2015 OPERATING BUDGET CITY OF WEYBURN

2015
OPERATING BUDGET
CITY OF WEYBURN
Year in Review 2014
• 2014 was another exciting and successful year in the City of Weyburn as we
continued to grow with residential and rental construction as well as commercial
activity.
• We saw continued growth with the development of several new subdivision such
as the Creeks, Riverwood and Douglas Heights along with redevelopment of our
infill area such as Elgin Developments and many infill duplex and 4 plex units
being built to accommodate our growing population.
• Our Residential construction activity has continued to grow with over $20
million of residential construction value and almost 100 new dwelling units
created in 2014.
• With growth in development comes the requirement to construct infrastructure to
accommodate that growth. In 2014 we commenced a $4.5 million Water and
Waste Water Trunk Main on the East side of the City to accommodate the new
Creeks development.
Year in Review 2014 continued
• We made significant upgrades to our Water Treatment Plant. We continued to provide
additional funding to keep our existing facilities well maintained after several years of use
and little in the way of upkeep and upgrading.
• In 2014 we continued to upgrade our Protective services equipment for both Fire and
Police.
• We increased our budget in 2014 to try and maintain our streets where pavement has come
close to the end of its life by performing more pothole patching, intersection renewal and
other activities.
• We purchased a new refuse truck so we could provide a better and reliable service to
residents.
• The Weyburn Leisure Centre underwent some major upgrades in 2014 and we will continue
to invest in our existing facilities to serve the community for may years to come.
Year in Review 2014 continued
• The City invested significant funding into the Weyburn Airport in order to
keep the designation as a certified airport and continued significant
investment will be required for many years to come.
• 2014 was another growth year and with growth does come cost, something
we cannot avoid. But also with growth comes opportunity, investment and
additional tax dollars for our growing City and operations.
• The growth in 2014 contributed to almost $200,000 in increased tax revenue
which certainly assisted with our ever increasing cost of providing service to
our citizens. Moving forward into 2015 we want to continue to grow our city
and provide the best possible service at the best possible price and although
there are many things that residents wish to see that may not be presented in
our 2015 budget presentation we feel we have provided a well balanced
budget for moving the City forward.
Budget Approach…
…to balance the City of Weyburn rate payer’s interests - with
continued growth and prosperity
…to provide a budget that enables growth while balancing the
Departments’ requests to continue to provide a high level of service
and programs
…to ensure sustainability TODAY as well as into the
FUTURE
…to take into consideration the infrastructure gap and set out short
term and long term plans addressing the maintenance and
replacement of major capital
…to continue to remain comparable to tax policies of other Cities in
Saskatchewan
Presentation layout…
Department
Highlights
Summary of
major
projects
Department
summary
graph
How this
budget will
affect your
2015 taxes
…will show the highlights of each of the Departments covered
by this operating budget
…will summarize significant items or projects
…will provide a graph showing the net results of each
Department’s budget requests
…will show the effects of the proposed 2015 budget to the
Municipal taxes including a rundown of the base tax
applicable to Residential and Condominium property classes
What you will see in this presentation …
How your tax
dollars are
calculated
Where your
tax dollars
are spent
Summary &
questions
…We will provide an example of how your taxes are calculated.
…We will provide a breakdown of where your ‘Municipal’ tax
dollars on average are spent and compare those costs to other
monthly services/utilities.
…We will summarize the 2015 Operating Fund budget, it’s impacts,
and allow for questions.
Department– Revenues
Administration and Finance saw an increase for 2015 of 4.4% which is made up
of the “proposed” property tax increase as submitted in this budget document.
Police - increase in revenues of 42% due to additional funding from the Province
and SGI Canada for the addition of a traffic division which would provide policing
services on the highway outside City of Weyburn jurisdiction.
Fire – Revenues up 2.1% ($3150) from 2014 to reflect increase in highway
collision calls, revenue generated though SGI.
Leisure – Decrease in revenue of 19.5% which was result of internally borrowing
last year for upgrades to the Leisure Centre Facility ($350,000). With elimination of
the loan, there is actually increase in revenue of 2%.
