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Mayors Town Hall BUDGET PRESENTATION www.centrewellington.ca October 16, 2019 1 Agenda 1. Strategic Planning Introduction 2. Budget Introduction 3. Operating Budget 2019 4. Council Direction for 2020 www.centrewellington.ca 5. 2020

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Mayor’s Town Hall

BUDGET PRESENTATION

October 16, 2019

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Agenda

  • 1. Strategic Planning Introduction
  • 2. Budget Introduction
  • 3. Operating Budget – 2019
  • 4. Council Direction for 2020
  • 5. 2020 Capital Projects (DRAFT)
  • 6. Budget Survey
  • 7. Questions & Answers
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Strategic Planning Introduction

Mayor’s Town Hall – Budget Presentation

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Budget & Strategic Planning

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Budget & Strategic Planning

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Budget & Strategic Planning

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Budget & Strategic Planning

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Budget & Strategic Planning

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Budget & Strategic Planning

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Budget & Strategic Planning

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Budget Introduction

Mayor’s Town Hall – Budget Presentation

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Centre Wellington Facts

Township 26% Township DCL 2% County 57% Education 15%

2019 Average Residential Tax Bill Breakdown

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Centre Wellington Facts

County 41% Education 39% Township 20%

Average Commercial/Industrial Tax Bill Breakdown

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Funding Challenges

  • Reduced government funding
  • Revenue generation
  • Funding legislated requirements
  • Maintaining existing services
  • Funding commitments
  • Economic environment
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OMPF Funding Reduction 2009-2019

$- $200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 $1,000,000 $1,200,000 $1,400,000 $1,600,000 $1,800,000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 OMPF Funding 2009 to 2019

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Dedicated Capital Levy (DCL)

  • How the DCL works:
  • 2% increase in taxation, compounding annually
  • Average assessed residential property:

Annual DCL Impact Year Impact Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Total

  • 2015

2% increase in taxation $17 = $17

  • 2016

2% increase in taxation $17 + $18 = $35

  • 2017

2% increase in taxation $17 + $18 + $19 = $54

  • 2018

2% increase in taxation $17 + $18 + $19 + $20 = $74

  • 2019

2% increase in taxation $17 + $18 + $19 + $20 + $21 = $95

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Development Charges (DCs)

  • DCs = Cost of Servicing Growth / Growth
  • Residential vs. Non-Residential
  • Township Wide:
  • Roads / Public Works
  • Fire
  • Parks & Recreation
  • Administration
  • Urban Services Areas:
  • Water
  • Wastewater
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Inflation Analysis - Operating

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Operating Budget - 2019

Mayor’s Town Hall – Budget Presentation

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2019 Tax Supported Operating Budget

Administration 6% Corporate Services 14% Infrastructure Services 31% Community Services 33% Planning & Development Services 3% Other Services (excl. Taxation) 13% 2019 Operating Budget - Net Expenditures by Department

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2019 Tax Supported Operating Budget

Taxation 53% Penalty, Interest & Investment 4% Other Revenue 19% OMPF Funding… Transfer from Reserve/Reserve Funds 9% Fees & Charges 14% 2019 Operating Budget - Gross Revenue by Function

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2019 Tax Supported Operating Budget

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2019 Tax Supported Operating Budget

48% 49% 47% 48% 48% 45% 44% 44% 44% 43% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Percentage of Gross Expenditures Representing Salaries & Benefits

Percentage of Gross Expenditures Respresenting Salaries & Benefits

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Administration

Mayor and Council 27% Office of the CAO, HR, and Communications 73% Emergency Operations Centre 0% Administration 2019 Budget Breakdown

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Corporate Services

Legislative Services 23% Financial Services 35% Information Technology and Services 31% General Administration 2% By-law Enforcement 4% Stray Animal Control 5% Livestock Act 0% Tile Drain Loans 0% Corporate Services 2019 Budget Breakdown

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Infrastructure Services

Transportation Services - Administration 20% Transportation Services - Operations 73% Fergus Downtown - Maintenance 1% Elora Downtown - Maintenance 1% Crossing Guards 1% Cemeteries 4% Protection to Persons and Property - Miscellaneous 0% Infrastructure Services 2019 Budget Breakdown

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2020 Budget Consultation Infrastructure Services – Roads Maintenance

2019 Budget – $2,961,267

Work completed by the Infrastructure Services Department includes:

  • Paving, gravel resurfacing, shoulder maintenance, ditching, street cleaning
  • bridges and culverts
  • curb/cutter replacement
  • crack sealing, pot hole filing
  • road patrol, grading, dust laying and safety devices
  • sidewalks, and municipal parking lots
  • bridges and culverts - 108 with a span > 3 metres
  • road signs (3,250) - regulatory, warning signage
  • traffic signals, crosswalks, intersection sightlines
  • vegetation removal, boulevard garden policy.
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2020 Budget Consultation Infrastructure Services – Winter Snow Plowing

2019 Budget – $1,560,207

The Township is committed to providing quality snow removal services throughout the winter

  • season. This includes:
  • plowing
  • sanding and salting
  • staff take into consideration safety, environment and budget.
  • There are 14 routes in the Township which takes approximately 5 hours to complete,

depending on the amount of snow and drifting.

