BUDGET BULLETIN 2007
This is your notice that the 2007 Municipal draft budget will be passed on the 28th of May 2007 at the regular Council meeting. Copies of the budget will be available for viewing at the arenas, libraries and municipal office.
Arran-Elderslie is the only Municipality in Bruce County, which has a large number of multiple facilities, such as: four active Cemeteries; three Fire Departments; three Libraries; three Arenas/Community Centres; three Works Garages; two Pools and two Landfills. These facilities have fixed costs including: insurance, hydro, telephones, heating, maintenance costs, etc. The Municipality also has 60 bridges and 367 Km of Roads to maintain. In 2007 prices for gravel and paving have increased significantly.
Budgets by Department:
|
Department |
2006 Spending by Dept. |
2007 Budget by Dept. |
Increase (Decrease)
|
2007 Capital Projects included in Budget |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General Gov't |
658,712 |
753,700 |
94,988 |
0 |
|
Econ Dev/Drains |
176,953 |
195,672 |
18,719 |
0 |
|
Fire Services |
242,906 |
546,532 |
303,626 |
280,415 |
|
Bldg Insp/Animal Ctrl/ OPP,Emerg Meas/Cons Auth |
1,052,966 |
853,919 |
*** (199,047) |
2,550
|
|
Works Dept/Bridges |
2,297,732 |
2,706,145 |
408,413 |
947,500 |
|
Garbage/Recycling/ Landfills |
260,766 |
288,435 |
27,669 |
50,000 |
|
Cemeteries |
71,332 |
72,018 |
686 |
0 |
|
Libraries |
629,963 |
80,706 |
(549,257) |
50,000 |
|
Museum |
7,436 |
9,256 |
1,820 |
0 |
|
Parks |
72,846 |
76,888 |
4,042 |
0 |
|
Planning/Social Serv |
34,792 |
36,701 |
1,909 |
0 |
|
Recreation/Facilities |
959,565 |
931,996 |
(27,569) |
100,432 |
|
Total |
6,465,969 |
6,551,968 |
85,999 |
1,550,897 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Sewer Systems |
529,486 |
542,957 |
13,471 |
170,000 |
|
All Water Systems |
2,255,658 |
1,889,609 |
(366,049) |
1,380,500 |
|
Total |
2,785,144 |
2,432,566 |
(352,578) |
1.550.500 |
|
Grand Total |
9,251,113 |
8,984,534 |
(266,579) |
2,981,397 |
***This decrease is a result of a one time credit in the amount of $235,000 on the 2006 OPP billing resulting from the Caledonia Native standoff whereby officers were deployed outside the detachment.
The following are capital projects we plan to undertake in 2007:
|
Project |
Description |
Budget |
Funded by |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roads |
Sidewalks |
10,000 |
Taxation |
|
|
Paving |
438,500 |
Gas Tax Grant/Taxation/Reserves |
|
|
Invermay-relocate utilities |
8,000 |
Taxation |
|
|
Tower Road |
70,000 |
Reserves/school board |
|
Equipment |
Tractor Broom, Lawn Mower |
26,000 |
Reserves |
|
Bridges |
Capital Repairs, McClure |
385,000 |
Reserves/taxation |
|
Streetlights |
Chesley |
10,000 |
Reserves/Taxation |
|
Landfills |
Arran-engineer expansion |
50,000 |
Taxation |
|
Recreation |
C-rubberized flooring, P-hydro upgrade,T-soda blast,paint |
56,600 |
Taxation/OPG grant/Reserves |
|
|
Tara Pool |
18,600 |
OPG grant/taxation |
|
|
P Legion roof, C Trailer Park upgrades, library scrubber |
25,232 |
Reserves/reserve funds//taxation |
|
|
Chesley Library |
50,000 |
Reserves/Unfinanced |
|
Protective Services |
Security Equipment |
2,550 |
Taxation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fire |
Equipment |
280,415 |
Joint Municipalities/Jepp grant/Taxation/reserves |
|
Water |
Various projects-urban wards |
1,330,500 |
Reserves, users |
|
OSTAR |
Tara |
50,000 |
2/3 grant, 1/3 reserves |
|
Sewer |
Chesley & Paisley projects |
170,000 |
Reserves |
|
Total |
|
2,981,397 |
|
Council would like to make ratepayers aware of some of the facility deficits that the Municipality is dealing with.
Chesley Town Hall/Theatre $ 12,985
Paisley Museum $ 7,406
Community Centres (3) $ 317,105
Pools (2) $ 46,851
Ball/Soccer fields $ 17,600
Council is proposing to increase the tax rate by 9.72%. Combined with the County and School Board, the 2007 proposed total tax rate would increase by 6.16%. The proposed increase in taxation results in the following calculations.
Comparison of 2006 and 2007 Tax bills on a home assessed at $135,000 if there is no assessment change.
|
Year |
|
Education |
County |
Municipality |
Total Tax Bill |
|
2006 |
|
356.40 |
575.76 |
801.90 |
1,734.06 |
|
2007 |
|
356.40 |
604.57 |
879.84 |
1,840.81 |
|
$ Increase |
|
(0) |
28.81 |
77.94 |
106.75 |
|
% Increase |
|
0% |
5% |
9.72% |
6.16% |
If you have any questions, please call 519-363-3039.
Treasurer Joanne Marklevitz
Clerk Joan Albright