county of wellington 2009 user fees and charges

COUNTY OF WELLINGTON2009 BUDGETPROGRAMME OVERVIEWProgramme:Department:Governance:General Revenues and ExpendituresAdministered by the Treasury DepartmentAdministration, Finance and Personnel CommitteeProgramme description• This budget contains items which are of a general nature and not specifically allocated toor identified with a programme or service• General revenues include property taxation (including payments-in-lieu), OntarioMunicipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) Grant, interest earnings, and revenue from the GrandRiver Raceway (received via the Township of Centre Wellington)• General expenditures include property assessment services (MPAC), corporate telephoneand postage costs, tax write-offs and allowances for other write-offs and cappingshortfalls, banking charges, and general insurance/legal expenditures2009 Budget Highlights• The Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund grant for 2009 is $3,009,900, and increase of$259,900 over the 2008 allocation• Federal Gas Tax revenues of $2,636,600 flow through general revenues and into a reservefund for future use• Tax write-offs have been increased to reflect experience in 2008• The County’s share of MPAC’s 2009 budget is estimated to be $1,205,000 whichrepresents an increase of 3.7%Future direction and challenges• Monitoring levels of tax write-offsand adjustmentsStaff Complement(Full time equivalents) 2008 2009None• Possibility of future cappingshortfalls• Ensuring MPAC’s ability to staycurrent with new properties beingadded to the tax roll85