COLLABORATION IS KEY!
PMA Annual General Meeting!
St. John’s, April 19, 2013
2013 Budgets!
PROVINCIAL!
FEDERAL!
▫  Largest 7 municipalities will
▫  Gas Tax transfer indexed at 2%,
lose MOGs, share capital fund
$25M"
▫  269 municipalities will retain
their current MOGs - $16M"
▫  New MOG in 2014 - $22M,
new fiscal framework by 2015"
eligibility expanded"
▫  GST rebate enshrined in legislation"
▫  Building Canada Fund extended at
current levels, 10 years, 5 year
review"
▫  $1.8B over five years for affordable
housing"
▫  Nothing specific for $400M
wastewater regulations"
Projects and Activities!
ADVOCACY!
DEVELOPMENT!
MEMBERSHIP!
STRATEGY!
▫  Fiscal Framework
▫  Risk Management and Municipal Infrastructure
▫  Urban Summit and network
▫  Rural Summit and support program
▫  New services
▫  Membership categories and fees
Projects and Activities!
▫  Drinking Water Applied Research Fund
▫  Solid Waste Applied Research Funds
▫  Rural Drinking Water Research
▫  Atlantic Regional Caucus
▫  Long-Term Infrastructure Program
▫  FCM International
Municipal Symposium 2013!
Interactive, concurrent sessions!
•  Legislative Changes
•  Provincial 911 Service
•  Fiscal Framework
•  Rural Transportation
•  Municipal Benchmarking
•  Crown Lands
•  Tourism Development
•  Rural Drinking Water
•  Sponsors Spotlight Sessions
•  Municipal Awareness Week Launch
Climate Change!
Climate Change Workbook and Sustainable Infrastructure!
▫  Partnership between PMA, MNL,
and Dept. of Environment and
Conservation"
▫  Workbook will serve as the
curriculum for four PMA
workshops starting in June."
▫  Focused on building awareness
on the importance of planning for
climate change. "
Administrator Friendly!
Regionalization/Amalgamation!
•
Promote greater awareness of the role and impact of
administrator on regionalization. "
•
Ongoing discussions with the PMA President and
Executive Director."
•
Greater capacity is not just achieved through more
revenue; it is also achieved through more qualified
people doing more work. "
Municipal Benchmarking!
•
Process of developing
performance benchmarks for
municipalities in NL."
•
Benchmark Committee
established: five, was six,
members of the committee are
administrators. PMA ED is also a
member. "
•
Administrators key as the most
informed and managers of
information. "
Thank You.!