Municipality of North Cowichan Committee of the Whole AGENDA Monday, January 12, 2015, 6:00 p.m. Municipal Hall - Council Chambers Pages 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda Recommendation: That the Committee approve the agenda as circulated [or as amended]. 3. Public Input Brief public input from registered speakers regarding items on this agenda. 4. Business 4.1 Operating Budget Review 2 - 36 Purpose: To consider the initial 2015 North Cowichan operating budget. 5. New Business 6. Question Period Public opportunity to ask brief questions of regarding the business of this meeting. 7. Adjournment 1
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Municipality of North CowichanCommittee of the Whole
AGENDA
Monday, January 12, 2015, 6:00 p.m.Municipal Hall - Council Chambers
Pages
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
Recommendation:
That the Committee approve the agenda as circulated [or as amended].
3. Public Input
Brief public input from registered speakers regarding items on this agenda.
4. Business
4.1 Operating Budget Review 2 - 36
Purpose: To consider the initial 2015 North Cowichan operating budget.
5. New Business
6. Question Period
Public opportunity to ask brief questions of regarding the business of this meeting.
7. Adjournment
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Municipality of North Cowichan2015 – 2019 Budget ReviewJanuary 12, 2015
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Guiding Principles
� Align and support Council’s goals and objectives
� Align and support Council’s Revenue, Tax, and Budget Policy
• Forestry is a self6sustaining operation and is not funded by taxation• Forestry is budgeted to have a surplus of $229,405 in 2015
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Forestry Operations – 1987 to 2014
• Profit Returned to General Revenue (2014 est.) $1,615,000• Forestry Reserve Fund Accumulated (2014 est.) $1,190,000• Forest Legacy Fund Accumulated (2014 est.) $ 168,000• Forest Land Purchased 61 Acres $ 254,760• Job Creation Program Funding
▫ 1982� 1986 $10,000,000
• HWY 18 – Sale of Forest Reserve Land▫ $750K to Land Sales Reserve Fund▫ $250K to Forest Reserve Fund
• Person years of work in 2013▫ Direct 12.55▫ Indirect 25.10
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Planning and Economic Development
2014Budget
2015Budget
Budget Increase
Budget % Increase
Planning and Sustainability 1,228,940 1,124,055 (104,885) (8.5%)
Economic Development 154,920 127,040 (27,880) (18.0%)
Building Inspection 518,460 559,530 41,070 7.9%
Bylaw Enforcement (incr. to 60%) 60,680 72,186 11,506 19.0%
Total 1,963,000 1,882,811 (80,189) (4.1%)
Economic Development is the Chemainus BIA and $ 30,000 for Community Economic Profile in 2014BIA
• Fixed tax rate separate from general taxation• Amount increases/decreases with assessment
� Property tax transfer to Capital has increased on a % basis from 2014, primarily due to an increase in energy related projects
� Reducing capital transfer would be a reversal of the effort Council took in 2011 to get capital to sustainable level of 15% as per Revenue, Tax and Budget Policy.
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Capital Expenditure – Summary 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
General Government 32,849 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Land Acquisition & Develop. 149,000 879,500 500,000 898,763 0
Municipal Property Impr. 191,626 550,000 525,000 525,000 525,000
Information Services 240,000 207,000 213,000 213,000 213,000
Community Development 1,870,000 520,000 1,030,000 1,340,000 1,390,000
Protective Services: Police & Other
571,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 0 0
Protective Services: Fire 369,950 517,805 40,000 40,000 380,000