ECA Review 2018-12-28
ECA Review 2018-12-28
ECA Review 2018-12-28
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4 D ecember 27'18 HANNA/c oroNAtioN /Stettler, Ab. ecA review<br />
Interim Operating Budget accepted<br />
Terri Huxley<br />
<strong>ECA</strong> <strong>Review</strong><br />
Town Council has officially accepted<br />
the Interim Operating Budget for 2019.<br />
Each year, councils across the<br />
country are required to adopt this<br />
budget alongside an interim capital<br />
budget so they can continue to dole out<br />
payroll, sign cheques and other legal<br />
items that require approval before the<br />
official budgets can be accepted later<br />
in the year.<br />
Thanks for dropping<br />
in on us in <strong>2018</strong>!<br />
The estimated expenditures for<br />
operating costs are totalling $17,702,529<br />
with $18,746,647 in revenue. This leaves<br />
an approximate $1,044,118 left for capital<br />
budgetary items.<br />
Council and Senior Administration<br />
held an Interim Operating Budget session<br />
on Tues. Dec. 11 where they<br />
reviewed any financial impacts this<br />
may have over a three year period for<br />
organizational activities.<br />
In the evening, Council then moved<br />
to accept the budget during their regbotha<br />
School began their annual christmas concert in style with a rendition of the hit lead<br />
song “the Greatest Showman” at the botha community Hall on thurs. Dec. 20 during the<br />
matinee performance. From the left, liam Dechaine, Aubrey ross and connor Nixon can<br />
be seen playing the ukulele and kazoo during a song performed later in the show.<br />
<strong>ECA</strong> <strong>Review</strong>/T.Huxley<br />
Happy New Year!<br />
TOWN OF STETTLER<br />
Caring for you & your Smile!<br />
Formerly Baird Denture Clinic<br />
<br />
<br />
ular council meeting.<br />
“It’s a responsible budget,” said<br />
Mayor Sean Nolls. “It has everything<br />
we need without affecting those households<br />
too much.”<br />
The three-year Interim Operating<br />
Budget forecasts a few minor<br />
increases to current utility rates such<br />
as water, sewer, garbage and recycling<br />
which will come into effect Jan. 1.<br />
An overall municipal tax increase of<br />
two per cent is also included in the<br />
document. This will be reviewed in<br />
further detail prior to setting the 2019<br />
tax rate.<br />
Water rates will increase one penny<br />
from $2.79 to $2.80 for a net revenue<br />
boost of $5,902.<br />
Sewer rates will increase by a<br />
quarter to $22.50 from $22.25 which<br />
equates to $6,340 in revenue.<br />
Garbage and recycling rates will<br />
also be seeing this $0.25 increase.<br />
The financial impact on the average<br />
residential customer is about a 1.51 per<br />
cent surge.<br />
During the meeting, Chief<br />
Administrative Officer (CAO) Greg<br />
Switenky had mentioned Stettler is in<br />
the middle of the pack when it comes<br />
to rates.<br />
“We do sort of trend right down the<br />
average and even lower in all four utilities<br />
and there are plenty of them that<br />
are higher than us so I think we are<br />
bang on in the ballpark given our high<br />
level of services<br />
and utilities<br />
including the age<br />
of our infrastructure,”<br />
said<br />
Switenky.<br />
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