middlesex county local council visits 2011 local council presentation

8/7/2019 Middlesex County Local Council Visits 2011 Local Council Presentation

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY

LOCAL COUNCIL VISITS

April 2011


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Agenda

2010 Highlights

2011 Budget

2011 PrioritiesQuestions


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2010 Highlights

Council Turnover

7 out of 12 new councillors

3 orientation days

Library Facilities Policy

Phase one complete

Policy in place

Meeting with administration regarding facilities completed Follow-up meetings in June


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2010 Highlights

Broadband

Substantial completion in 2010

Tremendous project for our residents

Substantially expanded broadband opportunities forour residents

Currently working on on-site equipment for the hard

to serve residents


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TVDSB Letter of Agreement

County Council formed the Community Schools

Alliance to address the concerns associated with

rural school closures

Tremendous success

Utilized this momentum to form a Letter of

Agreement with TVDSB that can be replicated

across the province First meeting with the TVDSB was held in March


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2011 Budget


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2011 Budget Highlights

Total Budget of $74,397,780

Passed the budget in March 2011

Tax rates, etc also established

Strong financial position

Healthy reserves

We prepared in the good times for

periods where our human services costswould fluctuate

We continue to contribute at requiredlevels to our PSAB reserves


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The tax rate has not increased over 2010

The County levy for 2011 is up 5.6% or

$1,412,753 The County in 2011 had real growth of

$372,543 or 1.5% when tax ratios are

applied Therefore the net levy increase is 4.1%


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Department budgets decreased $244,000

We transferred $537,621 from the tax rate

stabilization reserve (leaves $868,000 in the

reserve)

Increase in Children with Special Needs

Increase in Economic Development Budget

OMPF decrease of $130,500


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2011 Budget Cost Drivers

Loss of OMPF Revenue

A number of factors have combined to significantly reduce

our OMPF funding in 2009, 2010 and 2011

The primary reason for the reduction is the impact thatreassessment had on the tax revenue from farmland

This overall reduction in revenue from the province was

equivalent to a 4.5% increase to our levy amount


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3,157,840

877,406

387,131

23,712,684

10,618,222

17,157,695

11,276,491

1,497,391

2,864,771

969,183 698,9551,180,011

Municipal County Expenditures


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1,249,656

771,576

376,378

1,801,113

6,013,159

12,790,384

1,548,575

757,000

2,458,213

70,158592,826

1,180,011

Your County Dollars


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Long-term Budget Trends

Here is a look at the long-term

trends.


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5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Total Reserves Total Reserve Funds


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0

5,000,000

10,000,000

15,000,000

20,000,000

25,000,000

1998 2011

20,153,691

17,308,922

TaxLevy

Years

County of Middlesex1998 and estimated 2011

Tax Levy in 1998 Dollars (14.9% decrease)


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Tax Rate Comparisons

County of Middlesex .00386

Huron County .00600

Elgin County .00580

Wellington County .00707

Oxford County .00454


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2011Priorities

Council was faced with a number of very difficult

and multi-layered decisions during the first four

months of this term

Employment Resource Centres Budget

Developing a budgeting philosophy

Core services

Archive


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Western Ontario Wardens Caucus

Middlesex County has accepted a leadership position with

WOWC in 2011

Three priorities

Economic Development Rationalization of groups in SW Ontario

Potential letter of agreement with SWEA?

Increased ED funding for SW Ontario

OMPF

New formula

Farm tax rebate

LHINs

Rural emergency rooms

Long-term care funding


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QUESTIONS

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