City of Vancouver       Appendix 1  
Budget Projections: Summary          
    Actual Budget Projected  
    1997 1998 1999 % change
      ($000s)    
SECTION 1: General Summary of Revenues          
           
Taxation Revenues:          
General Tax Levy   348,104 351,691 361,943 2.9%
New Construction   0   4,122  
Tax Adjustments     -2,000 -2,000 0.0%
Net Taxation Revenues   348,104 349,691 364,066 4.1%
           
Receipts in Lieu of Taxes   19,064 18,128 18,628  
Local Improvement Taxes   5,064 4,439 4,500  
Penalties and Interest   3,654 3,600 3,700  
Total Revenue from Taxation   375,886 375,858 390,894 4.0%
           
Other Revenues:          
Provincial -Local Government Grants   5,839 5,839 5,839 0.0%
Interest on Temporary Investments   9,810 10,903 11,203 2.8%
License Fees   10,636 11,042 11,152 1.0%
Rentals   13,712 14,028 14,168 1.0%
Municipal By-Law Fines   8,468 8,998 9,167 1.9%
Parking Meter Revenue   10,754 11,705 12,455 6.4%
Refuse Collection   2,356 utility 0  
Refuse Disposal   8,298 utility 0  
Service and Inspection Fees   19,531 18,587 18,020 -3.1%
Civic Theatres Revenue   4,515 4,573 4,594 0.5%
Park Board Revenues   23,475 25,050 25,425 1.5%
Miscellaneous Fees & Receipts   2,087 2,804 2,840 1.3%
Total Other Revenues   119,482 113,529 114,863 1.2%
           
Total Revenues before Transfers   495,368 489,386 505,757 3.3%
           
Transfer from Other Funds/Reserves:          
Sinking Fund Prior Year Surplus   7,250 5,482 4,800 -12.4%
Property Endowment Fund   7,000 7,000 7,000 0.0%
Art Gallery Reserve   139 150 150 0.0%
Other   1,315 500 500 0.0%
Total Transfer from Other Funds   15,704 13,132 12,450 -5.2%
           
Total Revenues   511,072 502,519 518,207 3.1%
           
SECTION 2: General Summary of Expenditures          
           
General Government:          
Mayor & Aldermen   1,122 1,229 1,243 1.1%
General Administrative   22,658 24,083 24,359 1.1%
Other General Government   8,656 4,386 5,077 15.8%
Real Estate and Property Management   5,787 5,618 5,682 1.1%
Community Services Administration   2,306 2,856 2,890 1.2%
Housing Programs   615 1,239 1,253 1.1%
Planning   8,072 8,018 8,410 4.9%
Total General Government   49,216 47,429 48,915 3.1%
           
Protection to Persons & Property:          
Police Services   108,926 109,382 112,339 2.7%
Fire & Rescue Services   59,154 59,006 60,902 3.2%
E-COMM Services   0 0 3,700  
Permits & Licenses   11,803 12,853 13,000 1.1%
Animal Control   732 717 726 1.1%
Vancouver Emergency Program   145 218 220 1.1%
Total Protection to Persons & Property   180,759 182,177 190,887 4.8%
           
Engineering Services          
Administration & General   2,684 1,579 1,597 1.1%
On Street Parking Program   5,469 5,603 5,667 1.1%
Transportation Division - Traffic, Signs & Road markings   5,317 5,670 5,735 1.1%
Electrical Division - Street Lighting   6,274 6,066 6,135 1.1%
Sanitation - Refuse Collection/Disposal   20,061 utility 0  
Street Cleaning   5,565 5,786 5,852 1.1%
Sewers Operations   4,978 5,457 5,494 0.7%
Streets Division - Streets, Bridges & Walkways   12,370 14,097 12,757 -9.5%
Total Engineering Services   62,718 44,257 43,237 -2.3%
           
Cemetery   679 751 760 1.1%
           
Social Planning   1,454 1,618 1,637 1.1%
           
Recreation & Community Services:          
Parks & Recreation   60,821 63,453 64,178 1.1%
Britannia Service Centre   2,294 2,293 2,319 1.1%
Carnegie Centre   1,985 2,012 2,035 1.1%
Dowtown South Gathering Place   1,416 1,436 1,452 1.1%
Vancouver Public Library   26,719 27,225 27,536 1.1%
Civic Theatres   4,825 4,740 4,794 1.1%
Archives   677 688 696 1.1%
Total Recreation & Community Services   98,737 101,847 103,010 1.1%
           
Grants:          
Community Service Grants   2,850 2,926 2,955 1.0%
Cultural Grants   3,004 3,089 3,018 -2.3%
Childcare Grants   662 673 679 1.0%
Major Facility Grants   3,414 3,451 3,288 -4.7%
Other Grants   439 450 455 1.0%
Grants   10,370 10,588 10,395 -1.8%
           
Contingency Reserve   -73 2,871 3,000 4.5%
           
Total Before Debt Charges & Transfers   403,861 391,539 400,204 2.2%
           
Debt Charges          
General   36,528 39,156 40,145 2.5%
Local Improvements   5,064 4,439 4,500 1.4%
Solid Waste   45 utility 0  
Sewer   27,668 28,095 28,771 2.4%
Total Debt Charges   69,305 71,689 73,416 2.4%
           
Regional Sewerage Charges          
Operating Costs   9,602 14,651 15,383 5.0%
GVSDD Debt Charges   12,300 9,638 11,213 16.3%
BODS/TSS Charges   0 781 1,641 110.0%
Total Regional Sewerage Charges   21,902 25,070 28,237 12.6%
           
Transfers to Reserves/Funds          
Capital Purposes   12,368 14,000 16,000 14.3%
Solid Waste Capital Reserve   -1,536 utility 0  
Other Transfers   300 300 350 16.7%
Total Transfers to Reserves/Funds   11,132 14,300 16,350 14.3%
           
Total Expenditures   506,200 502,599 518,207 3.1%
           
Estimated Revenue Surplus   4,872 80 0  
Total Expenditures & Revenue Surplus   511,072 502,679 518,207 3.1%
           
Percent Change in Expenditures       3.1%  
           
Tax Increase Required to Balance Budget       3.1%  
           

Last Updated on 01/10/98
By Budgets & Research