Engineering/Planning/Works & Parks – Decrease in Revenue of 19% as a result
of decrease in Airport donations, transfers from Reserves and PDAB funding
received in 2014 but not this year.
Finance / Administration – Expenses
Finance/Admin salaries increases, increase in
tax incentive programs and building
renovations were the larger contributor to the
1.7% increase in this department.
OVERALL INCREASE
1.7%
Police Department Expenses
Police Officers salary increase of 3.5%
Implementation of a new Traffic Division
New Dispatch system
Information Technology Contract Services
Police Vehicle Equipment and Computers
OVERALL INCREASE
10.5%
Fire Department Expenses
Fire Administration salary increase 14.0%
Increase in Formal Clothing Attire and Fire
Fighting Gear.
Fire equipment increases
New Ladder Truck $1.5 million (payments
$140,000)
Career firefighters increase of 6.5%
OVERALL INCREASE
20.7%
Leisure Services Department - Expenses
Leisure salary increase 3.5%
Crescent Point Place minor R & M
Leisure Centre R & M
Library minor R & M
Spray Park & Paddling Pool Design
Museum Washroom upgrades
OVERALL INCREASE
3.8%
Engineering Department - Expenses
Airport Security Gates and Jet Fueling
System
Remove contribution to Recycle program
until Province commits to recycling program
Decrease in engineering contracted services
as performed in-house.
OVERALL DECREASE
<3.3%>
Planning Department - Expenses
Saving as a result of not filling the
Directors position and subsidizing with
contracted service when required. It is
anticipated there will be a bit of a
decrease in development requiring less
contracted services from a high in 2013
and 2014.
OVERALL DECREASE
<24.2%>
Public Works / Parks Department - Expenses
Works admin salary increase – 3.5%
Various pavement repairs
18th /Clark/Douglas area storm sewer new
plan and design
Handicapped Accessible Washrooms for
Exhibition Park / Tom Laing Park
OVERALL INCREASE
1.7%
Department Summary
POLICE
10.5%
FIRE
20.7%
LEISURE
3.8%
ENG
<3.3%>
PLANNING
<24.2%>
PUBLIC
WORKS /
PARKS
1.7%
Total increase
10.1%
Department Summary
Budget increases
25%
20.7%
20%
15%
10.5%
10%
3.8%
5%
1.7%
0%
Police
-5%
Fire
Leisure
Engineering
Planning
-3.3%
-10%
-15%
-20%
-25%
-30%
-24.2%
Public
Works/Parks
Department Summary
Budget net total dollars
3,264,600
2,725,200
3,500,000
3,000,000
2,652,750
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,023,050
1,000,000
325,550
123,600
500,000
0
Base tax calculator
Three main essential services are used in
calculating the ‘base tax’ (applied to single
family properties-Res/Condo):
Police Services
(2015 proposed increase of 10.5%)
Fire Services
(2015 proposed increase of 20.7%)
Snow removal and street sanding
(2015 proposed increase of 3.7% )
Base tax calculator
The percentage of the tax levy that comes from
single family dwellings is applied to the total
amount of the three essential services net
expenses:
Residential percentage =
52.49%
Condominium percentage =
8.42%
Total percentage =
60.91%
Base tax calculator
The number of single family properties are
identified:
Residential properties =
3,475
Condominium properties =
689
Total properties =
4,164
Base tax calculator
We then take the figures from the three previous
calculations and apply them to the formula:
1) Police, Fire, and Snow
Expenses (Snow = $365,650)
$5,043,500
2) Less the Police and Fire
Revenues
3) Multiplied by the
Percentage of Levy
4) Divided by the
Number of Properties
5) Equals the
Base Tax
$929,600
60.91%
4164
$601.77
(rounded to $600.00)
Base tax calculator
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The formula calculates the Base Tax to be
$600.00 (66% for Police, 25% for Fire, 9%
for snow removal)
The 2014 base tax was $590.00
The single family dwelling (SFD) would
see a $10.00 base tax increase plus a mill
rate increase of 4% in 2015.
