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Bylaw
BYLAW NO. 1153 A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE YEARS 2025-2029
May 13, 2025Pages 412–4179 sections
Bylaw for the adoption of the five-year financial plan, including capital and reserves plans.
May 6, 2025 first readingConsolidated Capital Plan for 2025-202963% revenue from property taxes target
TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL BYLAW NO. 1153
A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE YEARS 2025-2029
The Council of the Town of View Royal, in an open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
- This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the “Financial Plan Bylaw No. 1153, 2025”.
- Schedule ‘A’, attached hereto and forming a part of this Bylaw, is hereby adopted as the Consolidated Financial Plan for the Town of View Royal for 2025 to 2029.
- Schedule ‘B’, attached hereto and forming a part of this Bylaw, is hereby adopted as the Consolidated Capital Plan for the Town of View Royal for 2025 to 2029.
- Schedule ‘C’, attached hereto and forming a part of this Bylaw, is hereby adopted as the Consolidated Reserves Plan for the Town of View Royal for 2025 to 2029.
- That authority to make expenditures and transfers in accordance with Schedules ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ of the Financial Plan is delegated to the Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Finance provided that corporate policies and procedures are followed.
- Schedule ‘D’, attached hereto and forming a part of this Bylaw, is hereby adopted as part of the Financial Plan for the Town of View Royal for 2025 to 2029.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 6th DAY OF MAY, 2025. READ A SECOND TIME THIS 6th DAY OF MAY, 2025. READ A THIRD TIME THIS 6th DAY OF MAY, 2025.
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CORPORATE OFFICER AND SEALED WITH THE SEAL OF THE TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL THIS ______ DAY OF ______, 2025.
MAYOR CORPORATE OFFICER
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Schedule ‘A’
Consolidated Financial Plan For the years 2025 to 2029
| Revenue | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 13,184,221 | 14,333,276 | 15,303,087 | 16,181,885 | 16,973,923 |
| User fees | 3,501,903 | 3,658,888 | 3,818,772 | 3,969,514 | 4,141,717 |
| Sales of services | 1,101,500 | 975,700 | 989,400 | 1,024,600 | 1,024,600 |
| Government grants and transfers | 4,190,191 | 3,350,966 | 6,671,970 | 5,707,917 | 2,774,585 |
| Other revenue | 265,018 | 271,150 | 273,300 | 275,300 | 275,300 |
| Penalties and fines | 79,000 | 79,000 | 79,000 | 79,000 | 79,000 |
| Investment income | 615,000 | 615,000 | 615,000 | 615,000 | 615,000 |
| Contributions from developers and others | 654,840 | 2,452,091 | 686,210 | 1,435,120 | 121,660 |
| Total Revenue | 23,591,673 | 25,736,071 | 28,436,739 | 29,288,336 | 26,005,785 |
| Expense | |||||
| General government services | 3,390,554 | 3,471,097 | 3,478,472 | 3,581,568 | 3,668,163 |
| Protective services | 7,394,658 | 7,545,498 | 8,087,081 | 8,485,558 | 8,822,524 |
| Transportation services | 3,258,140 | 2,968,612 | 2,992,724 | 3,062,828 | 3,127,096 |
| Environmental health services | 2,859,033 | 3,180,053 | 3,105,791 | 3,216,227 | 3,352,724 |
| Development services | 994,323 | 983,012 | 1,039,655 | 1,046,437 | 873,641 |
| Parks services | 1,030,017 | 1,101,310 | 1,094,026 | 1,047,365 | 1,117,532 |
| Recreation and culture services | 1,478,853 | 1,533,941 | 1,592,810 | 1,651,304 | 1,700,263 |
| Interest on debt | 284,090 | 284,090 | 248,148 | 248,148 | 248,148 |
| Amortization | 3,317,441 | 3,377,790 | 3,439,346 | 3,502,133 | 3,566,176 |
