2010 Ville de Montréal Budget
THE 2010 MONTRÉAL MUNICIPAL BUDGET ADDENDUM PERTAINING TO TAXES COLLECTED IN LACHINE This addendum serves to correct certain changes in tax rates and in the tax burden for Lachine. The borough did not adopt the initially planned local service tax. Revised taxes and percentages follow: Page 126: Borough service tax: 0.0356 Average cumulative rate (boroughs): 0.0858 Total average cumulative rate: 1.0934 Page 127: Borough service tax: 0.1164 Average cumulative rate (boroughs): 0.1666 Total average cumulative rate: 1.2668 Page 128: Borough service tax: 0.0094 Average cumulative rate (boroughs): 0.0596 Total average cumulative rate: 4.1050 Page 136: Residential properties: General tax burden: 5.5% Borough service tax: 2.3% Overall tax burden: 7.8% Non-residential properties: General tax burden: 6.0% Borough service tax: 0.1% Overall tax burden: 6.1% January 13, 2010
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award PRESENTED TO Ville de Montréal Québec For the fiscal year Beginning January 1, 2009 Président Directeur général The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) , with members representing the United States and Canada, has accorded the Ville de Montréal its 2009 Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. To earn this annual award, a public administration must produce documents that fulfill all the criteria for materials that combine general policy statements with information on financial activities and planning wich also may used as communications tools. The Montréal municipal administration feels that these budget documents respect the same criteria and intends to submit them for the 2010 Award.
2 010 Budget Adopted by the Montréal City Council January 25, 2010 and the Urban Agglomeration Council January 26, 2010 Prepared by The Service des finances
2 010 Budget NOTE Unless otherwise noted, all budgetary figures appearing in this document are represented in thousands of dollars.
2 010 Budget USER GUIDE TO THE BUDGET The 2010 Budget documents will be distributed to some users in both printed and Web-based formats. For others, these texts will only be available on the Services des finances Web site at ville.montreal.qc.ca/ finances. The presentation of financial information in these budget documents corresponds with the manner in which power is distributed between the City Council and the Urban Agglomeration Council. 2010 Budget ( French version available January 13, 2010—printed and Web-based formats. English version available in Web format only ) � Messages : contains messages from the Mayor and the Vice-Chair of the Executive � Committee, responsible for Finance, the Director General and the Principal Director and Treasurer, as well as highlights of the 2010 Operating Budget and the 2010-2012 Three-Year � Capital Works Program . � Business Plan : contains a statement of the guidelines and strategies to be advanced by the administration in meeting its long-term goals . � Profile of Montréal : reveals different facets of the city, outlines its political organization and serves as an economic portrait of Montréal . � City Budget : illustrates the budgetary premises that have been employed in producing the budget and provides the Certificate of the Treasurer who guarantees that appropriations earmarked in fiscal 2010 for debt service payments and obligations under law and pursuant to decisions are both necessary and available. This section also outlines the city’s Overall Budget by activity and by organizational entity . � Additional Information : presents the budget by expenditure by item and reviews remuneration, the municipal workforce and expenditures by item . � Three-Year Capital Works Program : provides a summary of the 2010-2012 Three-Year Capital Works Program. This program also presents investments by borough and by city department . � Debt and Financial Portrait : provides a picture of the city’s indebtedness . � Consolidated Budget : presents the city’s budget, including that of its reporting entities . � City Council Budget : provides details of the budget falling under the authority of the City Council, taxation by the City Council and the latter’s Three-Year Capital Works Program . � Urban Agglomeration Council Budget : provides details of the budget that falls under the authority of the Urban Agglomeration Council, aliquot shares by the urban agglomeration and the latter’s Three-Year Capital Works Program . � Appendices : include explanations on the budget presentation structure, the main accounting policies pertaining to the Operating Budget, the sharing of responsibilities, preparation of the 2010 Budget, a list of facilities, infrastructure and activities of collective interest, a summary of financial policies and a map of sectors in which the parking lot tax will be charged. The appendices also provide information on the Water Fund, a consolidated portrait of transportation investments and the Investment Fund. A list of special definitions, abbreviations and acronyms that appear in the budget is also provided.
2 010 Budget Budget by Borough and City Department ( Web only as of January 13, 2010 ) � � Boroughs: organizational chart, revenues and expenditures by activity. � City departments: organizational chart, revenues and expenditures by activity. Three-Year Capital Works Program by borough and by city department ( Web only as of January 13, 2010 ) � � Boroughs: each borough’s investment projects. � City departments: each department’s investment projects. Supplementary Information Book ( Web only as of January 13, 2010 ) � � The Supplementary Information Book contains texts pertaining to changes, actions and municipal projects that have a direct bearing on the city’s financial management. This book serves as a reference on various topics of current budgetary or financial interest. It can also be used to develop more information on such matters and provides background information for placing such topics within their respective socio-economic. Miscellaneous ( Web only ) � � The 2010 Consolidated Budget. � Financial Policies. � Prior Three-Year Capital Works Programs and Budgets. � Prior and Current Annual and Financial Reports. � Documentation from Prior Years. Quick References Messages...........................................................................................................................................i Highlights ..........................................................................................................................................v Organizational Chart .........................................................................................................................7 Statement of Operating Activities for Tax Purposes—City ..............................................................30 Statement of Operating Activities for Tax Purposes—Municipal .....................................................91 Statement of Operating Activities for Tax Purposes—Urban Agglomeration ................................175 Workforce and Remuneration .........................................................................................................69 Capital Works Projects—Municipal ...............................................................................................145 Capital Works Projects—Urban Agglomeration.............................................................................215 Definitions, Abbreviations and Acronyms........................................................ Appendices 10 and 11
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