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2020 Final Budget Book 2020 Program Budgets The Regional Municipality of Waterloo 2020 Program Budgets Table of Contents Summaries Page # 2020 Budget Overview 1 Tax Supported Program Budget & Capital Budget Summaries 11 User Rate Program Budget & Capital Budget Summaries 26 Service Area Elected Offices 31 Chief Administrator’s Office 34 Corporate Services 38 Commissioner of Corporate Services 41 Information Technology Services 42 Facilities & Fleet Management 47 Treasury Services 62 Financial Services & Development Financing 65 Human Resources & Citizen Service 70 Commissioner of Human Resources & Citizen Service (Includes Office of Corporate Performance & Emergency Management Office) 75 Talent Management & Employee Services 76 Citizen Service 78 Employee Relations 81 Planning, Development & Legislative Services 86 Commissioner of Planning, Development & Legislative Services 89 Economic Development 90 Region of Waterloo International Airport 95 Community Planning 101 Council & Administrative Services 106 Provincial Offences Act (POA) 111 Legal Services 112 Cultural Services 114 Region of Waterloo Library 121 Service Area Page # Transportation & Environmental Services 124 Commissioner of Transportation & Environmental Services 128 Design & Construction 129 Transportation 132 Waste Management 150 Public Transit 156 Water Services 168 Community Services 200 Commissioner of Community Services 203 Strategic and Quality Initiatives 204 Housing Services 207 Children’s Services 213 Seniors’ Services 218 Employment and Income Support 223 Public Health and Emergency Services 226 Medical Officer of Health/Central Resources 229 Health Protection & Investigation 232 Infectious Disease, Dental and Sexual Health 235 Healthy Living 238 Child, Family and Dental Health 241 Paramedic Services 246 Corporate Financial 252 Associated Agencies 257 Waterloo Regional Police Service 258 Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation 264 Region of Waterloo Arts Fund 266 Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council 268 Immigration Partnership Council 270 Assessment Delivery Services (MPAC) 272 Alternate formats of information are available upon request. Please contact Chris Wilson: 519‐575‐4757 X 3544; [email protected] 2020 BUDGET OVERVIEW Region of Waterloo 2020 Program Budgets 1 REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO 2020 Operating and Capital Budget Summary ($ thousands) % of Total Expenditure Property Tax based User Rate based Total Expenditure Staffing $470,452 $17,271 $487,723 32% Goods & Services $250,092 $56,246 $306,338 20% Social Support Payments $100,126 $0 $100,126 7% Payments to Outside Agencies $54,302 $0 $54,302 4% Debt Servicing $54,852 $19,461 $74,313 4% Capital Projects $416,070 $98,751 $514,821 33% Total Expenditure $1,345,893 $191,729 $1,537,622 100% Property Property User User % of Total Tax Tax Rate Rate Funding & Sources of Funding & Financing Operating Capital Operating Capital Total Financing Taxation $588,432 $0 $0 $0 $588,432 38% Provincial & Federal Grants $290,215 $131,415 $0 $0 $421,630 27% User Rates, Fees and Other Charges $110,634 $0 $133,770 $0 $244,404 16% Debentures N/A $69,657 N/A $2,492 $72,149 5% Development Charges: Reserve Funds $9,370 $52,523 $14,549 $24,029 $100,471 7% Debentures N/A $49,393 N/A $8,163 $57,556 4% Net Funding from (Transfers to) ($68,827) $113,082 ($55,341) $64,067 $52,981 3% Reserves Total Revenue $929,824 $416,070 $92,978 $98,751 $1,537,622 100% Region of Waterloo 2020 Program Budgets 2 REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO 2020 Total Expenditure and Sources of Funding and Financing $1.5 billion $ millions Expenditure Categories Social Support Payments Goods & $100.1 Services 6.5% Payments to $306.3 Outside Staffing 19.9% $487.7 Agencies 31.7% $54.3 3.5% Capital Projects $514.8 33.5% Debt Servicing $74.3 4.8% User Rates, Sources of Funding & Financing Fees and Debentures Development Other Charges $72.1 Charge Reserve Funds $244.4 4.7% Development $100.5 15.9% Charge 6.5% Debentures $57.6 3.7% Provincial & Net Funding Federal Grants from $421.6 Taxation (Transfers to) 27.4% $588.4 Reserves 38.3% $53.0 3.4% Expenditures and Sources of Funding and Financing include Capital and Operating for both user rates and property tax budgets. Region of Waterloo 2020 Program Budgets 3 REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO 2020‐2029 Capital Budget & Forecast $4.8 billion $ millions Water Supply Expenditure Categories Waste and Wastewater Management Treatment Roads $182.7 $998.7 $975.3 3.8% 20.8% 20.3% Public Health & Emergency Services Public Transit $42.1 $1,440.6 0.9% 30.0% Waterloo Region Housing & Housing Services $395.0 Planning, 8.2% Development General Support Community & Legislative Other Services Services Services $269.4 $191.2 $40.7 $265.0 5.6% 4.0% 5.5% 0.8% Sources of Funding & Financing Development Property Tax Charge Reserve User Rate Debentures Funds Reserves $964.1 $503.0 $588.7 20.1% 10.5% 12.3% Development Charge Debentures User Rate $462.1 Debentures 