2018-2022 Financial Plan

BUSINESS PLANNING GUIDELINES

Timing of the development of the Business Plans remains very important. The timeline for the creation and presentation of the Business Plans for the current reporting period (2018-2022) was as follows:

February 2017

 Complete staff debriefing sessions for previous year’s business plan

 Distribute staff only version of “Business Planning Guidebook – 21st Edition for 2018-2022”

July 2017

 Training available on request at any time  Develop Business Plans  Update Scorecards to third quarter results

June - Aug 2017

 Capital requests are due by Friday, August 18  Information Technology requests are due by Friday, August 18

August 2017

 Third quarter update of Scorecards considered final by Monday, September 25  Submit draft Business Plan to Business Planning Committee by Monday, September 25

September 2017

 Submit final Business Plan to Business Planning Committee by Wednesday, October 13

October 2017

 Departmental Business Plan and Budget discussions with CMT from Monday, October 23 to Thursday, October 26.  CMT reviews Business Plans; makes preliminary recommendations; and, gives feedback to departments  Business Plans published for Council and the public  Council presentations held at Council Workshops beginning in December and carrying into 2018  Council gave Maple Ridge 2018-2022 Financial Plan Bylaw No. 7405-2017 first, second and third readings on December 5, 2017.  Council gave Maple Ridge 2018-2022 Financial Plan Bylaw No. 7405-2017 final reading on January 16, 2018.

November 2017

December 2017

January 2018

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