The address was delivered at the Chamber of Commerce Lunch series meeting held at the Watson Arts Centre.
Mayor Irwin says taxes will not be raised this year.
"The good news is we didn't raise taxes. Again, I was elected in 2010, and since then, we've lowered taxes 15%, and in the last couple of years we haven't raised them and we haven't had to."
Mayor Irwin mentioned having $1.2 million worth of road construction to take place in Dauphin.
Irwin also talked about installing 50 kilo-watt solar project to run the pumps at the lift station in the north end, the first of its kind in the region.