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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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2011 Budget Highlights
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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2011 Budget Highlights
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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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