{"id":62680,"date":"2023-04-19T13:07:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T17:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/?p=62680"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:27:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:27:32","slug":"sutton-launches-its-first-participatory-budgeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/en\/sutton-launches-its-first-participatory-budgeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Sutton launches its first participatory budgeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A participatory budgeting is a democratic process that enables the population to decide how to use part of the municipal budget. It gives the population the chance to propose a project and, importantly, to vote for their preferred project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Town Council mandated the Quality of Life Consultative Committee<\/a> to draft this first Participatory Budgeting game rules. To do so members of the Committee attended specialized training, reviewed the process in many other municipalities and have the support of the Centre d\u2019\u00e9cologie urbaine de Montr\u00e9al<\/em> to ensure best practice is followed. \u201cThe Council is delighted with the work of the committee. I look forward to seeing citizens of all ages propose ideas followed by the realization of the projects chosen by the population by vote,\u201d said the Mayor of Sutton, Robert Beno\u00eet.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the established game rules<\/a>, projects must be sustainable and last for several years. Generally speaking, projects must be located on public property or land owned by the Town. For example, citizens can propose the purchase of equipment or assets, landscaping or the purchase of sustainable vegetation such as trees. No matter their age, any citizen of Sutton can propose a project and any citizen of Sutton aged 10 or over will be able to vote for their favourite projects from a final list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The timeline set by the committee includes the following major steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Project submission by citizens: June 29, 2023, at noon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Analysis of projects for feasibility and possible improvement: from July to September 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Voting by citizens: from October 10 to 22, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Realization of one or more projects by the Town: 2024<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Anyone who wishes to know more and especially everyone who may be interested in proposing a project is strongly suggested to attend one of the two bilingual information sessions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n