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Financial Statements

Municipal financial statement information provides audited information in a manner that is compliant with the rules set out by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB). The financial statement reflects how well the municipality carried out its financial plan and covers the calendar year.

Financial statements are to be audited by a professional auditor. This is a person in good standing of a recognized accounting profession under The Accounting Profession Act, 2014. The Municipalities Act requires each municipality to submit a copy of its annual audited financial statement and auditors report to Government Relations. The Village is required to submit this information by July 1 of each year.  

The financial information in the reports below detail municipal assets, liabilities, revenues and expenditures, and is to be made available to the public. Once the final statements are received by the Auditor, they are taken to the next scheduled Council meeting to accept and sign. When this is completed they are posted to the public.

2023 Statement of Financial Position
2022 Statement of Financial Position
2021 Statement of Financial Position


Waterworks Financial Information

Section 55 of The Municipalities Act requires the Village to submit its Public Reporting on Municipal Waterworks to the ministry. 

The Village's municipal waterworks is owned and operated by the Village. Waterworks are infrastructure used to supply, collect, treat, store, or distribute water intended or used for human consumptive use or hygienic use, whether any other use is or has been made of that water.

Items that are part of the expenses include:

  • Amortization of assets related to the municipal waterworks.

  • Interest on any debt associated with the municipal waterworks.

  • Regular expenses such as wages and supplies associated with the municipal waterworks

Items that are not part of expenses include:

  • Purchases of capital assets.

  • Payment of debt associated with the municipal waterworks.


2023 Public Reporting on Municipal Waterworks:

  • Total waterworks revenues (R) - $416,156

  • Total waterworks expenses (E) - $501,204

 

Comparison of waterworks revenues to expenditures plus debt payments, expressed as ratio:

R = ($416,156) =

E = ($501,204) 

For 2023, waterworks revenues covered 0.83 % of the waterworks expenditures (not including debt payments)  - in 2022 – waterworks revenues covered 0.67% of the waterworks expenditures. 

Note that the following information required pursuant to section 54 of The Municipalities Regulations is available for inspection at the municipal office during regular office hours:

  • Waterworks rate bylaw (or visit our bylaw page HERE)

  • 2023 waterworks financial overview as per the above.

  • Current reserves.


2022 Waterworks Financial Overview

Budget

What exactly is the Village budget & how is it determined?

The Municipalities Act requires municipalities to prepare and adopt a budget on an annual basis. No Council may authorize a tax levy without having adopted the annual operating and capital budget for that year.

The Village's budget is one of the most important decisions made in your community each year. The budget strives to strike a balance between effective use of resources and service delivery for residents. Council strives to ensure a fiscally responsible budget while still providing high quality services to our residents. Administration’s duties include monitoring expenditures and ensuring that funds are spent as intended. Any amendment to an adopted budget, outside of municipal policies, shall be enacted by a resolution of Council.

The budget process has two components. One involves the routine maintenance and operations of the municipality (the operating budget) and the other deals with capital planning (the capital budget).

Development of a budget is beneficial because:

  • A budget identifies priorities as determined by Council;

  • A budget is a tool to communicate those priorities to the public and to staff; and

  • A budget assists with determining whether existing financial resources are sufficient to meet municipal spending needs.

2024 Budget Overview