Municipality of Arran-Elderslie O p e r a t i n g D e p a r t m e n t B u d g e t 2 0 2 0
Section 1 – Property Assessment Section 2 – General Government Agenda Section 3 – Protection Services O p e n i n g C o m m e n t s Section 4 – Transportation Services Welcome to the presentation of the 2020 Operating Budget. The objective of today’s meeting is to present managements Section 5 – Environmental Services departmental priorities for 2020. Section 6 - Health Services Thanks to the management team for their assistance and collaboration in compiling the departmental operating budgets and for the provision of comments with respect to 2019 Section 7 – Recreation & Cultural Services operational variances and new initiatives planned for 2020. The 2020 Capital Program will be presented at a subsequent Section 8 – Planning & Development meeting. Section 9 – Overview After the presentation there will be an opportunity for Council and members of the public to ask questions. Section 10 - Reserves
Fees & Charges By-Law Comments B u d g e t A s s u m p t i o n s Wages & Benefits Data presented for 2019 is preliminary as accounts are still being reviewed in preparation for the annual audit CPI & Historical Spending in March. To improve departmental financial reports several line items have been reallocated and presented in their respective departments (water, sewer, garbage collection). As a result, departmental revenues presented in this report differ from 2019 budget Contracts & Agreements documents previously presented.
Property Assessment
7.27% Increase in CVA – Current Value Assessment. Tax levy is driven by the weighted CVA.
Res esid idential Farm Residential – 57% and Farm -32%
General Government
2019: ** Council – revenue is from reserves and is being reviewed ** Asset Management/GIS – revenue is from grants and reserves and is being reviewed
The Municipality of Arran-Elderslie is home to Operations are governed by 7 elected officials and over 6,800 residents within the 3 communities of 50 staff members that carry out the day to day Chesley, Paisley and Tara and the former activities of the municipality. Townships of Arran and Elderslie. Counci cil Program Support GIS IS • Honorariums • Reduction on • GIS Student ($23k) ($106k) Revenues ($1.6m) & • Asset • Projects & Expenditures Management Donations ($30k) ($560k) Planning ($50k) • Election Reserve • Funds from ($6k) Reserves ($30k)
Protection Services
2019: ** Building Inspection – surplus funds to be transferred to reserve
Conservation is provided by the Saugeen Valley Arran-Elderslie is serviced by 3 fire departments (SVCA) and Grey Sauble Conservation Authorities with over 75 volunteer firefighters, and the (GSCA). They look after the protection of important Ontario Provincial Police. river systems. Fir ire Conservation Poli lice & Others • Increased Fire Calls • Proposed organizational • Police – OPP’s annual billing budget increases ($4k) statement ($54k) • Wages, benefits, fuel, equipment repairs & supplies • Cost per property $349.18 • GSCA and SVCA • Boot allowance ($6k); EAP (2018 - $343.01), 3,304 • Provision for annual dyke ($2k) properties (3,298) maintenance (reduced $6k) • Common – Transfer to • Building Inspection – E- permits module ($13.5k) Reserve ($50k) • Property Standards – PT Staff • Net Budget Increase ($27k) ($19k)
Transportation Services
Roadwork includes: winter/summer maintenance, storm drains, sweeping, streetlights, sidewalks, parks, Transportation services operates with three road bridges, culverts, resurfacing, line painting, grading, crews operating from shops in Elderslie, Paisley dust control, signs, vehicles, etc. and Tara. Administration Roads & Bri ridges Streetlig ights • New Collective Agreement • Bridges – Transfer to Reserves • Allenford – previously the 2020 to 2024: ($120k) Allenford Police Village with South Bruce Peninsula • 2020 1.75%, Benefits, • Gravel – Resurfacing ($120k) Clothing/boot allowance • LED Streetlight project – • Roadside – new roadside transfer to reserves ($50k) • Maintaining revenues – 2019 spraying ($34k) levels • Safety – increased activity and • Aggregate Resources Trust – sign for Tara ($23k) Licence Fee • Winter Control – increased • Entrance Permits, salt/sand salt/sand for 2019 with change at County
Environmental Services
Common costs are shared services provided to both the sewer and water systems. Net Revenue is transferred to Reserves for respective sewer and water systems
There are two landfill sites, one in Arran which is an active site, The municipality manages two urban water and Chesley, which is a closed site that provides a depot for systems, Arran-Elderslie and Tara Water Works, compost, scrap metal and tires. Recycling – membership in and three sewer systems with locations in Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling. Chesley, Paisley and Tara. Sewer Water Garbage & Recycling • Revenue – user fees from • Revenue – user fees from • Garbage Collection – 1.8% residential and commercial residential and commercial contract increase services services • Waste Disposal – revenue • 2019 Expenditures: • 2019 Expenditures: overstated in 2019 budget, 2020 based on 2019 actual • Chesley – manhole • Chesley/Paisley – safety revenues and expenditures replacement arrest equipment for water towers • 2019 – extra training and • Paisley – lightning strike fencing • Source Water Protection – well monitoring; covered by • Recycling – reflective of 2019 Reserves ($10k) actuals
Health Services
Chesley and Paisley medical clinics enable The municipality maintains several cemeteries throughout Arran-Elderslie and these cemeteries residents to receive a variety of healthcare provide different internment options. services close to home. Medical Cli linics Cemeteries • Clinics are supported by rental revenue and • Common – shared wages and benefit costs donations • Revenue is for burial related services • Expenses are for wages, benefits, utilities and • Chesley & Tara require maintenance on mortuary other related building costs buildings – new windows, doors, soffit/facia • 2020 budget reflects inflationary changes • Elderslie requires headstone repairs
Recreation & Cultural Services
Arran-Elderslie recreation strives to provide programs, services and facilities to people of all demographics, to help residents maintain healthy active lifestyles. Budget reflects inflationary changes to maintain existing programs. Recr creation Programs Ball ll Fie ield lds • Revenue is supported by • Grants and user fees • Rental revenues and operating grants and donations costs • Ontario Senior Games • Parkland – wages, benefits, • Ball diamonds and soccer fields • Tots Learn to Skate, Exercise, insurance, operating materials Carpet Bowl, Seniors and supplies activities, Insurance • Administration – wages, • Day Camps benefits, operating materials • Registration has remained and supplies relatively consistent year over • Common Costs – clothing, year boots and supplies
Community facilities include community centres, halls, arenas, outdoor swimming pools, library and museum facilities in the Town of Chesley, and the Village of Paisley and Tara. Facilities Lib ibrary ry Museum • Overall budget increase $51k • Overall budget increase $1.5k • Overall budget increase $300 • Approved wage increase for • Supported by rental • Supported by grants, summer students arrangements with the County donations and event for each library location admissions • Inflationary costs • Expenses related to wages, • Expenses related to wages, • Chesley Trailer Park – benefits, building and benefits, building and planning for future operating supplies operating supplies initiatives, establishing reserve $25k
Planning & Development
The Bruce County Planning Department carries out planning activities for the Municipality of Arran- Elderslie. We have multiple plans and by-laws that outline how land can be used and the long-term plans for our lands. Downtown Natural Gas Gravel Pit it Tile Drainage Decoration Project • Overall budget • Overall budget • Cost sharing • Three municipal increase $9k increase $4k arrangement with drains cleaned out in Municipality of 2019; Walker, • Downtown • Planned maintenance Kincardine and Cummings and Hall revitalization on Kuipfer/Hagedorn Township of Huron- projects – upkeep Pit • Planned for 2020 is Kinloss and assistance the Simpson Drain • Consulted with • Wages, benefits and Kincardine, no costs supplies anticipated
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