Sunshine Coast
Regional District
2015 Budget Summary
After Round 1
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• Introduction
• Budget Process
– Key Issues for 2015 Budget
• 2015 Budget Figures
• Assessments
• 2015 Taxation & Fees
• Projects & Other
• Questions & Information
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The Budget Process
Update
Review &
Approval
Planning
Set Goals &
Objectives
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The Budget Process
Updating
Review &
Approval
Planning
Setting
Goals and
Objectives
• Annual
Departmental
Work Plans and
Initiatives
• Budget Proposal
Preparation
• Two Rounds of
Budget
Discussions
• Five-Year
Financial and
Capital Plan
Adoption
• Board Strategic
Plan
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• Variance
Reporting
• Strategic Plan
Updates
• Work Plan
Progress
Reports
2015 Timeline
New Strategic
Plan
Development
Round 1 & 2
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Pre-Budget
Planning
Review &
Approval
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Budget Process
Strategic Planning
Variance Reporting; Strategic Plan & Work Plan Updates
Work Plan Development
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Key Items for 2015 Budget
• Recreation Facilities:
– 2014 deficit ($72,147)
– $500,000 per year to fund capital maintenance plan
requirements (20year capital maintenance plan shows
over $10M required).
– Continuation of legal costs for the Sechelt Aquatic
deficiencies ($153,000 increase for 2015).
• Solid Waste
– Taxation increase to fund Green Waste Program and
Landfill Closure Costs (Increase in $350,000 in
taxation.
• Transit Service Plan Expansion
– $150,000 increase over 2014
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Regional District Budget (in millions)
Operating
Capital
$12.46
$11.36
$9.57
$5.99
$30.20
$30.05
$31.94
$33.96
2012
2013
2014
$43.86 Million $42.55 Million $41.45 Million
•*Excludes member municipality debt
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2015
$39.95 Million
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• PLACEHOLDER –BUDGET
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Assessments
Jurisdiction
% Change
Residential
Class
Percent
Change in
Apportionment
A
4.46
4.47
1.88%
B
3.20
3.90
2.90%
D
3.77
3.68
1.13%
E
(-0.75)
-0.79
-3.14%
F
3.19
2.35
-1.28%
ToG
3.58
3.69
1.42%
DoS
0.50
0.53
1.78%
SIGD
(-1.51)
-0.42
-2.11%
Total
2.40
2.40
-Amounts as of BC Assessment 2015 “Completed Roll”
-Change assumes all functions participate
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Effects of Assessments on
Taxation
What does this mean?
•The property taxes apportioned to each jurisdiction would have changes by the percentage shown in the “% Change” column,
even if the amount of property taxation remained unchanged.
A
B
D
E
F
SIGD
DoS
2015 Budget $1
2,187,648
2,833,687
2,033,455
1,536,655
3,096,045
333,019
2014 Tax by
Area $
2,047,496
2,548,942
1,940,959
1,477,499
2,930,332
140,162
284,745
92,496
59,156
Total % Change
in $
6.85%
11.17%
4.77%
$ Change Due
to Assessments
20,028
125,874
% Change
0.98%
4.94%
$ Change
1includes
ToG
Total
3,016,760
1,981,251
17,018,612
312,871
2,776,644
1,799,462
15,834,196
165,713
20,238
240,116
181,789
1,184,417
4.00%
5.66%
6.47%
8.65%
10.10%
7.48%
3,782
(47,223)
(58,258)
(7,856)
(49,142)
12,796
0.19%
-3.20%
-1.99%
-2.51%
-1.77%
0.71%
combination of rates for both land & improvements and improvements only
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2015 Residential Tax by Area
A1
B1
D1
E1
F1
SIGD2
DoS2
2.92%
4.60%
4.46%
2.98%
7.36%
4.44%
5.99%
9.15%
Approximate SCRD Portion of
Total Tax Bill
24%
35%
35%
24%
28%
26%
22%
23%
Estimated % Increase to Total
Tax Bill
0.70%
1.61%
1.56%
0.72%
1.69%
1.15%
1.32%
2.10%
Average Residential % Change3
1Based
on samples of 2014 Surveyor of Tax notices-amounts may vary by property
on 2014 rates per municipal website or provided by municipal staff
3Rates as set by the Province are as follows:
•Business Rates- 2.45 times residential rate
•Major & Light Industry- 3.4 times residential rate
•Utilities- 3.5 residential rate
2Based
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ToG2
Total
5.31%
Parcel Taxes & User Fees
Type
Actual %
Increase
2014 Rate
2015 Rate
Difference
Regional
Water
3.75%
$248.27 P/T
$231.79 U/F
$252.46 P/T
$246.62 U/F
$18.02
North Pender
5.04%
$293.25 P/T
$207.74 U/F
$307.91 P/T
$218.31 U/F
$25.23
South Pender
5.00%
$297.05 P/T
$328.31 U/F
$311.90 P/T
$344.73 U/F
$31.27
Refuse
Collection
5.00%
$133.16
$139.82
$6.66
Community
Recreation*
0%
$113.45 P/T
$113.45 P/T
$0
$25.00 P/T
$25.00 P/T
$0
Pender
0%
Harbour Pool*
P/T= Parcel Tax; U/F- User Fee
*Community Recreation Parcel Tax charged on improvements only
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Summary of a few New Projects
Environmental Services
Protection Services
•Gibsons & District Fire Dept.
