Showing posts with label 2016 RDNO budget. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2016 RDNO budget. Show all posts
Saturday, October 01, 2016
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NORTH OKANAGAN AWARDED BIDS – 2016
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NORTH OKANAGANAWARDED BIDS – 2016
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Thursday, June 02, 2016
RDNO Public Tenders Awarded are now on RDNO Websites
Public Tenders & Requests for Proposal
Public Tenders & RFP are also posted on the Civic Info BC and BC Bid websites.
Saturday, April 30, 2016
RDNO to approve 2015 Financial Statements on Wednesday
Board of Directors
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 4:00 pm - Regular
4. 2015 Financial Statements – Regional District of North Okanagan - Regional District of North Okanagan Financial Statement for the Year ended December 31, 2015 RECOMMENDATION 7 Page 304 - 332 (Unweighted Corporate Vote) That as recommended by the Regional District of North Okanagan Audit Committee, the 2015 Financial Statements be approved.
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Pages of interest to GVAC Taxpayers:
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GVAC Area is Rec. Area 1- Vernon Share of DCC"S held byRDNO for Local Parks Purchases is $  $1,848,620 |
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| GVAC Long Term Debt Outstanding |
Sunday, April 03, 2016
RDNO 2016 Five Year Financial Plan (Bylaw 2713)
http://www.rdno.ca/index.php/services/administration/finance
http://www.rdno.ca/docs/BL_2713.pdf 2016 Five Year Financial Plan (Bylaw 2713)
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Below are charts showing tax req. and Parcel taxes for all functions from 2011 to 2016.
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Below is the Original Prelim Tax requisition for Vernon based on the prelim tax assessments. This shows the functions Vernon Taxpayers pay for. Out of the total Property taxes of $15,801,671 shown above Vernon share is $5,885,798. Out of the total parcel taxes of $531,531 Vernon's parcel taxpayers pay $191,142.
The table below is unadjusted for the $100,000 tax req. reduction (10%) in 010. In Vernon the total 010 (Gen. Government will be reduced down by $53,332 and our overall tax requisition will decrease to $5,885,798 - 55,332 = $5,830,466 which is a 1.67% increase over the 2015 req. of. $5,734,545
http://www.rdno.ca/docs/BL_2713.pdf 2016 Five Year Financial Plan (Bylaw 2713)
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Below are charts showing tax req. and Parcel taxes for all functions from 2011 to 2016.
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Below is the Original Prelim Tax requisition for Vernon based on the prelim tax assessments. This shows the functions Vernon Taxpayers pay for. Out of the total Property taxes of $15,801,671 shown above Vernon share is $5,885,798. Out of the total parcel taxes of $531,531 Vernon's parcel taxpayers pay $191,142.
The table below is unadjusted for the $100,000 tax req. reduction (10%) in 010. In Vernon the total 010 (Gen. Government will be reduced down by $53,332 and our overall tax requisition will decrease to $5,885,798 - 55,332 = $5,830,466 which is a 1.67% increase over the 2015 req. of. $5,734,545
Monday, March 28, 2016
RDNO Tax Requisition History
Below is a history of the RDNO Tax Requisition from 2011 to the proposed charges in 2016.
The adoption of this budget occurred at the RDNO meeting on Wednesday March 23 at 4 PM.
The overall tax increase works out to be 1.20%. Parcel Taxes are increasing by 3.05%.
How the Taxes effect the various jurisdictions depends on the functions that the jurisdiction is involved in . Based on using the un-finalized assessment rates for 2015 the City of Vernon will have an increase of 1.71%
The adoption of this budget occurred at the RDNO meeting on Wednesday March 23 at 4 PM.
The overall tax increase works out to be 1.20%. Parcel Taxes are increasing by 3.05%.
