Northern Sunrise County
Overview
August 25, 2015
Overview
Area of Municipality: 21,141
square km (8,163 miles)
Population: 2,525 (includes
shadow population of 592)*
Hamlets: St. Isidore, Marie
Reine, Cadotte Lake, Little
Buffalo, and Reno
*2013 Municipal Census
Administration
 Employ approximately 60 people annually.
This number increases to approximately 100
employees with Seasonal Staff (May –
August).
 Departments Include: Agricultural Services,
Assessment, Economic & Community
Development, Engineering, Finance,
Legislative Services, Protective Services and
Public Works.
Assessment
 Total assessment for the County is $2.6B
with the following breakdown
2014
% of Total
Residential
187,627,950
7.10
Farmland
28,917,840
1.09
Non-farm
242,266,310
9.17
M&E
677,406,820
25.65
Linear M&E
13,073,380
0.49
Linear 2
1,492,094,860 56.49
TOTAL
2,641,387,160 100%
Assessment
 2014 Tax Information
Muni
TAXES
Last tax
rate
TOTAL = 1,974,179
Residential 5.251
$ 100,585
Farmland
7.851
$
Non-farm
13.251
$1,873,005
Dif of = $296,785
Since tax levy
588
2014 levy
Residential 5.251
$ 884,649
2014 levy
Farmland
7.851
$ 226,446
2014 levy
Non-farm
13.251
$30,258,568
2015 total tax levy
$33,343,841
TOTAL = $31,369,663
 Provide assessment services to 5 other
municipalities.
Administration Finance
2015 Budget
 Budgeted Revenues
$35.1 million
 Budgeted Operations
Expenditures $19.6 M
 Capital Budget $15.5 M
 96% of tax revenues
come from Industrial
and Commercial
Activities
2015 Major Capital Projects
 Drainage Program ($3M)
 Harmon Valley Agricultural Hall
($3.1M)
 St. Isidore Lagoon Expansion
($3M)
 Fleet and Equipment
Replacements ($1.3M)
 Re-gravel Program and Road
Construction ($4.6M)
Capital Budget is $15.5M, which includes $5M
to contribute to the amortization expense.
Capital replacement reserves are projected to
be $31.2M at the end of 2015.
Finance Administration
 In 2014 over $150,000 in grants and donations
was distributed to local community volunteers
and non-profit organizations including:
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St. Isidore Carnaval
Little Buffalo School Lunch Nutrition Program
Peace Fest
Salvation Army Christmas Hampers
Aboriginal Interagency Pow Wow
Harmon Valley Rodeo
Nampa & District Ag Society
Protective Services
 Responsible for
Emergency
Response and the
Safety Program
within the County.
 3 Fire Halls within
the County - Nampa,
Harmon Valley, and
St. Isidore Fire halls
(40 volunteers).
Protective Services
 Respond to an average of 100 emergencies/year and has a large
fleet of vehicles to respond to many types of emergencies.
 Department Staff and Fire Department volunteers are actively
involved with many community activities.
Total Protective Services Responses For
2014
34 Motor Vehicle
Collision
5 Structure Fire
5 Vehicle Fire
8%
4 Wildland
10%
4 Stand Down
11%
47%
0 HazMat
5%
5%
0 Medical
7%
7%
8 Other Call
Total: 73 Responses
Agricultural Services
 Home to 181 farms – over 160,000 acres
of owner/operator properties with
74,676 acres of privately owned land
under rental agreements and 58,714
leased from the Province.
 Provides a wide range of services &
programs.
 Focus on environmental stewardship.
Engineering & Public Works
 Traffic Volumes &
Counts
 Paved Routes
 Industrial Routes
 Gravel Roads &
Gravel Supply
 Bridges/Culverts
 Drainage Work
Planning & Development
 Development Permits in 2013:
 $1,319,918,655
 Development Permits in 2014:
 $89,840,700
 2015 To Date: $11,139,150
 Updating Land Use Bylaw
Community Services
Oversees the facilitation and operation of
recreation, culture and Family and
Community Services (FCSS) programs and
services in the County.
Partner with surrounding municipalities
and organizations.
Community Van
Home Support Program
Water
 NEW water Ltd. (NwL) is a partnership
between the County, Woodland Cree First
Nation and the Village of Nampa to provide
water to residents within these areas.
 A new $42M Water Treatment Plant opened in
2010.
Waste Management
 Peace Regional Waste
Management is a
partnership between
the County, the Town
of Peace River and the
Village of Nampa.
 An Eco Centre for
recycling is also
located in the Town of
Peace River.
Council Advocacy Priorities
 Maintaining linear
assessment revenues.
 Widening of Highways
688 and 986.
 Service Capacity
Review.
 Regional Collaboration
for a New Medical
Clinic.
 Stability of Highways
and Roads on Hills in
the region.