• $23k(r)- Fire-hall maintenance
•$40k(r)-Increased gear, training,
& equipment related items
•Halfmoon Bay & Roberts Creek Fire
Dept.
•$5K(s)-Facility audits
•Egmont Fire Dept.
•$50K(r)/donation- New fire truck
•911 Emergency Telephone
•$205k(r)(t)-Tower upgrades
Transportation
•Transit
•$100K(t)-Service enhancement
•$68k (t)(r)- 2014 deficit
•Regional Solid Waste
•$92k(s)(r)- Increase regulatory &
safety related items
•$935k(r)(t)-Pender Landfill Closure
related costs
•Refuse Collection
•$37k(f)- Increase contract costs
Water Utility Services
•Regional Water
•$1.02M(f)- Capital maintenance
•$50K-Universal metering
engagement
• North & South Pender Water
•$75k(r)-McNeill Lk Dam (SPH)
•$120K(r)-Wesjac Rd(SPH)
(t)-taxation (r)- reserves (s)- surplus (f) user fees (d) debt (g) grants
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New Projects Continued…
Parks & Cycling Paths
Planning & Development
•Rural & Regional Planning
•$23K(t)-Affordable housing (rural)
•$7K (s) for Agricultural Area Plan
Implementation & Invasive species
Recreation & Culture
•Community Recreation Facilities
•2014 Deficit- $72K regarding 2014
projects that were not funded
•$153k(t)-Legal costs for Sechelt
Pool
•$500K(t)-Capital repairs
•$60k(t)-Increased operating costs
•Libraries & Museum
•6% increase for Sechelt Library
•5% increase for Gibsons Library
•1.2% increase for Museums
•Community Parks
•Over $300K(t)(s)(r)-Capital
maintenance, equipment
replacement, & new park projects
•Bicycle & Walking Paths
•$230k(g)-New path
infrastructure Area B, & E
•$270k(g)-New path planning
projects Area A, D, E, & F
(t)-taxation (r)- reserves (s)- surplus (f) user fees (d) debt (g) grants
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Support Services
Support
Services
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Amount
$3,342,641
$3,128,880
3,034,768
$3,081,287
$3,056,505
Change from
Prior Year in $
123,090
213,761
94,112
(-46,519)
24,782
% change
3.68%
6.83%
3.10%
(-1.51%
0.81%
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2015 Staffing Plan
Human Resources Plan
188
186.79
185.64
186
184.1
184
182.42
Full Time
Equivalents
182.11
2015-Staff Increases:
• Gibsons & District FireTraining Officer
•Transit-Service Expansion
•Fleet- Mechanic
182
180
2011
2012
2013
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2014
2015
2015 Staffing Plan
2015
2014
2013
Full Time
Equivalents
186.79
185.64
184.10
Summary of
Changes*
•G&DVFD-Training Officer
•Transit- Service
Expansion
•Fleet- Mechanic
•Decrease in Recycling
•Decrease-Bylaw & Animal
Control
• Election Support
•Transit-Service Expansion
•Recreation-Facility
Maintenance
•Decrease-Landfill Service
•South Pender Harbour Water
(SPHW) Treatment Plant
•Pender Pool- Extended hours
•Gibsons Pool- Increased
hours
*See approved HR Staffing Plan for changes
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Decisions for Round 2
• General Government:
– Strategic Planning & Citizen Survey
• Public Transit:
– Phase 2 of the Transit Expansion (base budget increases)
– Increase for Transit Service person
• Regional Solid Waste
– Regional Recycling-Multi Materials BC revenues/enhanced recycling
services
• Community Recreation:
– Additional capital maintenance funding
– Increase in staffing for Program Coordinator
• Dakota Ridge:
– Minor Equipment purchases
– Alternate power source (possible grant funding)
• Finalize all budgets in preparation for Budget Adoption
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Sunshine Coast Regional
Hospital District (SCRHD)
– St Mary’s Hospital, a $45.6 Million project where the RHD
(community) is funding $15.9 Million.
– Phase 3- renovation project to begin in 2015- $5.2.
– Approval in principle to fund an additional $548K toward the
Clinical & Systems Transformation Project for a Closed Loop
Medication Management system, funded from reserves.
– Continued commitment to fund $240K toward minor capital
equipment.
– 2015 Provisional Budget estimates taxation of $1,908,463
2014-) $1,823,714. Increase over 2014 is for an increase to
contribution to reserves to fund additional capital needs at St.
Mary’s
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Questions & Information
Budget Info:
Budget documents: http://www.scrd.ca/Budget
Provide budget feedback: http://www.scrd.ca/budgetfeedback
Round 2 Budget Meeting: Monday, March 9th @ 9am
You may contact our office:
by Phone: 604-885-6800
website: www.scrd.ca
by mail: Sunshine Coast Regional District
1975 Field Road
Sechelt, B.C., V0N 3A1
Questions?
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