  • Snow plowing takes place over 920 lane kilometers with 24/7 coverage from December to

April.

  • Staff complete snow removal in the core of both downtown Fergus and Elora.
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2020 Budget Consultation Infrastructure Services – Winter Sidewalk Maintenance

2019 Budget – $148,340 The Public Works Department maintains 105 kilometres of sidewalks. During the winter months, the Public Works Department completes snow removal of these sidewalks.

  • The 2 sidewalk machines in Elora will typically clear all sidewalks in one day.
  • The 2 sidewalk machines in Fergus will usually cover all sidewalks in 1.5 to 2

days.

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2020 Budget Consultation Infrastructure Services – Roads, Grass Cutting & Leaf Removal

2019 Budget – $185,135 Every Fall, Public works provides leaf pick-up to residential homes. The Township currently maintains approximately 211 acres of grass. This includes:

  • Cemeteries
  • cul-de-sacs
  • storm ponds
  • other Township properties
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Community Services

Fire 22% Municipal FD Training Officer 2% P&R - Administration 17% P&R - CW Sportsplex 30% P&R - Elora Community Centre… P&R - Belwood Hall 0% P&R - Active Parks 3% P&R - Passive Parks 3% P&R - Urban Forestry 1% P&R - Greenhouses 0% Victoria Park Seniors Centre 7% Fergus Downtown - Beautification 0% Elora Downtown - Beautification 0% Fergus Weigh Scale … Elora Public Washrooms 0% Fergus Grand Theatre 2% Tourism 3% Celebrations 0% Specific Annual Grants 0% Community Impact Grants 0% Community Services 2019 Budget Breakdown

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2020 Budget Consultation Community Services Department: CW Fire & Rescue

2019 Budget – $1,573,038

CW Fire & Rescue is an essential service as deemed by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. The budget for CW Fire & Rescue includes Public Education, Fire Prevention, Fire Protection and Fire Investigation CW Fire is comprised of:

  • 66 volunteer Fire Firefighters
  • 2 stations, 1 in Fergus, 1 in Elora (Elora is currently undergoing an expansion)
  • Fire Fighter’s respond to fire, medical, accident and emergency incidents
  • CW Fire completed over 60 Fire Code Inspections and issued approximately 2046 burn

permits annually in 2018

  • CW Fire responded to 570 emergencies in 2018
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2020 Budget Consultation Community Services Department: Tourism & Culture

2019 Budget – $258,061

The Township’s tourism strategy includes an ongoing partnership with the Regional Tourism Organization 4 (RT04), Elora & Fergus BIA’s and other leaders in Tourism to support and increase the tourism profile of Elora and Fergus as a significant tourism destination. The budget supports:

  • The Elora Visitor Center, which is open 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year
  • Numerous marketing initiatives to support tourism and growth in CW
  • Tourism & Culture support and host over 100 events annually, such as Culture Days, The

Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games, Riverfest, Horse & Hound and more.

  • The Cultural map identifies 1,271 cultural assets in CW

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2020 Budget Consultation Community Services Department: Indoor Recreation Facilities

2019 Budget – $2,330,000

Indoor Recreation Facilities include:

  • Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex - a multi-use facility that includes twin pad surfaces, an

aquatic facility, large hall and meeting rooms along with considerable open space which is ideal for hosting large outdoor events i.e. the Fergus Truck Show.

  • Elora Community Centre & Arena - ice pad, meeting room and a medium sized banquet hall
  • Belwood Community Hall & Ball Diamond - a community hall with a small banquet hall, meeting

room and kitchen.

  • Our Indoor recreation facilities offer year round swimming lessons, aqua fit programs

and recreation swimming with over 96,104 aquatic users per year ranging from children to seniors.

  • These facilities employ 45 part time staff, mainly youth from our community.
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2020 Budget Consultation Community Services Department: Active & Passive Parks

2019 Budget - $420,806

The Township maintains multiple sports fields, 60 park locations and 198 acres of public open

  • space. Included in this are:
  • 4 full size baseball diamonds
  • a hardball diamond
  • 7 full size soccer/rugby fields
  • 2 mini soccer fields
  • 2 splash pads
  • 23 play structures (including 4 fully accessible playgrounds).

