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City of Moncton
655 Main Street
Moncton, NB E1C 1E8
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moncton.ca
email: [email protected]
tel: 506 853 3333
Working together to
make Moncton great!
M
oncton’s strength has always been
in working together to succeed
together. As we continue to thrive,
it is our desire as City Council to
maintain, improve and manage our
services at a reasonable cost.
The City has worked hard to remain fiscally
responsible as we continue to look for
opportunities that will make our community
prosper.
This publication provides a snapshot of our
overall budget, our sources of revenue and
the services delivered to our residents. It offers
valuable information to help you gain a better
understanding of where the money comes from
and the services it pays for.
As we celebrate our 125th anniversary in 2015,
we will proudly host the FIFA Women’s World
Cup Canada 2015TM in June and AC/DC at the
Magnetic Hill concert site in September. The
Downing Street project will start to come to life,
our Recreation Master Plan implementation is
entering its fifth year and we will continue to
update critical municipal infrastructure.
We can all be proud of our city. Let’s continue
to build a vibrant Moncton that remains a great
place to live, work, play and raise a family.
Mayor George LeBlanc
FEDERAL 49% PROVINCIAL 43% MUNICIPAL 8%
Your
tax dollars
are divided by the three
levels of government.
THE CITY OF MONCTON GETS 8 CENTS
OUT OF EVERY TAX DOLLAR YOU SPEND
The City receives only a small portion of the
total tax dollars you pay – about eight per cent.
Yet, this percentage pays for many of the dayto-day services that we all rely on for city living.
49%
43%
OPERATING BUDGET
$144.3 million
CAPITAL BUDGET
$25.9 million
8%
76.4%
WHERE THE MONEY
COMES FROM
Transportation
$19.8 million
87%
16.6%
Property Taxes
$125,593,466
Recreation and Culture
$4.3 million
9.3%
Other Municipal
Revenue Sources
$13,423,168
3.5%
Protective Services
$0.9 million
3.7%
3.5%
Unconditional Grant
$5,296,251
General Government
$0.9 million
The major sources of our revenue
comes from property taxes ­—
87 per cent or $125.5 million, while
the unconditional grant contributes
3.7 per cent and the rest is
generated by other sources.
Excludes capital
expenditures on water and
utility totalling $8 million.
WATER AND SEWER
Utility Budget
$35.6 million
LIMITED
COST-CUTTING
FLEXIBILITY
Water treatment
$4.8 million
13%
The City’s ability to cut costs quickly is
limited; in most cases adjusting costs
is a long-term exercise.
Water transmission
and distribution
$5 million
14%
Sewer treatment
$8.1 million
23%
Sewer system
maintenance
$1.2 million
3%
Fiscal
$10.9 million
31%
Administration
$5.6 million
16%
37%
Very Limited Flexibility
(interest or debt charges,
policing contract, insurance)
56%
Limited Flexibility
(salaries and wages, equipment
contracts, long-term grants)
7%
Flexible
(community grants, promotional
activities, overtime payments,
office supplies)
Where
your property
tax money goes
Through your annual property
tax bill, YOU PAY THE CITY
FOR THE FOLLOWING SERVICES.
Total Property Tax Revenue
$125,593,466
$17,511,490
$18,519,643
$19,996,616
$3,232, 425
$589,595
$6,763,536
$20,151,178
$17,383,872
$11,754,925
$9,690,186
Fire and safety services
Police
Roads, sidewalks and snow removal
Solid waste collection
Urban Planning and Building Inspection
Public transit
Fiscal services
General government
Parks and Leisure
Economic Development, Events, Tourism and Culture
14%
15%
16%
2.6%
0.5%
5.4%
16%
14%
9.3%
7.2%
* The percentages have been
rounded to the nearest decimal.
