Police Special Tax Allocation

Please note: This is not a new tax. This Public Notice deals with the 2025 surplus allocation of the special tax.

The City of Prince Albert hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 102 of The Cities Act and the City’s Public Notice Bylaw No. 24 of 2015, of its intention to allocate the revenue generated from the Police Special Tax in 2025.

A municipality may pass a special tax bylaw and Subsection 278(1) of the Cities Act provides that the use of the revenue raised by a special tax must be used for that specific service or purpose stated in the bylaw. Subsection 278(2) of the Cities Act then states that when there is excess revenue generated from the special tax (i.e. actual expenses are less than the actual revenue from the special tax), the City shall give public notice of the use to which it proposes to put the excess revenue. This requirement in subsection 278(2) will allow for transparency between the City and residents as to what their tax dollars are being used for.

Reason for Notice: The City will consider allocating the 2025 surplus from the Police Special Tax to the Proactive Policing Reserve to fund 2026 costs of the Proactive Policing Unit, as part of the Multi-Year Proactive Policing Strategy. 

Particulars of the bylaw will be considered at the following City Council meeting:

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
Council Chamber, City Hall, 1084 Central Avenue, Prince Albert SK

If any person wishes to appear before City Council regarding this matter, please provide your submission to the City Clerk by 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Please visit www.citypa.ca or call the City Clerk’s Office at 306-953-4305 for further information on the requirements to appear.

Information regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed to the Financial Services Department at 306-953-4303. For a detailed copy of the report, see the May 11, 2026 City Council Meeting Agenda at www.citypa.ca, which will be made available by 4:00 p.m. on May 7, 2026.

Issued at the City of Prince Albert this 30th day of April, 2026.
Savannah Price, Acting City Clerk