How the Taxes effect the various jurisdictions depends on the functions that the jurisdiction is involved in . Based on using the un-finalized assessment rates for 2015 the City of Vernon will have an increase of 1.71%
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
NORD passes budget
by Kate Bouey - CASTANET Mar 23, 2016 / 7:00 pm
It wasn't without some controversy, but the North Okanagan Regional District's 2016 budget has been approved by the board of directors. The consolidated financial plan is $63.6 million, down $1.6 million from last year. Approximately two-thirds of the money, $43.2 million, is for operating costs while $20.4 million is for capital costs. For taxpayers, the overall increase is approximately 1.2 percent, says Stephen Banmen, NORD's financial manager. However “the impact will be variable depending on which jurisdiction you live in,” he adds. “Some will see it go up and some will go down depending on what services their community is on.” Banmen says the increase is lower than inflation and probably the same as growth with the region. Half of the directors voted against passage of the budget due to an amendment that took $100,000 out of operating reserves to cover budget costs and, if it had not been for a weighted vote, the financial plan could have failed. Those opposed included directors Kevin Acton, Shirley Fowler, Greg McCune, Mike Macnabb, Christine Fraser, Denis Delisle, and chair Rick Fairbairn. But Vernon and Coldstream directors carried the day. Director Catherine Lord had proposed the amendment. “The reserve is sitting at $1.7 million and I don't like having reserves unless there are specific uses for the reserve,” says Lord. “We're looking at a large amount without any specific indication of what it is going to be used for.” Fowler says her no vote was down to the fact there had never been a discussion about the reserves at the district board and she would have liked to have made an informed decision.
It wasn't without some controversy, but the North Okanagan Regional District's 2016 budget has been approved by the board of directors. The consolidated financial plan is $63.6 million, down $1.6 million from last year. Approximately two-thirds of the money, $43.2 million, is for operating costs while $20.4 million is for capital costs. For taxpayers, the overall increase is approximately 1.2 percent, says Stephen Banmen, NORD's financial manager. However “the impact will be variable depending on which jurisdiction you live in,” he adds. “Some will see it go up and some will go down depending on what services their community is on.” Banmen says the increase is lower than inflation and probably the same as growth with the region. Half of the directors voted against passage of the budget due to an amendment that took $100,000 out of operating reserves to cover budget costs and, if it had not been for a weighted vote, the financial plan could have failed. Those opposed included directors Kevin Acton, Shirley Fowler, Greg McCune, Mike Macnabb, Christine Fraser, Denis Delisle, and chair Rick Fairbairn. But Vernon and Coldstream directors carried the day. Director Catherine Lord had proposed the amendment. “The reserve is sitting at $1.7 million and I don't like having reserves unless there are specific uses for the reserve,” says Lord. “We're looking at a large amount without any specific indication of what it is going to be used for.” Fowler says her no vote was down to the fact there had never been a discussion about the reserves at the district board and she would have liked to have made an informed decision.
Monday, March 21, 2016
Financial Plan 2016 to be approved at RDNO on Wednesday
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NORTH OKANAGAN BOARD of DIRECTORS MEETING Wednesday, March 23, 2016 4:00 p.m. AGENDA
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The bottom line is that Vernon's taxpayer requisition will increase from $5,789,909 to $5,944,109 ($154,200 increase 2.66%.) Under this Proposal.
If we used the reserve totalling $1,725,000 in general government and allocated $100,000 towards that requisition Vernon's increase would be reduced by $55,073 and tax increase would be reduced to 1.74%.
The overall increase of 1.84% for the RDNO Requisition would be reduced to 1.2%
The overall increase of 1.84% for the RDNO Requisition would be reduced to 1.2%
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| http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/gov_structure/library/voting_strength12_nokanagan.pdf |
Sunday, March 06, 2016
District budget takes shape
by Richard Rolke - Vernon Morning Star posted Mar 6, 2016 at 1:00 AM
The Regional District of North Okanagan is hammering out its latest financial plan. Directors met Wednesday to review the draft 2016 budget. “There are no significant changes in the document,” said David Sewell, chief administrative officer. The proposed 2016 budget sits at $63.6 million, down from $65.1 million in 2015. Each community is requisitioned taxes based on services it receives from RDNO, and that varies. In fact, the budget impact can change from neighbourhood to neighbourhood depending on what services are in place such as street lights or animal control. There is no change in the parcel tax requisition for jurisdictions funding the septic collection facility, but $75,000 in capital works are planned. They include a UV air decontamination unit, entrance/exit door changes and landscaping. “We don’t feel odours are emanating from the septage facility but if there are minor odours, we want to address them,” said Sewell. There have been complaints about odours but they may be related to composting organic material on a nearby commercial property. Also in the budget, expenses are up for the BX-Swan Lake, Lumby and Silver Star volunteer fire departments but that’s mostly because of new provincial regulations. “There are increases for training. There’s a cost impact,” said Stephen Banmen, general manager of finance. The tax requisition won’t change for regional transit but Armstrong continues to question why it picks up 28.1 per cent of the cost, more than any other partner, including Vernon. “It seems wrong. Seriously, it’s time we had a look at it,” said director Shirley Fowler. A $24.7 million budget is proposed for Greater Vernon Water, including an average two per cent increase in user fees. There was some suggestion Wednesday that the noxious insect service should be reviewed because it only has a $1,742 budget. However, director Juliette Cunningham insists no rash decisions be made because there may be a need to tackle mosquitoes in the future. “If we get a wet year, we could be looking at the Zika virus and other issues. There may be a need to be in a position to respond,” she said. It’s expected the 2016 budget will be considered for adoption March 23.