TYPICAL MONCTON HOME
2015 Property Tax Bill
Average house valued at
approximately $157,000
City’s tax rate $1.6393
get for
What you
$214 a month
Fire and safety
services $29 / month
• 104 firefighters • 3 training officers
• 4 fire prevention officers • 6 Chief
officers • 5 fire stations • 30 volunteer
firefighters • 1 accelerant detection dog
• some by-law enforcement • pest control
service • Greater Moncton SPCA
• 5,140 calls responded to by the
Moncton Fire Department in 2014
Roads, sidewalks
and snow removal
$34 / month
• 489 km of road • 69 snow removal
vehicles and equipment • 453 km of sidewalks • 79 traffic lights • 52 pedestrian
activated crosswalk signals • 440 marked
crosswalks • 11,400 street lights
taxes $2,574
monthly taxes $214
Police $32 / month
• 141 police officers • 1.5 crime analyst
• 1 technology analyst • 2 community
program officers • 0.5 radio technician
• 61 civilian employees • 2 police dogs
• 1 police station • 1 operational
communications centre • 52 police
vehicles • 2 motorcycles • 1 bomb
disposal truck • 28,695 calls responded
to by the Codiac Regional RCMP in 2014
Fiscal services
$34 / month
This is your contribution to the capital
expansion and future of our city. It
includes interest and principal repayment on our capital debt. In essence, it is
the City’s monthly mortgage payment.
General government
$30 / month
This encompasses the costs associated
with the governance and administration
of our city: • assessment costs • grants
• building costs • legislative and council
administration • general administration
Economic
Development, Events,
Tourism and Culture
$16 / month
• Magnetic Hill Zoo • Magnetic Hill
attraction • convention support and
visitor services • Moncton Coliseum
Agrena • Moncton Stadium • Magnetic
Hill concert site • major festivals, concerts
and sporting events • support many
community events • galleries • cultural
performances • public art • Resurgo Place
• Moncton Market • Immigration support
• business attraction • support local
businesses • Downtown development
and revitalization • conservation of
protected heritage buildings • Includes
funding for: • 3+ • Moncton Industrial
Development • Capitol Theatre • Atlantic
Ballet Theatre of Canada • théâtre
l’Escaouette • Aberdeen Cultural Centre
Parks and Leisure
$20 / month
• 3,500 acres of parkland • 70 km of trails
• 50 sports fields • 55 playgrounds - many
with water features • 83 parks • 4 regional
parks • Kiwanis Centennial Beach
• 4 regional splashpads • 19 recreation
complexes /facilities • 3 arenas (total of
6 ice surfaces) • 12 community outdoor
rinks • 15 km of lit cross country ski
trails • 17 tennis courts • 1 lawn bowling
green • 166 decorative flower pots • 2
acres of floral display (90,000 flowers) • 1
skateboard park • 1 all-wheels park and
2 bike parks • CN Sportplexe/Red Ball
Internet Centre • Hal Betts Complex and
Kiwanis Park • youth and neighbourhood
programs • seniors and community
wellness programs • Crossman
Community Centre (walking track and
gymnasium) • urban forestry •
Urban Planning and
Building Inspection
$1/ month
• Managed growth and development
• Preparation of city-wide land use
plans, policies and strategies to guide
Moncton’s overall development
• 1,005 permits for an estimated total
construction value over $130 million
(2014) • By-Law enforcement related
to building zoning and dangerous or
unsightly premises • By-Law enforcement
related to the installation and annual
testing of backflow prevention devices,
backwater valves and stormwater quality
management devices • mandatory
inspections on single, two-unit and
semi-detached dwellings • protection
of heritage properties
Public transit
services* $12 / month
• 20 fixed transit routes (15 in Moncton)
• service 355 days a year • 2.1 million km
travelled/year (1.7 in Moncton) • 39 buses
(34 in Moncton) • 16 buses with electronic
passenger counting system (12 in
Moncton) • bike racks on all buses
(seasonal) • 594 stops (440 in Moncton)
• 51 bus shelter units (47 in Moncton)
• accessible service on four routes
• GPS tracking and connectivity system
• WiFi on all buses • Bus Catcher trip
planning tool
* 2014 data
Solid waste
collection $6 / month
• 6 solid waste collection trucks
• 7 waste collectors • Collected in 2014:
• 4,660,858 milk cartons (168,080 kg)
• 5,107,170 kg mixed paper
• 2,346,940 kg cardboard
• approx. 24,400 car tires (221,370 kg)
• 305,376 kg household hazardous waste
• 889,540 kg mixed plastics
• 79,770 kg aluminum
• 63,430 kg styrofoam
• 194,420 kg electronic waste