2025-2029 Surrey Financial Plan

CORPORATE SERVICES

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

• Launched a new email subscription for public notices. This initiative offers a convenient way for the public to receive notifications directly via email about public hearings, elections, property taxes, land use changes, rezoning bylaws, and other key municipal decisions, thereby improving accessibility and efficiency

• Drove the expansion of a Continuous Improvement culture across the organization with our City-wide training initiatives and launching a Story Sharing campaign in the staff newsletter. These efforts significantly boosted attendee diversity and deepened staff knowledge, resulting in notable improvements in process efficiency, project delivery, and proactive change identification; and • Improvements made to the Council Procedure Bylaw included alternative public notice provisions and updates to align with new provincial legislation regarding holding a public hearing and when it is not authorized to hold a public hearing.

while meeting the community’s growing preference for digital communication;

• Delivered a Take Our Kids to Work Day program to highlight career opportunities at the City;

Supported Surrey Fire Service in collective bargaining ensuring ongoing labour stability;

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INCLUSION

• Continue to evolve the City’s workplace diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

PUBLIC SAFETY

• Strengthen the security of City data and critical infrastructure by investing in advanced cybersecurity tools and implementing industry-standard best practices.

BUILT ENVIRONMENT & NEIGHBOURHOODS

• Deliver the ongoing property acquisition requirements for the Parkland Acquisition Program.

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