2019 Budget Workshop Package
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COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES The Community and Protective Services Department ensures that the residents of Beaumont have access to excellent recreation and social programs, parks, facilities and a variety of development and support opportunities to enhance quality of life, while being committed to providing an effective emergency and enforcement service through professional response and education. Programs include Fire Services, Police Services, Municipal Enforcement, Disaster Services, FCSS Programing, Youth Support, Childcare Services, Recreation Programming, Events, Recreation Facilities (Beaumont Sports & Recreation Centre (BSRC), Ken Nichol Regional Recreation Centre), Parks and Community Centre. The CCBCC budget was developed by staff in association with the CCBCC Advisory Committee in accordance with the policy establishing the Committee. Budget Highlights Revenue: • Fire Services is proactively pursuing the recovery of non-fire response calls and third party cost for cleanup of unsightly premises. • Increase in user fees for Childcare of 2% and Recreation fees of 3% as highlighted previously under the User Fee Section. • Net reduction in childcare revenues based on a change in registration between the different programs offered. • Reduction in rental revenues at the Youth Centre offset by an increase in rental fees at the Community Centre with the relocation of Black Golds Continuing Education program. • Reduction of BSRC membership fees and other pool related fees of 20%. • Reduction in Program Revenue with the construction at the BSRC Facility. • Increase in Grant Revenue relating to the financing of the BSRC utilizing Federal Gas Tax monies and funding provided by the County, amortized over the life of the debenture borrowing to minimize the net tax impact to property owners. • Projected cost-recovery for Ken Nichol is 38.17% of direct expenses, net of rental income for 2019 (2018 – 33.76%). • Projected cost-recovery for the Aqua-Fit is 35.26% of direct expenses, net of user fees and rentals for 2019 (2018 – 42.67%). • Projected cost-recovery for the Childcare is 86.61% of direct expenses, net of fees and grant funding for 2019 (2018 – 83.33%), with $293,300 being funded through taxation, exclusive of internal costs of $639,000, internal rent of $49,400 paid to the Ken Nicol Regional Recreation Centre and $12,200 in amortization. • Project cost-recovery for the Youth Centre is 4.60% of direct expenses, net of fees and community contributions for 2019, with $317,400 being funded through taxation, exclusive of internal costs of $77,900. Expenses: • The increase in salaries and wages reflects the recently completed compensation review, which included a 2.0% Cost of Living Adjustment and annual eligible step increases. • Increase in Benefits Expense relates to the increase in salaries and wages; and, calculating benefit cost based on individual positions and employees versus a flat percentage based on type of employment. • Hiring of a part-time Fire Administrative Assistant ($21,800) to provide direct administrative support to Fire Department. • Extended the Municipal Intern under the Provincial Intern Program for an additional year to provide research assistance to organization as whole.