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REGULAR AGENDA (70 Pages)
1. 2016 Financial Plan
– Consolidated Budget
The Regional District of North Okanagan is hammering out its latest financial plan. Directors met Wednesday to review the draft 2016 budget. “There are no significant changes in the document,” said David Sewell, chief administrative officer. The proposed 2016 budget sits at $63.6 million, down from $65.1 million in 2015. Each community is requisitioned taxes based on services it receives from RDNO, and that varies. In fact, the budget impact can change from neighbourhood to neighbourhood depending on what services are in place such as street lights or animal control. There is no change in the parcel tax requisition for jurisdictions funding the septic collection facility, but $75,000 in capital works are planned. They include a UV air decontamination unit, entrance/exit door changes and landscaping. “We don’t feel odours are emanating from the septage facility but if there are minor odours, we want to address them,” said Sewell. There have been complaints about odours but they may be related to composting organic material on a nearby commercial property. Also in the budget, expenses are up for the BX-Swan Lake, Lumby and Silver Star volunteer fire departments but that’s mostly because of new provincial regulations. “There are increases for training. There’s a cost impact,” said Stephen Banmen, general manager of finance. The tax requisition won’t change for regional transit but Armstrong continues to question why it picks up 28.1 per cent of the cost, more than any other partner, including Vernon. “It seems wrong. Seriously, it’s time we had a look at it,” said director Shirley Fowler. A $24.7 million budget is proposed for Greater Vernon Water, including an average two per cent increase in user fees. There was some suggestion Wednesday that the noxious insect service should be reviewed because it only has a $1,742 budget. However, director Juliette Cunningham insists no rash decisions be made because there may be a need to tackle mosquitoes in the future. “If we get a wet year, we could be looking at the Zika virus and other issues. There may be a need to be in a position to respond,” she said. It’s expected the 2016 budget will be considered for adoption March 23.
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REGULAR AGENDA (70 Pages)
1. 2016 Financial Plan
– Consolidated Budget
Thursday, March 03, 2016
1.9% Tax Hike in RDNO 2016 Budget
Posted on 3/3/2016 by Ron Manz 107.5 KISSFM
Tax payers in the Regional District North Okanagan will see a 1.9% increase this year. The District's Committee of the Whole endorsed the 2016 financial plan Wednesday night. It includes and overall budget of $63.6 million dollars, with $43.1 million going to operations and $20.5 million to capital projects. Board Chair Rick Fairbairn the hike is about the same as last year. "It's in line. You know we are under pressure to increase service delivery, but it is difficult to do that and keep the inflation rate at the same level." Fairbairn says administration has worked long and hard to get things done. "We're pleased with the overall plan and appreciate all the staff work to keep the budget in line actually with the rate of B.C. inflation which is at 1.9% too, I believe." The budget will be adopted at the RDNO meeting scheduled for March 23rd.
