June 15, 2009 - District of Mission

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Municipal Forest — 50th Year Anniversary
Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended December 31, 2008
14. Segment Reporting
Municipal services have been segmented by function, by combining activities that have
similar service objectives (see schedule 9). Revenues and expenditures reported are
directly attributable to the various segments, and may include internal transfers between
segments that are recorded at fair value. The major services provided by each segment
include:
• General Government: property taxation, investments, general fund debt, municipal
hall shared office services, insurance, municipal building operations and maintenance,
library operations, transfers to reserves, and general cost recoveries.
• Corporate Administration and Finance: general administration, financial
administration, purchasing, human resources, information technology, grants provided
to local organizations, restorative resolutions and social development.
• Equipment Fleet: operations and maintenance of municipal vehicles and equipment,
which are charged back to the user departments.
• Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services: leisure centre operations, arts and cultural
services, parks, trails, and provision of a variety of lessons, public sessions, and
programs.
• Planning: land use planning for growth and development, and administration of the
Official Community Plan (OCP) and zoning bylaws.
• Economic Development: coordination of economic development, tourism, and film
activities.
• Police Services: general duty policing, community policing, community response,
forensic identification, general investigations, police dog service, traffic and
administrative support.
• Fire & Emergency Services: emergency response, emergency planning, fire
investigations, fire prevention, and public fire education.
• Bylaw & Inspection Services: bylaw administration and enforcement, building permits
and inspections, animal control services, business licenses, and public safety
inspections.
• Cemetery: cemetery operations and administration.
• Refuse Collection and Landfill: curbside collection of refuse, compost, and
recyclables; and landfill operations.
• Engineering and Public Works: engineering administration, infrastructure planning,
road maintenance, drainage, diking, and snow removal.
• Transit Services: joint transit system with the City of Abbotsford providing bus service
to Mission and Abbotsford, and participation in the West Coast Express train and trainbus
service from Mission to Vancouver.
• Forestry: administration of the Mission Tree Farm License, harvesting, tree planting,
cone and seed collection, plantation brushing, tree spacing, pruning, forestry road
construction, forest fire prevention, and trail building.
• Water Utility: regional water supply and treatment systems with the City of Abbotsford,
local water distribution, and system maintenance.
• Sewer Utility: regional sewage treatment system with the City of Abbotsford, local
sewage conveyance to the treatment plant, and system maintenance.
2008 Annual Report - District of Mission
1-4701