| Total Expense | 24,007,109 | 24,445,403 | 25,078,053 | 25,841,568 | 26,476,267 |
| Annual surplus (deficit) | (415,436) | 1,290,668 | 3,358,686 | 3,446,768 | (470,482) |
| Capital | |||||
| Capital expenditures (Schedule 'B') | 6,806,791 | 7,250,425 | 5,863,630 | 5,498,600 | 3,400,000 |
| Transfer from equity in capital assets | (3,317,441) | (3,377,790) | (3,439,346) | (3,502,133) | (3,566,176) |
| 3,489,350 | 3,872,635 | 2,424,284 | 1,996,467 | (166,176) | |
| Reserves (Schedule 'C') | |||||
| Transfer from reserves for operating | (430,500) | (351,900) | (329,100) | (307,100) | (297,400) |
| Transfer from reserves for capital | (2,169,583) | (3,326,494) | (631,875) | (555,770) | (1,217,250) |
| Transfer to reserves | 1,505,200 | 1,486,900 | 1,930,093 | 2,218,443 | 2,419,920 |
| (1,094,883) | (2,191,494) | 969,118 | 1,355,573 | 905,270 | |
| Surplus | |||||
| Transfers from surplus for operating | (2,140,209) | (1,869,172) | (1,902,463) | (1,846,801) | (1,668,429) |
| Transfers from surplus for capital | (3,503,233) | (1,254,840) | (634,541) | (584,378) | (2,071,090) |
| Transfers to surplus from operating | 2,500,466 | 2,400,466 | 2,300,466 | 2,324,085 | 2,324,085 |
| (3,142,976) | (723,546) | (236,538) | (107,094) | (1,415,434) | |
| Debt | |||||
| Principal payments on debt | 333,073 | 333,073 | 201,822 | 201,822 | 205,858 |
| 333,073 | 333,073 | 201,822 | 201,822 | 205,858 | |
| Net capital, reserves, surplus and debt | (415,436) | 1,290,668 | 3,358,686 | 3,446,768 | (470,482) |
| Financial Plan surplus (deficit) | - | - | - | - | - |
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Schedule ‘B’
Consolidated Capital Plan For the years 2025 to 2029
| Capital sources of revenue | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government grants and transfers | 821,225 | 500,000 | 3,921,004 | 2,933,332 | - |
| Contributions from developers and others | 312,750 | 2,169,091 | 676,210 | 1,425,120 | 111,660 |
| Transfers from reserves | 2,169,583 | 3,326,494 | 631,875 | 555,770 | 1,217,250 |
| Transfers from surplus | 3,503,233 | 1,254,840 | 634,541 | 584,378 | 2,071,090 |
| Total | 6,806,791 | 7,250,425 | 5,863,630 | 5,498,600 | 3,400,000 |
| Capital expenditures | |||||
| General government services | 568,000 | 245,000 | 132,000 | 90,000 | 80,000 |
| Protective services | 1,723,500 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 63,600 | - |
| Transportation services | 2,747,210 | 4,660,425 | 4,835,000 | 4,615,000 | 2,330,000 |
| Environmental health services | 850,500 | 1,845,000 | 35,000 | 540,000 | 610,000 |
| Parks services | 917,581 | 475,000 | 836,630 | 190,000 | 380,000 |
| Total | 6,806,791 | 7,250,425 | 5,863,630 | 5,498,600 | 3,400,000 |
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Schedule ‘C’
Consolidated Reserves Plan For the years 2025 to 2029
| Transfers from reserves for operating | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Expenditures | (48,000) | - | (10,000) | (20,000) | - |
| Growing Communities Fund | (126,600) | (84,400) | (42,000) | - | - |
| Police Operating | (255,900) | (267,500) | (277,100) | (287,100) | (297,400) |
| (430,500) | (351,900) | (329,100) | (307,100) | (297,400) | |
| Transfers from reserves for capital | |||||
| Capital Renewal | (223,750) | (611,250) | (470,000) | (70,000) | (70,000) |
| Capital Works and Land | (570,172) | (241,690) | - | - | - |
| Community Amenity Contributions | - | - | - | - | (40,000) |
| Fire Department Equipment | - | - | - | (38,600) | - |
| Growing Communities Fund | (231,911) | (1,810,679) | - | - | (455,000) |
| Machinery and Equipment | (38,000) | (130,000) | (68,750) | - | (150,000) |
| Park Improvement | (335,750) | (147,875) | (62,875) | - | - |