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REGULAR AGENDA (70 Pages)
1. 2016 Financial Plan
– Consolidated Budget
Tax payers in the Regional District North Okanagan will see a 1.9% increase this year. The District's Committee of the Whole endorsed the 2016 financial plan Wednesday night. It includes and overall budget of $63.6 million dollars, with $43.1 million going to operations and $20.5 million to capital projects. Board Chair Rick Fairbairn the hike is about the same as last year. "It's in line. You know we are under pressure to increase service delivery, but it is difficult to do that and keep the inflation rate at the same level." Fairbairn says administration has worked long and hard to get things done. "We're pleased with the overall plan and appreciate all the staff work to keep the budget in line actually with the rate of B.C. inflation which is at 1.9% too, I believe." The budget will be adopted at the RDNO meeting scheduled for March 23rd.
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REGULAR AGENDA (70 Pages)
1. 2016 Financial Plan
– Consolidated Budget
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
2016 Financial Plan RDNO online.
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NORTH OKANAGAN
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
1:00 p.m.
REGULAR AGENDA (70 Pages)
1. 2016 Financial Plan
– Consolidated Budget
Presentation to be provided by Stephen Banmen, General Manager, Finance
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
1:00 p.m.
REGULAR AGENDA (70 Pages)
1. 2016 Financial Plan
– Consolidated Budget
Presentation to be provided by Stephen Banmen, General Manager, Finance
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| P.70 Operating Reserve Balances at RDNO |
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Water Budget and Rate Hike Approved
Posted on 1/28/2016 by Pete McIntyre 107.5 KISSFM
Greater Vernon politicians have given the go ahead for water rates to rise this year. As part of a new 19 million dollar water budget, the fees will go up 2 percent. Greater Vernon Services chair Juliette Cunningham says how the fees break down in the three tiers (down from the previous five), will be decided later. "We're trying to protect the lower water users and make it a fairer distribution of those rates, so we will continue to have those discussions." Director Bob Spiers was opposed to the new budget, concerned where part of the rate hike will go. "I think there is still some questions whether we should be putting that much money into reserves." Staff say RDNO's water reserve is now at 19 million dollars, money used for capital projects and emergencies. Spiers says that money can help during or for upgrades, but doesn't need to be that high, especially when some of it comes from the rate hikes. "As (Coldstream councillor) Gyula Kiss said, when the reserves total one year's budget, they seem excessive to me." Cunningham feels that amount is justified. "It's a very expensive system, and it's a big system so I really don't think it's unreasonable." Cunningham says they are working on an asset management project and by the end of that they will be in a better position to decide the proper amount for reserves. Cunningham says 9 million dollars in capital projects are planned including upgrading water meter technology. "There's also the dam projects where we are trying to increase the storage, all in anticipation of when we have drought years, we'll have capacity to have more storage."
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See amended GVAC Agenda Package: http://www.rdno.ca/agendas/160128_AGN_GVAC_SPEC_amended_Full.pdf
Greater Vernon politicians have given the go ahead for water rates to rise this year. As part of a new 19 million dollar water budget, the fees will go up 2 percent. Greater Vernon Services chair Juliette Cunningham says how the fees break down in the three tiers (down from the previous five), will be decided later. "We're trying to protect the lower water users and make it a fairer distribution of those rates, so we will continue to have those discussions." Director Bob Spiers was opposed to the new budget, concerned where part of the rate hike will go. "I think there is still some questions whether we should be putting that much money into reserves." Staff say RDNO's water reserve is now at 19 million dollars, money used for capital projects and emergencies. Spiers says that money can help during or for upgrades, but doesn't need to be that high, especially when some of it comes from the rate hikes. "As (Coldstream councillor) Gyula Kiss said, when the reserves total one year's budget, they seem excessive to me." Cunningham feels that amount is justified. "It's a very expensive system, and it's a big system so I really don't think it's unreasonable." Cunningham says they are working on an asset management project and by the end of that they will be in a better position to decide the proper amount for reserves. Cunningham says 9 million dollars in capital projects are planned including upgrading water meter technology. "There's also the dam projects where we are trying to increase the storage, all in anticipation of when we have drought years, we'll have capacity to have more storage."
