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REPORT
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2004 Resolution #:GPtJ--Z2fit-D'f
Date:
Report #: FND-015-04
File#:
By-law #:
Subject:
2004 MUNICIPAL COMPETITIVENESS STUDY
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report FND-015-04 be received; and
2. THAT the Municipality of Clarington participate in the 2004 Municipal
Competitiveness Study by SMA Management Consulting Inc. at an approximate
cost of $2,000.
Reviewed bYO.~~
Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer.
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REPORT NO.: FND-015-04
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BACKGROUND AND COMMENT:
1.0 The Municipality has been approached to participate in a 2004 Municipal
Competitiveness Study. The study has been performed annually for the past four
years. This is the first year we have been asked to participate. In 2003, the
study included 61 Ontario municipalities including Oshawa, Whitby and
Pickering.
1.1 The study cost is $2,000 which includes a hard copy of the report and access to
online databases and could be covered under the Unclassified Administration-
Professional Fees budget. The Clarington Board of Trade has been contacted
and is very supportive, as they feel it will be a very valuable tool in attracting and
providing information to prospective businesses.
1.2 The study compares relative tax burdens across 14 property types, provides an
overview of tax policies in each municipality provides a summary of development
charges and building permit activity includes general statistics and summarizes
key programs. In other municipalities, it is used by planning departments,
economic development as well as finance. It provides an objective comparison
of information across the participating municipalities.
1.3 The study includes municipal profiles (population, assessment etc.), municipal
financial information (debt and reserves per capita for example), user fee
information, tax policies, a comparison of relative taxes, taxes as a percentage of
income, and economic development programs.
CONCLUSION:
2.0 Due to the modest cost to participate in relation to the volume of objective
information that will be provided, it is recommended that the Municipality
participate in the study for 2004.
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
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