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Sunshine Coast Regional District
2015 Budget Summary After Round 1
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Overview- What to Expect
• Introduction
• Budget Process– Key Issues for 2015 Budget
• 2015 Budget Figures
• Assessments
• 2015 Taxation & Fees
• Projects & Other
• Questions & Information
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Update
Review & Approval
Planning
Set Goals & Objectives
The Budget Process
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The Budget Process
Setting Goals and Objectives• Board Strategic
Plan
Planning• Annual
Departmental Work Plans and Initiatives
• Budget Proposal Preparation
Review & Approval• Two Rounds of
Budget Discussions
• Five-Year Financial and Capital Plan Adoption
Updating• Variance
Reporting• Strategic Plan
Updates• Work Plan
Progress Reports
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2015 Timeline
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Round 1 & 2
Variance Reporting; Strategic Plan & Work Plan Updates
Strategic Planning
Budget Process
Work Plan Development
New Strategic Plan Development
Review & Approval
Pre-Budget Planning
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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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2012 2013 2014 2015
$30.20 $30.05 $31.94 $33.96
$12.46 $11.36 $9.57 $5.99
Operating Capital
•*Excludes member municipality debt
Regional District Budget (in millions)
$43.86 Million $42.55 Million $41.45 Million $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
A B D E F SIGD DoS ToG Total
2015 Budget $1 2,187,648 2,833,687 2,033,455 1,536,655 3,096,045 333,019 3,016,760 1,981,251 17,018,612
2014 Tax by Area $ 2,047,496 2,548,942 1,940,959 1,477,499 2,930,332 312,871 2,776,644 1,799,462 15,834,196
$ Change 140,162 284,745 92,496 59,156 165,713 20,238 240,116 181,789 1,184,417
Total % Change in $ 6.85% 11.17% 4.77% 4.00% 5.66% 6.47% 8.65% 10.10% 7.48%
$ Change Due to Assessments 20,028 125,874 3,782 (47,223) (58,258) (7,856) (49,142) 12,796
% Change 0.98% 4.94% 0.19% -3.20% -1.99% -2.51% -1.77% 0.71%
1includes combination of rates for both land & improvements and improvements only
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.
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2015 Residential Tax by Area
A1 B1 D1 E1 F1 SIGD2 DoS2 ToG2 Total
Average Residential % Change3 2.92% 4.60% 4.46% 2.98% 7.36% 4.44% 5.99% 9.15% 5.31%
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%
1Based on samples of 2014 Surveyor of Tax notices-amounts may vary by property 2Based on 2014 rates per municipal website or provided by municipal staff3Rates 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
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Parcel Taxes & User FeesType Actual %
Increase2014 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
Pender Harbour Pool*
0% $25.00 P/T $25.00 P/T $0
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
•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
(t)-taxation (r)- reserves (s)- surplus (f) user fees (d) debt (g) grants
Protection Services
Transportation•Transit
• $100K(t)-Service enhancement• $68k (t)(r)- 2014 deficit
Environmental Services•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)
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New Projects Continued…
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
Parks & Cycling Paths
•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
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015180
182
184
186
188
182.42 182.11
184.1
185.64
186.79
Human Resources Plan
Full Time Equiva-lents
2015-Staff Increases:• Gibsons & District Fire- Training Officer•Transit-Service Expansion•Fleet- Mechanic
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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 & InformationBudget Info:
Budget documents: http://www.scrd.ca/Budget
Provide budget feedback: http://www.scrd.ca/budgetfeedback
Round 2 Budget Meeting: Monday, March 9th @ 9amYou 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?