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See amended GVAC Agenda Package: http://www.rdno.ca/agendas/160128_AGN_GVAC_SPEC_amended_Full.pdf
Friday, January 22, 2016
Film agency seeks support
by Richard Rolke - Vernon Morning Star posted Jan 22, 2016 at 1:00 AM
An economic driver will likely continue to be fuelled by taxpayers. The Okanagan Film Commission asked the Regional District of North Okanagan Wednesday for a grant to cover operations in 2016. “The economic impact they bring is incredible,” said director Akbal Mund. The participating jurisdictions in the RDNO function are Vernon, Coldstream and Armstrong and they provided $33,000 in 2015 and the same amount is budgeted this year. “I would like to see more communities involved because everyone benefits from the film industry,” said Mund. “The money is spent locally. People need to convince their councils that this is important.” Independently, Enderby gave $900 to the commission last year and funds are set aside again in 2016. The OFC has a $199,000 budget, with funds also coming from the two other regional districts in the Okanagan and the provincial government. The return investment is about $15 million, including from animation studios, feature films, TV shows and commercials. Besides drawing productions here, the OFC is also focused on growing the industry. As part of that, it`s hosting a fundamentals weekend for those who work behind the scenes. “We need crew. This will help build our crew base and get people excited about the industry,” Jon Summerland, film commissioner, told the regional district board.
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See Also Last years post: http://vernonblog.blogspot.ca/2015/03/film-commission-gets-funding-boost.html & http://vernonblog.blogspot.ca/2015/03/editorial-lumbys-movie-stance-surprising.html
Who Pays into Film Commission Function at RDNO: http://vernonblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/2015-rdno-tax-requisition.html
Vernon $25,536
Armstrong $ 2,143
Coldstream $ 6,102
Total $33,781
An economic driver will likely continue to be fuelled by taxpayers. The Okanagan Film Commission asked the Regional District of North Okanagan Wednesday for a grant to cover operations in 2016. “The economic impact they bring is incredible,” said director Akbal Mund. The participating jurisdictions in the RDNO function are Vernon, Coldstream and Armstrong and they provided $33,000 in 2015 and the same amount is budgeted this year. “I would like to see more communities involved because everyone benefits from the film industry,” said Mund. “The money is spent locally. People need to convince their councils that this is important.” Independently, Enderby gave $900 to the commission last year and funds are set aside again in 2016. The OFC has a $199,000 budget, with funds also coming from the two other regional districts in the Okanagan and the provincial government. The return investment is about $15 million, including from animation studios, feature films, TV shows and commercials. Besides drawing productions here, the OFC is also focused on growing the industry. As part of that, it`s hosting a fundamentals weekend for those who work behind the scenes. “We need crew. This will help build our crew base and get people excited about the industry,” Jon Summerland, film commissioner, told the regional district board.
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See Also Last years post: http://vernonblog.blogspot.ca/2015/03/film-commission-gets-funding-boost.html & http://vernonblog.blogspot.ca/2015/03/editorial-lumbys-movie-stance-surprising.html
Who Pays into Film Commission Function at RDNO: http://vernonblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/2015-rdno-tax-requisition.html
Vernon $25,536
Armstrong $ 2,143
Coldstream $ 6,102
Total $33,781
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| http://www.rdno.ca/docs/150311_Financial_Plan_Presentation.pdf |
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Free yard waste
Kate Bouey - CASTANET Dec 10, 2015 / 5:00 am
It's a green thumbs up for gardeners from the board of the North Okanagan Regional District. Starting in 2016, it will be free year-round to take all those grass cuttings and tree branches to both Vernon and Armstrong Spallumcheen recycling and disposal facilities. However, to offset the loss in revenue, there will be a $3.00 per tonne increase in general garbage waste delivered to the landfill sites. Not everyone was in favour of the changes. Electoral Area 'C' director Mike Macnabb argued against the changes until it was clear how the lost revenue would be made up. “$120,000 is not to be sniffed at and a $3.00 a tonne charge may not be the best way of doing this,” Macnabb told the board. “We should think a bit more before we go ahead.” “If we don't have volume why are we doing this?” Macnabb asked. Staff told directors that landfill sites in Vernon, Armstrong and Lumby received 10,000 tonnes of yard waste in a year, about 5,000 tonnes dropped off during 'free' periods. Directors were told commercial garden waste, from landscapers and garden waste companies, would still have to pay fees. The $3.00 added charge on garbage will take effect July 1, 2016 and cover $60,000 of the lost revenue while the rest will be made up from tax requisition and reserves, staff reported.
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