According to the audited 2025 Financial Statement, Yellowhead County finished 2025 with a $2,759,811 surplus.
The previous county council estimated $85.0 million in revenues and $89.0 million in expenses for the 2025 Budget.
Actual revenues came in at $91.6 million while actual expenses reached $87.2 million.
Revenues from government transfers, investment income, sales and user charges, and penalties and costs on taxes were largely responsible for the higher revenues. Expenses for public works, protective services, community services, and planning and land were also lower than anticipated.
During its regular meeting on April 14, council approved the transfer of that surplus to the Restricted Fund – Tax Rate Stabilization in the 2026 Final Budget.
The auditor, Metrix Group LLP, also found the county’s financial statements to fairly present its financial position in all material aspects.
