COUNTY OF HASTINGS 2016 BUDGET

2016 Budget Overview Levy increase = 3.42% Assessment Growth 0.72% Accounting for Growth 2.70% Tax levy of $13,419,378 Operating budget of $133,130,205 Sustain service levels & support member municipalities

2016 Budget Overview 2016 Tax Rate .002815937 2015 Tax Rate .002811393 Means an additional $13.40 on a typical taxpayer with a residential assessment of $190,000 ($535.03)

Overview and Highlights Aging Infrastructure Asset management plan Retirement of Debt Declining Revenue Economic Development & Growth for Sustainability Increasing Hydro Cost Energy management plan, conservation projects & practices

Health Care Commitments IMAGINE Campaign $100,000 Kingston Hospital Foundation $ 65,400 Doctor Recruitment $107,500 11.5 recruited 2.5 Committed Reserve funds

General Government 2015 2016 Expenses $5,382,422 $5,932,792 Financial Exp $2,730,226 $2,693,011 Roads $ 56,400 $ 56,600 Cost $8,169,048 $8,682,403 Revenue $4,695,400 $5,057,174 Net Cost $3,473,648 $3,625,229

Information Technology Prior & Prior IT review & IT Strategy Continued Investments One-time Costs for Strategies & Studies Business System Supervisor Security Audit Server Capacity HRIS Planning Disaster Recovery Network Assessment Technical Training Review VDI Strategy

Administration Building Completion of Renovations Debt Financing Charges $4,000,000 / 25 years at 3.5% $240,000 annually

Financial Expenses Wild Parsnip ($10,000 one-time) OPP costing ($10,000 one-time) Wellness Initiatives

Capital Projects Administration Building Renovations Highway #2 Shannonville (OCIF Project) Bridge Inspections (OCIF Formula) LED lighting at NHPB

Provincial Offences 2015 2016 Expenses $1,131,034 $1,162,115 Revenue $1,844,000 $1,640,000 Net Revenue ($712,966) ($ 477,885) County Share ( $327,964) ($ 229,385) 45.65% 48.00% Cost share on Tickets Issued

Tickets Issued – 21% decline Provincial Offences Tickets Issued – 21% decline Ministry of Attorney General Cost Recovery Adjudication cost from $200 to $300 $42,000

Planning Planning $ 804,935 $901,675 Economic Dev $ 410,942 $430,665 2015 2016 Planning $ 804,935 $901,675 Economic Dev $ 410,942 $430,665 9-1-1 $ 39,916 $ 42,009 $1,255,793 $1,283,729

Consent Application Fees to $900 RFP for 911 PSAP Planning Consent Application Fees to $900 RFP for 911 PSAP Destination Marketing $25,000 Bay of Quinte and Bancroft Chamber 2016 one-time $11,000 additional RFP for 2017 services

Social Services 2015 2016 Expenses $71,008,665 $73,788,714 Revenue $53,501,476 $56,521,750 Net Cost $17,507,189 $17,266,964 County $ 5,276,667 $ 5,219,803 30.14% 30.23% Net decrease 1.37%

Caseload 1% benefit increase & 3% growth Social Services Provincial Upload - $239,000 Investments in Housing Caseload 1% benefit increase & 3% growth Reduction in Ontario Child Benefit Implementation of Integration Plan -reallocation of staff/no increases -relocation of staff/elimination of commercial rent

Social Services Capital Projects $2,198,310 in new capital projects Replacement of Single family dwellings 8 units in 2016 Projects prioritized and high priority projects budgeted

EMS Expenses $16,633,909 $16,847,124 Revenue $ 10,214,704 $ 10,078,450 2015 2016 Expenses $16,633,909 $16,847,124 Revenue $ 10,214,704 $ 10,078,450 Operations $ 6,419,205 $ 6,768,674 Capital $ 755,000 $ 755,000 Levy $ 7,174,205 $ 7,523,674 County $2,162,305 $ 2,274,407 30.14% 30.23%

5.26% increase in Emergency calls EMS 5.26% increase in Emergency calls 1.5% inflationary adjustment on Revenue Salaries Leap Year 8 ACP’s Benefit Increase /Wellness initiatives Community paramedicine project

EMS Capital Projects 4 Ambulances 2 ERV’s Rescue Helmets

Long-Term Care 2015 2016 Hastings $1,805,325 $1,914,244 Centennial $1,682,682 $1,792,039 $3,488,007 $3,706,283 County $ 963,234 $1,038,595 HM 11.75% 12.78% CM 44.06% 44.30%

Provincial Funding constraints 2.0% acuity Utility Costs Long-term Care Provincial Funding constraints 2.0% acuity CMI Utility Costs Elimination of Ontario Clean Energy Benefit Rate increases Facility Costs Utilities and Repairs and Maintenance

Long-Term Care Capital Hastings Manor Lifts Carpet Replacement 6 Villas (debt financing) Centennial Manor Phone system LED lighting retrofit Tub Replacement Washer Beds

North Hastings Professional Building 2015 2016 Expenses $453,275 $548,400 Revenue $372,500 $436,400 Net Cost $ 80,775 $ 112,000 Tenants: North Hastings Family Health Team Hastings & Prince Edward County Health Unit KGH Dialysis Community Care of North Hastings South East CCAC Red Cross

NHPB Capital TSSA Order on Elevator Autoscrubber for Floor Care Painting of Corridors LED lighting retrofit

Budget not yet presented Budget at $95,000 ($90,000 in 2015) Joint Archives Budget not yet presented Budget at $95,000 ($90,000 in 2015) Funds in reserve Capital funding of $300,000 Gas tax County reserves

Capital Budget Distribution of Federal Gas Tax $1,154,975 County retains incremental increase $57,747 Capital Projects identified by Department and approved by Committees

2015 Surplus Surplus of $370,957 Contingency Reserve