CAMROSE COUNTY Together, We Can…………………….

2011

A Year

in

Review

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A Year in Review

CAMROSE COUNTY - Council

Incorporation – January 1, 1963

Population – 7721 (7577 – 2008 - 7160 - 2007)

Full Time Positions – 80

Total 2011 Assessment -

$1,759,279,880

Total Area – 338,900 Hectares

Total Acres – 837,093 Acres

Total Townships – 36

Number of Hamlets – 9

Km of Road – 2,548 km (pavement

and Gravel)

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A Year in Review

CAMROSE COUNTY So how does it all work……………………..

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A Year in Review

Camrose County

2011 - Where do our taxes come from - $11,349,082

2011 Budget Summary

Total Budget - $28,451,413 (operating

($20,370,412 ) / capital ($8,081,001)

HOW WAS IT ALL PAID…………

OPERATING - $20,370,412

Total Municipal Tax Levy –

$11,349,082 - (56%)

Total School Requisition –

$3,951,515 (19%)

Sale of good and services – 19%

Grants – ($1,239,987) - 6%

CAPITAL – $8,081,001

Taxation (operating) – 15%

Grants – 33%

Sale of Capital Equipment – 3%

Reserves – 49%

Farmland, 13.89%

Residential, 20.93%

Linear, 41.39%

Non Residential,

9.90%

Machinery & Equipment,

13.89%

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A Year in Review

Camrose County 2011 – Where did it all go …………………………………

Municipal Services (Council,

Administration, Planning, IT,

Assessment), 17.73%

Public Works (roads, water, sewer), 34.47%

Community Peace Office(fire, emergency

services), 5.57%

Agriculture Service Board - Environmental

Services (Seed Cleaning Plant, landfill,

transfer sites, recycling), 8.75%

Community Services (library, CDSS), 6.58%

Recreation, 4.64%

Alberta School Foundation Fund (ASFF), 22.27%

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A Year in Review

Camrose County 2011 – Looking Back – Satisfaction Survey

Satisfaction Survey Committee

Direct Mail (include a self addressed stamped envelope)

3358 surveys

1052 returned (31.33%)

Budget - $10,000.00 (2011 Budget) – Total -$11,030.20

- Postage - 6716 envelopes x 1.25 = $8395.00 (include self addressed stamped envelope)

- Envelopes - 6716 envelopes = $1090.52

- Labels - 6716 labels = $201.48

- surveys - 3358 (4 pages double sided) = $1343.20

Survey Says……………………….. - Question 1 - of the 914 people that answered the question, 58.2% indicate that infrastructure and roads are their most

important issue facing Camrose County.

- Question 2 - of the 1024 people that answered the question, 96.9% rated the quality of life in Camrose County to be good

to very good.

- Question 8 - of the 1004 people that answered the question, 30% are dissatisfied with the current level of road

maintenance

- Question 9 - of the 979 people that answered the question, only 72.6% said that they get good to very good value for their

tax dollar - 24.9% said that they get a poor value for their tax dollar

- Question 12 - of the 1019 people that answered the question, 34.2% indicated they do not receive enough information

from Camrose County and 30.9% (of 993 - Question 13) said that Camrose County is doing a poor job of communicating to

its residents. 71.9% (of 1010 - Question 15) prefer newsletters has their source of information from Camrose County

For all the survey results visit the County website

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A Year in Review

Camrose County 2011 – Looking Back - Communication Initiative

Website

www.county.camrose.ab.ca

Communication Initiatives

Website (Xplornet – high speed internet)

Surveys (website, direct)

Local News (4 local news papers, radio,

cable 10)

Newsletters (January, May, September)

Annual Report (May)

Reeve’s Address (April, May)

Councillor Town Hall Meetings

Municipal Awareness Week (October)

Notification Guidelines (from Adjacent to 1

mile)

Email us at County@county.camrose.ab.ca

to receive your newsletter by email

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A Year in Review

Camrose County 2011- Looking Back - Supporting the Community

$1000.00 Scholarship –

University of Alberta –

Augustana Faculty

Ms. Devon Hunter 4th Year Bachelor of Arts Student

Meeting Creek

Agricultural Communications

Committee - $1000 Scholarship

Congratulations to

Kalista Sherbaniuk – Watch Kalista's winning video –

Support Local Growers

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A Year in Review

commissioned in March of 2011

Total capital Budget - $209,272.77 versus

budget allotted dollars of $212,064.36.

Camrose County Administration Building –

Wood Biomass Heating Project

Camrose County 2011 – Looking Back – Partnerships & Initiatives

Camrose County wins the Innovation

Category for the 2011 Minister’s

Award for Municipal Excellence

Hon. Doug Griffiths, Reeve

Gregorwich, CAO Gerlitz

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A Year in Review

Camrose County – Public Works

2011 Gravel

Hauling

837 km

(520 Miles)

$677,833

2011

Shoulder

Pulling

30 km

(19 miles)

$665,000

2011 Road

Construction

3.6 km

(2.2 miles)