Organizations pay user fees for access to the sports fields on a pay per play basis

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2020 Budget Consultation Community Services Department: Victoria Park Senior Centre

2019 Budget – $281,553

The Victoria Park Seniors Centre

  • provides a home for a variety of programs and services for seniors in the community such as:
  • fitness programs
  • computer training
  • line dancing
  • a lunch program
  • The Victoria Park Seniors Centre currently has over 1,000 members
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Planning and Development Services

Building 48% Planning 35% Economic Development 16% Committee of Adjustment 0% Heritage Centre Wellington 1% Planning & Development Services 2019 Budget Breakdown

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2020 Budget Consultation Planning & Development: Economic Development

2019 Budget – $182,364 Economic Development Priorities:

  • Encourage business retention and expansion
  • Facilitate external business attraction
  • Facilitate commercial and industrial development projects & investment
  • Manage employment lands
  • Manage financial incentives
  • Promote our innovative and thriving economy

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Council Direction for 2020

Mayor’s Town Hall – Budget Presentation

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2020 Budget – Council Direction to date

  • 1. Maintain a tax rate increase equal to or less than the calculated

Township index (currently 2.7%) before adding on Dedicated Capital Levy impacts.

  • 2. Assume assessment growth equal to 2.5%
  • 3. Increase fees and charges for 2020 by the calculated CPI index

(currently 1.8%)

  • 4. Use an estimated OMPF allocation of $255,680, representing a 20%

reduction from 2019

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2020 Budget – Council Direction to date

  • 5. Increase the Dedicated Capital Levy by a 2% increase of the base

taxation levy for 2020

  • 6. Preliminary estimates for 2020 OCIF funding be maintained at 2019

funding levels.

  • 7. Include approximately $1,500,000 in growth related capital

projects to be funded by development charges within each year

  • 8. Capital Funding:
  • $5,370,000 general capital, gas tax and OLG funding
  • $158,000 increase to equipment and vehicle replacement reserves
  • Allocations to WSIB, Insurance, Contingency, and Legal Reserves to match

target funding levels

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2020 Budget – Council Direction to date

  • 9. New OLG Funding Allocation Policy:
  • OLG Funds used in the year following receipt
  • 88% to fund Township Capital (max: $2.2 million)
  • 5% to fund Arts, Culture & Heritage
  • The remaining to fund Economic Development
  • Policy to be reviewed for the 2021 Budget Process.
  • 10. Direction on specific capital projects in years 2020 to 2023 of the

Capital Budget and Long-Term Capital Forecast

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2020 Capital Projects (Draft)

Mayor’s Town Hall – Budget Presentation

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2020 Capital Projects (Draft)

Rural Roads:

  • Middlebrook Road – Third Line to WR7 Resurfacing
  • Eighth Line (Nichol)- WR7 to Hwy 6 Resurfacing
  • Sideroad 4 – WR21 to Second Line Resurfacing
  • Rural Road Rebuild Program
  • Increased Maintenance Gravel

Urban Roads:

  • Elora Street – Tower St. to Perth St.
  • Princess Street – Church St. to Grand River
  • Sidewalk (Salem Bridge) – Geddes & Woolwich St.
  • Design of Beatty Line Corridor
  • Pavement Management Program
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2020 Capital Projects (Draft)

Bridges & Major Culverts:

  • First Line Bridge 23-WG Rehabilitation
  • Third Line Carrol Creek Bridge 24-P Replacement
  • Jack R MacDonald Pedestrian Bridge Pier Rehab & Lighting

Parks & Recreation:

  • Forfar Park – Play Equipment, Landscaping & Trail Development
  • Urban Forestry Program
  • Storybrook East Park Development
  • Confederation Park Improvements
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2020 Capital Projects (Draft)

Water/Wastewater:

  • Well F2 Additional Capacity
  • Well F5 Additional Capacity
  • Groundwater Investigation Study (Water Supply Strategy)
  • Scotland Water Tower Interior Recoating & Repairs

Other:

  • Elora Fire Station Renovation & Expansion
  • Belsyde Cemetery – Casket Lot Foundations
  • Corporate Operations Facility – Design
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2020 Budget Survey

Mayor’s Town Hall – Budget Presentation

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2020 Budget Survey

  • Our open government approach means being transparent about our

funding decisions in every department, and our 2020 Budget Allocator Survey is an opportunity for us to show you how your tax dollars have been spent, and for you to see the impact of your budget decisions based on your priorities.

  • Residents can share their expectations of public services and see the actual

expenditure of these services.

  • Either increase, decrease or maintain the Township’s budget on services

that impact your daily life.

  • Visual and text indicators outline your options, so you will know at all times

if you are achieving a balanced budget.

  • The budget survey will remain open until Monday, October 28.
  • Visit www.connectcw.ca or centrewellington.ca/budget and have a say!
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Budget Documents

Please visit: www.centrewellington.ca/budget 2020 Draft Budget Book will be available by November 22, 2019

  • Budget Deliberations - Dec 3rd & 5th
  • Extra Meeting (if needed) - Dec 9th
  • Budget Approval - Dec 16th
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Questions & Answers