This translates to a 4.4% increase in
residential SFD taxation revenues for 2015.
Calculation of Property Taxes
Using the assessment data from SAMA:
•
taking the taxable assessment of your home(for
residential properties it is actually 70% of the assessed value of the home)
•
multiply this amount by the established mill
rates for both the schools and the City
ASSESSMENT X MILL RATES = TAXES
(plus applicable base tax and hospital levy)
Calculation of Residential Property Taxes
Taking your assessment value from SAMA:
For example a home with a $250,000 assessed value
would calculate as follows:
250,000 x 70% = 175,000
multiplied by the proposed 2015 mill rate 3.62/1,000 =
$ 633.50
add the proposed Base Tax of
$600.00
you get a total municipal tax of
$1,233.50
250,000 x 70% = 175,000
multiplied by the 2015 school mill rate 5.030/1,000
you get a total school tax of
$880.25
Hospital levy
$140.00
Total taxes
$2,253.75
Calculation of Residential Property Taxes
Total Tax Increase Impact based on $250,000 Assessment.
Municipal Property Tax 2015
Municipal Property Tax 2014
Net Increase per year
(OR $4.45 per month)
$ 1,233.50
$ 1,180.10
$ 53.40
Calculation of Residential Property Taxes (with school)
Tax Increase Impact based on $250,000 Assessment
including School Tax and Hospital Levy.
Municipal Property Tax 2015
Municipal Property Tax 2014
Net Increase per year
$ 2,253.75
$ 2,200.35
$
53.40
$53.40 / $2,200.35 x 100 = 2.4% increase in TOTAL Property Tax
payment.
Where your tax dollars are spent
Total net budget by Department
Police
26.9%
Pub Works /
Parks
32.3%
Fire
10.2%
Engineering
3.2%
Leisure
26.2%
Planning
1.2%
Where your tax dollars are spent
The levy on a $250,000 assessed home would
generate $1,233.50 in Municipal taxes or
would be $102.79 per month for:
Police ($27.66 per month)
Fire ($10.48 per month)
Leisure ($26.94per month)
Engineering ($3.28 per month)
Planning ($1.23 per month)
Public Works ($33.20 per month)
What value do you receive
That same $250,000 assessed home that pays
$102.79 per month in municipal taxes on
average pays:
$150 for cable & internet
$150 for Power and Energy
$150 for phone and one cell
$95 for vehicle plates per vehicle
Saskatchewan Cities
Percent Tax Increase
12.00%
Estevan
10.00%
Humboldt
10.00%
Lloydminster
Martensville
8.00%
7.40%
Meadow Lake
6.00%
6.00%
5.00%
5.00%
4.90%
6.00%
5.34%
5.13%
4.40%
3.90%
4.00%
3.21%
2.57%
2.00%
Melville
4.50%
4.00%
Melfort
3.51%
Moose Jaw
North Battleford
Prince Albert
Regina
Saskatoon
0.00%
Swift Current
Warman
Weyburn
Yorkton
Summary of major projects
New Ladder Truck for Fire Department ($1.5 Million).
Plan and design work for new paddling pool at Don Mitchell.
Plan and design work for new spray park in River Park.
Establishment of a new Traffic Division for Weyburn Police
Service.
Airport security upgrades.
New handicapped accessible washroom for Exhibition Grounds
and Tom Laing Park.
Reconstruction of Tennis Courts.
Sports Arena re-lighting
Upgrades to Weyburn Leisure Centre
General upgrades to extend the life cycle of our major facilities.
Summary…
Balance the City of Weyburn rate payer’s interests - with continued
growth and prosperity.
Provide a budget that enables growth while balancing the
Departments’ requests to continue to provide a high level of service
and programming.
To ensure SUSTAINABILITY today as well as into the future.
To take into consideration the infrastructure gap and set out short term
and long term plans addressing the maintenance and replacement of
major capital.
Continue to remain comparable to tax policies of other Cities in
Saskatchewan.
We are proposing a 4.4% property tax increase evenly across all
property classes.
Questions…