Resource Summary
| Core Businesses |
2006/07
Restated
Estimates1 |
2007/08
Estimates |
2008/09
Plan |
2009/10
Plan |
| Operating Expenses ($000) |
| Local Government |
181,376 |
196,650 |
214,990 |
213,314 |
| Women's, Seniors' and Community Services |
52,913 |
55,838 |
56,713 |
57,592 |
| Executive and Support Services |
8,803 |
9,087 |
9,166 |
9,264 |
| Totals |
243,092 |
261,575 |
280,869 |
280,170 |
| Full-time Equivalents (Direct FTEs) |
| Local Government |
91 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
| Women's, Seniors' and Community Services |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
| Executive and Support Services |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
| Totals |
198 |
203 |
203 |
203 |
| Ministry Capital Expenditures (Consolidated Revenue Fund) ($000) |
| Local Government |
700 |
725 |
300 |
250 |
| Women's, Seniors' and Community Services |
700 |
375 |
150 |
55 |
| Executive and Support Services |
580 |
880 |
1,530 |
1,675 |
| Totals |
1,980 |
1,980 |
1,980 |
1,980 |
Operating Budget
The Ministry's 2007/08 operating budget16 (in $thousands) is comprised as follows:
| Gross Operating Expense |
$301,694 |
| Less: External Recoveries |
40,119 |
| Net Operating Expense |
$261,575 |
Government transfers to service partners accounts for 91.2 per cent of gross expenses before internal and external recoveries.
These transfers support local governments' objectives for clean water, community safety and small community sustainability;
Ministry transfers also provide for support of women's safety and other community initiatives.
Employee salary and benefit costs account for 5.3 per cent of ministry gross expenses, while other operating costs account
for the balance (3.5 per cent).
Prior Year Comparison
The Ministry's 2006/07 net restated operating budget (in $thousands) is $243,092, resulting in a current year increase (in
$thousands) of $18,483, or 7.6 per cent.
Relative to 2006/07, current year budgets for all expense categories have remained substantively constant.
The Government Transfers category has increased by 2 per cent (or 1.7 per cent of ministry gross budget). The increase is due to program enhancements
including: funding for the new programs announced at the 2006 Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention; funding to enhance
prevention and intervention services to improve women's safety; and, increases to fulfill the Government's commitments to
double small community grants by March 2010, and share traffic fine revenues with eligible local governments.
The Salary and Benefit category has increased by 10 per cent (or 0.4 per cent of Ministry gross budget), due to incremental
public sector negotiated wage increases and additional staffing to support the new programs announced at the 2006 UBCM convention.
Funding for additional staffing was provided within the Ministry's existing operating budget.
The Operating Expense category has increased by 24 per cent (or 0.6 per cent of Ministry gross budget). This increase is due
to incremental increases in central services costs, and increased public works utility costs for the University Endowment
Lands (UEL). All UEL utilities costs are fully recovered from local ratepayers.
The Other Expenditures category is substantively unchanged.
Capital Budget
The Ministry's 2007/08 capital budget (in $thousands) is $1,980, which is unchanged from the prior year.
Approximately 95 per cent of this funding envelope is earmarked for information technology assets to maintain client-centred
service delivery, make the most effective use of resources, and expand operational efficiencies. Remaining capital funding
is comprised of tenant improvements and cyclical furniture and equipment acquisitions.
Relative to 2006/07, current year budgets for all capital categories remain materially unchanged.
Staffing Complement
The Ministry's 2007/08 full time equivalent (FTE) complement is 203, compared to a prior year complement of 198. The increase
of 5 FTEs relates to staffing initiatives within the Ministry's Local Government Core Business area.