New Roof at the Water Department New Roof & Carpet - John Kenneth Galbraith Library Implementation of a Records Management System Renovations at the Dutton Dunwich Community Centre Accessibility Improvements at Facilities
Improving Fire Safety and Prevention New Corporate Image and Website Asset Management and Strategic Plans Financial Management, Grants and Funding Debt Retirement
Employee Training Departmental Achievements Celebrating Employee Retirements Years of Service and Accomplishments Conclusion
New Roofs - Water Department and the John Galbraith Public Library Water Department John Galbraith Library The John Kenneth Galbraith Library also received an additional upgrade in the Fall of 2013 with the installation of new carpeting throughout.
Implementation of Document Management System (TOMRMS) The Municipal Act 2001 Section 254 States: A Municipality must establish a Record Management, Retention & Destruction By-law. The Municipality successfully implemented The Ontario Municipal Records Management System (TOMRMS)
Renovations at the Dutton Community Centre BEFORE AFTER New Flooring Fresh Coat of Paint Sinks, Accessible Faucets & Counters
Accessibility Features & Facility Improvements Accessibility Features Facility Improvements • • Community Centre: Corporate: • • Replaced faucets with Key lock boxes on all lever operated ones in Municipal facilities. • both washrooms. Municipal Office: • • Corporate: Re-painted. • • Accessibility features Fire doors installed. • incorporated in new Roads Department: • website (April launch). Generator. • • Municipal Office: Medical Centre: • Building Department – • Generator. • replaced door, door handle South Dunwich Hall: • and lock. New stove. • Washrooms – lever door • Library • handles to both Carpet installed. • washrooms.
Improving Fire Safety and Prevention • 2 New Fire Alarms Systems installed: • Dutton Dunwich Community Centre. • South Dunwich Hall. • New Stove Hood at the South Dunwich Hall. • New Fire Safety features at the Municipal Building: • Fire Doors in Building Department and Council Chambers. • Two Points of Egress. • Drywall Repairs. • Installation of a handrail. • Fire Doors installed in WEDS.
New Corporate Image and Website The Importance of a Website and Logo In today's time of internet popularity and globalization, a web page or website is a dynamic tool to acquire and service our community and to attract businesses and economic development. It enables one to make information easily available about themselves as well as the services they offer. With a logo, you can use a symbol and/or font style to convey information about your business that can be easily remembered. It empowers a business to communicate visually. A well designed logo is an essential part of any company's overall marketing strategy.
Asset Management and Strategic Management Plans Asset Management Plan Strategic Plan What is asset management? Strategic planning is the process by which Asset management planning is the process of leaders of an organization, such as a local making the best possible decisions regarding government, determine what it intends to be in the building, operating, maintaining, renewing, the future and how it will get there. It involves replacing and disposing of infrastructure developing a vision for the organization's future assets. The objective is to maximize benefits, and determining the necessary goals, manage risk, and provide satisfactory levels of priorities, and action strategies to achieve that service to the public in a sustainable manner. vision A strategic plan serves as a community's roadmap and is used to prioritize initiatives, resources, goals, and department operations and projects. The strategic plan is a big-picture document directing efforts and resources toward a clearly defined vision. The Municipality of Dutton Dunwich effectively and successfully developed both of these essential Plans for the community in 2013.
