Barrhead County council has passed the 2026 Interim Operating Budget at $19,181,064 and the 2026 Capital Budget at $10,624,042.
The operating budget is nine per cent lower than the $21 million budgeted in 2025. It includes:
- An increase of $64,250, or 144 per cent, in license, permit and fee revenues. These revenues were budgeted at $44,500 in 2025 and are projected to reach $108,750 in 2026.
- A 54 per cent and 56 per cent decrease in withdrawals from operating reserves and unrestricted reserves, respectively. Revenue drawn from operating reserves is budgeted at $86,761, previously $188,319, while that from unrestricted reserves is budgeted at $500,219, down from $1,124,271 in 2025.
- A 47 per cent drop in transfers to other governments, down to $1,470,102 from $2,789,810 in 2025.
- A 60 per cent decrease in transfers to capital programs, down to $77,565 from $192,129 in 2025.
The capital budget allocates $7,782,906 to the purchase or construction of capital assets, with $2,690,436 from 2026 Operating Budget Reserves for future asset replacements, as well as $150,700 from capital reserves to fund 2026 operating projects.
The final budget is typically adopted by the end of April, once as much information as possible has been released to inform the decision. Information typically not available until after year end includes grant funding, property assessments and the prior year’s results.
The interim budget was passed on Dec. 16 during a regularly scheduled meeting of council.
