{"id":6573,"date":"2026-01-24T17:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T22:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/?page_id=6573"},"modified":"2026-01-24T17:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T22:35:33","slug":"analysis-of-the-operating-budget-with-300000-for-fire-truck-not-1-6-million","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thisiswilmot.ca\/?page_id=6573","title":{"rendered":"Analysis of the Operating Budget – with $300,000 for fire truck, not $1.6 million"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OPERATING<\/u><\/b> BUDGET Page 7 vs. Budget booklet – Pages 21 \u2013 37 Data\u00a0<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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$ Amounts from pages 21 – 37 re. operations $ on page 7 are different > <\/b>2026 Budget Snapshot<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Expenditures as amended for discrepancies (see series of logical steps in separate pages listed on main page.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Expenditures <\/u><\/b>= $ OUT<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Total operating<\/b> expenditure: $18,940,813\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>[See Excel doc re. actuals]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Total capital expenditures: $11,918,435<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [As adjusted above]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Reserve contributions: $1,500,000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Total $ OUT<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $32,359,248<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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TABLED DATA from page 7 of mayor’s budget <\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Revenues<\/u><\/b> = $ IN<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Township tax levy: $15,830,040\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9.7 %<\/b> increase over 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Non-taxation revenues: $5,369,869<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(Grants, user fees, etc.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Debt financing: $4,865,381<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Assessment growth: $119,771<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(0.83% growth projected by MPAC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Total $ IN<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $26,185,061<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Expenditures vs Revenues<\/u><\/b> =\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ($6,174,187)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[To balance the tabled budget, capital and operating expenditures adjusted, an increase of $6,174,187 in the Township\u2019s tabled tax levy is required. The total tax levy required to balance the budget as adjusted for capital and operating expenditures is $22,004,227<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Expenditures <\/u><\/b>= $ OUT<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Total operating<\/b> expenditure: $18,940,813<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Total capital expenditures: $11,918,435<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Reserve contributions: $1,500,000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Total $ OUT<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $32,359,248<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Revenues<\/u><\/b> = $ IN<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Township tax levy: $22,004,227<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13.48 %<\/b> increase over 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Non-taxation revenues: $5,369,869<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(Grants, user fees, etc.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Debt financing: $4,865,381<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Assessment growth: $119,771<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(0.83% growth projected by MPAC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Total $ IN<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $32,359,248<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Expenditures and Revenues \u201cBALANCE\u201d with these calculations.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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