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City of Rossland

🏛️ Your Tax Dollars: What Should Rossland Fund?

Council is reviewing the 2026-2030 budget plan that will shape city services and your property taxes for the next five years. Big decisions ahead on recreation programs, environmental initiatives, communications, and community grants.

  • 📊 Five-year financial plan sets spending priorities through 2030

  • 🏡 Property tax revenue allocation decisions affect all residents

  • 🎯 Staff presented budget preview to guide Council direction

  • 💬 Community feedback will shape final budget decisions

  • ⚖️ Balance between service levels and taxpayer costs

  • 💼 New part-time communications position to improve city information

  • 🎨 Recreation instructor role to expand programming (user-fee funded)

  • 🌱 Additional funding for Spring Clean Up and Fire Smart Bin Programs

  • 🤝 Maintain 5% property tax allocation for community group grants

Council requested a World Cafe style public engagement session on October 27, 2025, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Miners Hall. This informal format lets residents discuss budget priorities directly with Council and staff.

Next Steps: Council discusses budget preview at October 20, 2025 meeting. Public engagement session October 27, 6-8 PM at Miners Hall. Final budget decisions coming in future Council meetings. Attend meetings or contact Council with your budget priorities.

#budget#finance#municipal#recreation#communications#environment#grants#taxpayers
Oct 20, 2025
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City of Rossland

Is Your City Transparent Enough? 🏛️

Rossland Council is deciding whether to adopt a $75,000 communications strategy that promises to make city information more timely, accessible, and engaging.

Currently, residents say they struggle to find city information when they need it - even though the information exists. 📱💻

The proposed strategy aims to rebuild trust through better transparency and two-way engagement with residents.

3.4/5
Current staff rating of city communications effectiveness, with residents reporting information isn't always timely or accessible despite being available

Four-Goal Strategy for Better Communication

  • 🔒 Build Trust Through Transparency - Post 90% of Council decisions within 24 hours, livestream upgrades

  • 💬 Make Engagement Easy - New "Engage Rossland" portal, 48-hour response guarantee to online queries

  • 🏔️ Celebrate Rossland's Identity - Weekly Instagram content, "Local Legends" series, partner with Tourism Rossland

  • ⚙️ Build Internal Capacity - Hire 0.5 FTE Communications Coordinator, staff training, accessibility improvements

The Investment: $75,000 total

  • $50K for 0.5 FTE Communications Coordinator
  • $25K for tools & equipment

Phased Approach: Part-time coordinator + staff training in plain-language communication.

Expected Results: 25% increase in website visits, 30% boost in social media reach, improved trust from 42% to 50%.

What's most important to you for city communications: faster updates about Council decisions, easier ways to give input on issues, more celebration of local community stories, or better website accessibility?

Next Steps: 📅 Council will decide on adopting this strategy at their upcoming meeting 💬 Public input welcome before the decision 📧 Email city@rossland.ca with your thoughts 🏛️ Attend Council meetings to stay informed

Implementation: If approved, changes would roll out through 2025-2027 with quarterly progress updates to residents.

#communications#transparency#engagement#council#municipal#strategy
Sep 15, 2025