Department Plan

• County of Perth Official Plan

• Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

• Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, 2000, c.5

• Provincial Policy Statement, 2020

• Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

• Municipal Elections Act

• Gaming Control Act

• Vital Statistics Act

• Marriage Act

• Pounds Act

• Public Sector Account Board (PSAB) – various standards and requirements

• Municipal Infrastructure under the Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act.

• Assessment Act

• Municipal Property Assessment Corporation property assessment

• Drainage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. D.17

• Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13

• Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act 2022

• Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, S.O. 1997, c.27

• Heritage Act

• Provincial Offences Act

• Planning Act

• CRA Requirements for HST, etc.

• Procurement Legislation

2022 Review and 2023 Outlook Finance Department

The Finance Department worked diligently throughout 2022 on three major projects, including the General Ledger (GL) conversion, Budgeting Software, and Paperless Accounts Payable Software, as well as ongoing operational efficiencies.

The General Ledger Conversion project was a complete modification of all accounts in the municipal general ledger. The transition results in a total change to all reporting templates for financial reporting internally and externally. Staff are still working on mapping account detail to reporting templates like the Financial Information Report (FIR) for the province and work will be required with our external auditors on their control sheets.

This GL conversion laid the foundation for the much-needed new budgeting software, called FMW from Public Sector Digest. The new software will provide multi-year budgeting capabilities as required by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB). Managers are finding it much better for ease of use and documentation of budgeted items. Staff are looking forward to improved usability and reporting with ongoing use. Budget annual comparison have been complicated by the GL changes and the municipal structural changes for service areas and departmental responsibilities. The budgeting process will continue to evolve with ongoing use.