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Photo: Darren Handschuh
City taxes are going up in 2017 by 3.65 per cent.
After two days of budget deliberations, councillors gave the okay to a 1.75 per cent hike in operating costs and the annual 1.9 per cent increase for infrastructure improvements.
The biggest expense is the RCMP with a $7.84 million budget for 2017.
Vernon Fire Rescue will cost $5.3 million.
A $13 million capital budget is going forward.
The city expects to collect close to $79 million in revenue next year and will spend just about as much in a balanced budget, said Finance Manager Kevin Bertles.