$999,902

Industry Inspections Overweight Permits – 578

Special Haul Permits – 85

Approach Approval - 17

Pipeline Crossings - 15

Sign install/repair – 126

Culverts - 52

3 - John Deere 870GP

Graders

$822,700 before

buy-back

John Deer 750J Dozer

$249,000

Hyundai HL770-9

Loader

$245,000

John Deere 410L TMC

loader / backhoe

$131,360

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A Year in Review

Camrose County – ASB

West Dried Meat Lake Regional Landfill – 2011 Managed

176,147 tonnes of MSW and ICI waste for our various

members, partners and users

A Class IIB approved site whose Managing Members

include:

Camrose County / County of Wetaskiwin / Town of Millet /

Village of Edberg / Village of New Norway / Village of

Ferintosh

Total Operational Cost - $2,992,063 including capital

upgrades (County cost $22.644)

City of Camrose Landfill

Camrose County / City of Camrose / Village of Bittern Lake

County Cost - $28,149

County Transfer Sites

Kingman - $75,795

Kelsey - $22,183

Meeting Creek - $16,769

Hamlet Clean-up - Not done in

2011 - Watch for in May 2012

Newly constructed

disposal cell

WDML

Recycling 2011

approx. 62 tonnes

Costs - $151,425

Producers tour Barley

and silage trials

ASB Projects

167 location visits - look at damage caused by beavers.

75 farm visits - to look at cropping issues involving pests and disease providing recommendations on producer actions.

All municipal roads - mowed twice for weed control - 1695 acres roadside - sprayed for weed and brush control

34,440 shelterbelt trees planted

City of Camrose - Cities weed inspection - 400 inspections and 67 herbicide applications were completed.

104 canola fields were inspected for clubroot with 8 new confirmed fields

Buhler Color Sorter

installed at a cost of

$418,836

In 2011 the County Seed

Cleaning plant cleaned

980,478 bushels,

and treated 70,506

bushels

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A

Year in Review

Camrose County 2011- Looking Back

Armena Community

Playground

The installation of the

Community Playground in

Armena was complete on

October 25, 2011

Total Cost of playground –

$66,814

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2011 Construction Value

Estimate: $25.6 Million (no AG inc)

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A

Year in Review

Camrose County 2012 – What’s Ahead – 2012 Budget

2012 Interim Budget – Approved December 2011

2012 Projected Operating Revenue - $11,847,174

2012 Projected Operating Expense - $23,048,740

Projected Municipal Tax Levy - $11,201,566

A little closer Look……….. 2012 Capital Projects - $3,443,400

2012 Operating Expenses

Alberta School Foundation Fund - $4,292,000

Total Transportation Services (gravel crushing, maintenance) - $8,138,612

CDSS & BDSS - $72,599

ASB & Seed Cleaning Plant (County Owned & Operated) - $1,526,719

Recreation - $794,158

Library Services (Camrose, Bawlf, Hay Lakes, Bashaw, Edberg) - $186,892

Senior Lodge Authority ($67,424 increase from 2011) - $248,100

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A

Year in Review

Camrose County 2012 – What’s Ahead – Duhamel & Armena Water and Wastewater

Capital Southwest Regional Water Services Commission -

application to supply water from the Village of Hay Lakes to

the Hamlet of Armena will receive grant funding under the

Water For Life Program. Grant funding is based on 90%

Provincial Funding which amounts to $4,693,500.00. The

Commission will be responsible for the remaining 10%

funding.

Highway 12/21 Regional Water Services Commission

application to supply water from the Village of New Norway to

the Hamlet of Duhamel will receive grant funding under the

Water For Life Program. Grant funding is based on 90%

Provincial Funding which amounts to $1,609,200. The

Commission will be responsible for the remaining 10%

funding

Motion #98/12 - That Council proceed with the Armena Water

and Wastewater Initiative through a Local Improvement Plan

that will look at Engineering, Capital Costs and Operating

Costs

Motion #100/12 - That Council proceed with the Duhamel

Water and Wastewater Initiative through a Local Improvement

Plan that will look at Engineering, Capital Costs and

Operating Costs

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A Year in Review

Camrose County 2012 – Looking into the Future

Automated Reservation System

The method for reserving a site at Pelican Point

Park has changed starting in 2012. All

reservations will now be made through the

Reserve Alberta Parks Website.

To book your Reservation visit:

Reserve.AlbertaParks.ca

Or call Contact Centre at 1-877-537-2757

Pelican Point Park

2012 – Fire Truck Purchases

Bashaw - $274,186

Round Hill - $224,645

Rosalind - $267,491

Hay Lakes - $208,892

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A Year in Review

Camrose County

Municipal Awareness Week

October 24-28, 2012

Tuesday – October 22, 2012 – Council Meeting

oSchool (part of Grade 6 social curriculum)

o9:30 am to 12:00 pm

Wednesday, October 23, 2012 – Local Government 101

o School (part of Grade 6 social curriculum)

Thursday, October 24, 2012 – Camrose County Open House

oTime: 11:00am – 7:00pm

oBeef on a bun 11:00am – 7:00pm

oReeves Address 7:00pm (Annual Meeting)

Friday, October 25, 2012 – County Bus Tour

Camrose County 50th Anniversary

August 24 – 25, 2012

Golf Tournament

Banquet featuring Danny Hooper

Prairie Fun Days

Bench Show

Citizen's Award

More to come!

2011 Road Tour –

Lunch in Kelsey

2011 School Council Meeting

– Round Hill

Camrose Chamber of Commerce - 2011 - A Year in Review

Camrose County…………………….

Together, We Can…………..!