Financial Management, Grants and Funding Financial Management Planning Revenue Generating Overview: • HST Review of the Past 4 years = $23K recovered • Revised Tax Collection Policy = Tax Arrears reduction approx. $190K Grants and Funding • MIII Part 1 - Grant for Mary Street Pumping Station $450K • MIII Part 2 - Grant for Asset Management Capacity Funding $21.6K • Trillium Grant for Community Centre $86K
Debt Retirement YEAR DEBT REDUCTION 2010 4,761,795 2011 4,704,862 2012 3,997,976 2013 3,472,485
Employee Training Admin: Writing Policies & Procedures, Human Resources & Employment Law, Water Accreditation, Occupational Health and Safety 2, Basic Emergency Management. Building: Building Code House, On-site Sewage, Plumbing. Annual WHMIS Training. Corporate: Council: AODA Customer Service. Fire: Fire Safety Inspections & Enforcement, Volunteer Firefighter Course Module “A” “B”, Trainer Facilitator Presentation Skills, Communications. Recreation: The Transition Years, Risk Management. Operator Safety Snowplow, Fall Prevention, Safe Operation of Roads: Bucket Truck, Roads School Basic and Advanced - Survey and Equipment Maintenance. Business Management/Communications, Excel Advance. Treasury: Students: Elgin County Orientation Training. Wastewater: Wastewater Treatment Class 2, Operation & Calibration of PH and CI2 Meters. Wastewater Treatment and Collection Water: Facility Operator in Training.
Departmental Achievements Drainage Roads Department • 62 Tile Drain Repairs. • Ditch and Berm Maintenance: • 11 Open Drain Maintenance. • Willey (Duff to Edinborough). • Received $44,642 in grants last year for • Chalmers (Currie to Willey). 2012 drain maintenance. • Iona Road (Chalmers to Aberdeen and Water Department Thomson to Silver Clay). • Replaced Culvert: • No watermain breaks in 2013 for Dutton • From Largie to Marsh. Dunwich. • Edge Line Patching : • 100 valve maintenance completed. • Pioneer east. • Hydrant Maintenance was completed. • Coyne (Talbot to Pioneer). • No adverse samples for the year. • Slurry Sealed: • Alkalinity/PH completed no exceedance. • Lakeview to Talbot. • Chamber Maintenance completed - all • Tar Chipped: chambers pumped and inspected. • Pioneer to Marsh. • We scored 86% on our M.O.E Inspection in • Silver Clay to Talbot. 2013. • Graveled: Fire Department • Marsh (Coyne to Dunborough). • Lakeview (Dunborough to Coyne). • Doubled training for firefighters which • Dunborough (Talbot to Lakeview). include in-house and college training • Tyrconnell (All Streets). opportunities. • Coyne (Lakeview to Duttona). • Added Certified Fire Prevention Officer. • Willey (Edinborough to Duff). • Developed a program for fire pre-plans for high risk and municipal buildings.
Departmental Achievements Recreation Department Another successful year for Recreation & Programs in the Community: Dutton Medical Centre Aquatics Program Secured a nine month locum, Dr. • 150 Participants over the season, which Nicholas Lees, to assist with patient included Bronze Medallion/Cross Program, Red Cross Swim Levels 1-10 and Pre-School load and provide excellent medical Programs. care to the people of Dutton • Hired 10 Lifeguards. Dunwich Swim Team • 42 children ages 5-16 participated. Renegotiated lease with ListenUP Summer Day Camp Canada to continue to provide • Successfully ran Day Camp with approximately excellent audiology services in our 100 Children ages 5-13 participating. • Hired 2 Day Camp Leaders. community. Recreation Programs • Dodgeball and Line Dancing drew 45 eager participants. Baseball and Soccer • 2 Teams - hosting 2 tournaments for Soccer and 3 tournaments for Baseball. Maintained two Soccer Pitches, three Playgrounds and three Ball Diamonds
Celebrating Employee Retirements Congratulations and Best Wishes! Celebrating with employees who are embarking on the next exciting chapters of their lives! Bob Leitch 26 years Ken Loveland 33 years Ken McQuarrie 23 years Lorne McLeod 34 years That is an impressive 116 years of combined dedicated service!
In Conclusion The Corporation of the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich and it’s employees continue to strive to be a Municipality to be envied. Our direction has been defined in our Strategic Plan and our short and long term visions created. We are a growing and revitalized community, along with involved and caring citizens, where services, infrastructure, recreation and schools are well maintained. There is a shared responsibility to provide encouragement and support for new development and to grow existing safe neighbourhoods in which to live. We are committed to success, and through teamwork; with the engagement of the community, we make it a priority to serve others .
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