| Police Capitalization | (20,000) | - | - | - | - |
| Sewer Capital | (750,000) | (385,000) | (30,250) | (447,170) | (502,250) |
| (2,169,583) | (3,326,494) | (631,875) | (555,770) | (1,217,250) | |
| Transfers to reserves | |||||
| Capital Renewal | 929,800 | 878,900 | 1,290,293 | 1,545,793 | 1,713,343 |
| Capital Works and Land | 62,000 | 64,000 | 65,000 | 66,300 | 67,600 |
| Fire Department Equipment | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 |
| Future Expenditures | 106,000 | 108,000 | 110,400 | 112,600 | 114,852 |
| Machinery and Equipment | 63,500 | 63,500 | 63,500 | 63,500 | 63,500 |
| Park Improvement | 130,000 | 133,000 | 135,000 | 137,700 | 140,500 |
| Police Capitalization | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Police Operating | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 |
| Sewer Capital | 138,900 | 164,500 | 190,900 | 217,550 | 245,125 |
| 1,505,200 | 1,486,900 | 1,930,093 | 2,218,443 | 2,419,920 | |
| Net transfers to (from) reserves | (1,094,883) | (2,191,494) | 969,118 | 1,355,573 | 905,270 |
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Schedule ‘D’
Financial Plan Objectives and Policies
Funding Sources
Objectives
- The Town of View Royal will be financially sustainable.
- The Town of View Royal will reduce its use of casino grant funding for delivery of ongoing operational services and focus the casino grant funding priority on acquisition, renewal, or replacement of municipal infrastructure.
Policies
- The Town of View Royal will examine municipal services to determine the suitability of user fees as the primary source of funding. Property value taxes will fund annual operations that would be difficult or undesirable to fund on a user-pay basis.
- The Town of View Royal will examine the life cycle costs of all new infrastructure and new services before initiating. Operating, maintenance, and replacement costs for all existing infrastructure will be included in its five-year financial plan.
- Services funded by user fees shall pay an administration fee.
Proposed proportion of total revenue from each source (five-year average)
| Revenue source | % of Total Revenue |
|---|---|
| Property value taxes | 63% |
| User fees | 16% |
| Other revenue | 21% |
| Total | 100% |
Distribution of Property Value Taxes
Objectives
- To ensure property value taxes remain affordable and reasonable for services provided.
- To maintain consistent tax burden for all property classes.
Policies
- Regularly review the affordability of property value taxes for each property class relative to other classes.
- Regularly review and compare the Town of View Royal’s distributions of tax burden relative to other municipalities in the region and historically.
Permissive Tax Exemptions
Objective To enhance the quality of life (economic, social and cultural) in View Royal by providing financial assistance to organizations that serve this objective.
Policies
- Eligible organizations include non-profit and charitable or philanthropic organizations, athletic or service clubs or associations and places of worship and care facilities whose use of exempted land and improvements must provide a benefit to the community.
- Permissive tax exemptions may be provided for land, improvements, or both for a period up to ten years where it is demonstrated that the services or benefits offered to the community are of a similar duration.
- Council may impose conditions on the exempted land or improvements or both to effect a particular desired outcome deemed to be of benefit to the community.
- Applications for permissive tax exemptions must be consistent with municipal policies, plans, bylaws and regulations.
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