorsAdoption of 2025-2029 Financial Plan |
March 261:30 pm |
Public Participation
All ACRD open Board and Committee meetings are currently being held in person in the ACRD Board Room or via Zoom Webinar.
There are several ways for the public to participate in ACRD Board and Committee meetings:
- Watch Board & Committee Meetings Live
- All ACRD open Board and Committee meetings are recorded and livestreamed to YouTube on the ACRD Website. To watch a meeting live:
- Go to the ACRD homepage
- View the calendar on the upper left hand corner of the homepage
- Click on the date of the meeting you wish you watch
- You will be directed to the meeting page (a copy of the meeting agenda is available for viewing on this page by clicking on the PDF link)
- Click on the YouTube link to watch the meeting live
- Register to participate in a Board/Committee Meeting via Zoom Webinar
- Go to the ACRD homepage
- View the calendar on the upper left hand corner of the homepage
- Click on the date of the meeting you wish to participate in
- You will be directed to the meeting page (a copy of the meeting agenda is available for viewing on this page by clicking on the PDF link)
- Click on the link "Register to Participate"
- Apply to appear as a Delegation
- To speak to the ACRD Board or a Committee you can apply to appear as a delegation. Delegations are given 10 minutes at the beginning of the meeting to present an issue or topic. To apply, email the Corporate Officer at cynthiad@acrd.bc.ca
- Providing Questions/Comments on an ACRD Board or Committee Agenda Item
- can be emailed to responses@acrd.bc.ca. Any questions/comments received to this email address are read out by the Corporate Officer at the respective meeting.
Questions/Comments - ACRD Five-Year Financial Plan: If you have any questions/comments on the 2025 - 2029 five-year Financial Plan, you can email budget@acrd.bc.ca. Regional District staff will respond to your email in a timely manner. We welcome your input.