9.6% $30.8 Grants / 0.6% Subsidies / Property Tax Recoveries Reserves $1,465.7 $786.3 30.5% 16.4% Expenditures and Sources of Funding and Financing include Capital for both user rates and property tax budgets. Region of Waterloo 2020 Program Budgets 4 REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO 2020 Operating Budget: Funding Sources for Major Services ($ millions) Region of Waterloo 2020 Program Budgets 5 REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO Property Tax & User Rates Budget Highlights 2020 Operating Budget . Average Property Tax Budget Impact is 3.84% . Total operating budget expenditure of $1,152 million ($1,023 million net of transfers to Capital and Reserve Funds) . Assessment Growth is 1.77% . Approximately 1.38% of the 3.84% increase is required to fund Police Services . The direct Regional tax rate increase is 2.46% . The water wholesale rate increased by 1.9% . The wastewater wholesale rate increased by 3.9% . The retail water rate increased by 4.9% . The retail wastewater rate increased by 3.9% Capital Budget and Ten Year Forecast . The 2020 approved capital budget is $515 million . The 10 year capital forecast is $4.8 billion (constant 2020 dollars) . Total debenture requirement over the 10 year forecast is $1.5 billion . Property Tax debenture requirement is $964 million . User Rate debenture requirement is $31 million . Development Charge debenture requirement is $462 million Region of Waterloo 2020 Program Budgets 6 REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO Approved Staff Complement (FTEs) 2019 Budget * 2020 Budget Change Transportation & Environmental Services 1,215.0 1,246.6 31.6 Community Services 774.2 773.6 (0.6) Public Health & Emergency Services 520.6 528.4 7.8 Corporate Services 287.2 283.2 (4.0) Planning, Development & Legislative Services 223.8 222.8 (1.0) Human Resources & Citizen Service 92.1 91.1 (1.0) Chief Administrator’s Office 8.0 8.0 ‐ Elected Offices 3.0 3.0 ‐ Direct Regional 3,123.9 3,156.7 32.8 Waterloo Regional Police Services 1,210.9 1,220.9 10.0 Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council 6.2 6.3 0.1 Immigration Partnership Council 3.8 3.8 ‐ Total 4,344.8 4,387.7 42.9 Approved 2020 Staff Complement (FTEs) Permanent Temporary Total Direct Regional 3,059.6 97.10 3,156.7 Waterloo Regional Police Services 1,204.8 16.1 1,220.9 Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council 6.3 ‐ 6.3 Immigration Partnership Council ‐ 3.8 3.8 Total 4,270.7 117.0 4,387.7 *The 2019 Budget complement has been adjusted to reflect 2019 in‐year changes. Note: Elected officials are excluded from complement count. Region of Waterloo 2020 Program Budgets 7 Region of Waterloo 2020 Budget ‐ Summary of Approved Budget Issue Papers ($ thousands) 2020 Operating Budget Impact 2020-2029 Capital Plan Impact Reserves, Capital, Tax Subsidies Supported RDC Annualized Property & User reserves and reserves Grants & Dept/Div Description Levy Impact Taxes Fees debt and debt Subsidies Approved Budget Issue Papers TES/Transit Route 77 - Wilmot Township Transit Service $177 $59 $11 - - - Services TES/Transit Implementation of MobilityPLUS Five-Year Business $204 $144 $4 $22 $25 $128 Services Plan TES/Transit Implementation of GRT Business Plan (Bundle 1: $1,189 $912 $73 $620 $401 $2,759 Services 15,000 service hours) TES/Transit Implementation of GRT Business Plan (Bundle 2: $1,189 $912 $73 $620 $401 $2,759 Services additional 15,000 service hours) TES/Transit Implementation of GRT Business Plan (Bundle 3: $396 $133 $24 - - - Services additional 5,000 service hours) CSD/Housing Waterloo Region Housing Master Plan $198 $99 $125 - - - Services CSD/Seniors' Seniors' Services Personal Support Workers $195 $146 - - - - Services PHE/Infectious Substance Use and Harm Reduction $122 $122 $286 - - - Diseases and Sexual Health PHE/Paramedic Paramedic Services Master Plan Implementation $792 $433 $434 $430 $359 - Services (Bundle 1: Two 12-hour crews, 3 vehicles) Sub-Total $4,462 $2,960 $1,030 $1,692 $1,186 $5,646 Legend: TES Transportation and Environmental Services GRT Grand River Transit CSD Community Services PHE Public Health and Emergency Services Region of Waterloo 2020 Program Budgets 8 REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO Cost of Regional Services Per Average Household* Program 2019 2020 $ Change % Change Water ** $219.28 $223.44 $4.16 1.9% Wastewater ** $256.22 $266.24 $10.02 3.9% Property Tax **** $2008.67 $2,085.86 $77.19 3.84% Total $2,500.96 $2,578.13 $77.17 3.68% Program 2019 2020 $ Change % Change Retail Water *** $729.96 $760.56 $30.60 4.2% Retail Wastewater *** $550.92 $569.28 $18.36 3.3% Note: Retail water and wastewater rates apply to the Townships of Wellesley and North Dumfries and include water and wastewater wholesale costs noted above. * Based on an average residential property having a 2020 market value of $354,500 and water usage of 204 cubic metres ** Annualized impact. Rate increase is 1.9% in Water and 3.9% for Wastewater effective January 1, 2020 *** Annualized impact.
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