The Town of The Pas Financial Plan for the fiscal year passed its second and third readings at Monday night’s council meeting.

One of the highlights in the budget is the increase in policing costs and residents are expected to see a small increase in their taxes.

The Town of The Pas also appointed Cody Langlois as the new fire chief during the meeting.

The Pas mayor Herb Jaques says Langlois has worked for The Pas Fire Department before and believes he can hit the ground running

Langlois is expected to start in August.