Municipal Study City of Greater Sudbury Comparison to Northern Municipalities

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1 Municipal Study 2014 City of Greater Sudbury Comparison to Northern Municipalities

2 Presentation Provide an update on the 2014 Municipal Study 95 municipalities in the study Presentation focuses on Northern municipalities Municipal Profile Municipal Financial Information Select User Fee Tax Policies, Tax Rates Comparison of Relative Taxes Water/Sewer Comparisons Taxes as a % of Income

4 Population Statistics Greater Sudbury s increase is 3.4% compared to the group average of 2.6% and the survey average of 6.5%

5 2014 Unweighted Assessment per Capita Greater Sudbury s assessment of $92,014 is above the Northern municipality group average of $78,615

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6 2013 Construction Value per Capita Building permit value per capita provides an indication of the relative activity in each municipality Greater Sudbury is above the group average of Northern Municipalities

7 Building Permit Activity Trend Greater Sudbury Building Permit Construction Value (in millions)

9 2014 Net Municipal Levy per Capita 1,390 1,397 Below survey and group average and lower than most other northern municipalities in the Study

10 2014 Net Levy per $100,000 Assessment $1,511 $1,810 $1,163

11 2013 Reserves as a % of Own Source Revenues 50.0% 39.0% 26.2%

12 2013 Tax Supported Surplus Ratio

13 2013 Asset Consumption Ratio 49.1% 37.6% 46.1%

14 Tax Debt Interest as a % of Own Source Revenues 1.5% 0.9% 0.3% Debt in Greater Sudbury is significantly lower than the group and survey average

2013 Outstanding Debt to Reserve Ratio Recommended to have a ratio 1:1 0.

15 2013 Outstanding Debt to Reserve Ratio Recommended to have a ratio 1: For every dollar of reserves, Greater Sudbury has $0.20 of debt

16 2013 Expenditure Comparison Assistance to the Aged Fire $100,000 assessment Police per $100,000 Assessment Winter per lane km Recreation Programming and Facilities Passenger Trips per Persdon Storm per Capita North Bay $ 45 $ 256 $ 315 $ 4,982 $ 103 $ 3.19 $ 28 Sault Ste. Marie $ 8 $ 265 $ 453 $ 6,422 $ 109 $ 4.98 $ 42 Timmins $ 70 $ 228 $ 425 $ 8,987 $ 110 $ 5.40 $ 19 Thunder Bay $ 51 $ 368 $ 499 $ 2,900 $ 166 $ 4.57 $ 54 Group Average $ 44 $ 279 $ 423 $ 5,823 $ 122 $ 4.54 $ 36 Survey Average $ 21 $ 123 $ 238 $ 2,499 $ 149 $ 5.87 $ 18 Greater Sudbury $ 27 $ 152 $ 314 $ 4,621 $ 115 $ 4.41 $ 10 The table above includes services where the cost in Greater Sudbury is below the group average

17 2013 Expenditure Comparison Ambulance Public Health Social Housing Recycling per tonne Waste collection per tonne Roadways per Lane km North Bay $ 41 $ 28 $ 84 $ 109 $ 69 $ 18,676 Sault Ste. Marie $ 2 $ 28 $ 1 $ 167 $ 61 $ 4,959 Timmins $ 68 $ 27 $ 99 $ 6,040 Thunder Bay $ 69 $ 20 $ 138 $ 185 $ 13,030 Group Average $ 45 $ 26 $ 61 $ 138 $ 105 $ 10,676 Survey Average $ 46 $ 18 $ 65 $ 180 $ 114 $ 12,193 Greater Sudbury $ 55 $ 34 $ 129 $ 178 $ 133 $ 12,151 The table above includes services where the cost in Greater Sudbury is above the group average

18 2014 Development Charges Single, Semi-Detached Municipality 2014 Single Semi- Detached per unit North Bay $ 9,814 Greater Sudbury $ 14,785 Sault Ste. Marie Thunder Bay Timmins none none none Group Average $ 12,300 Survey Average $ 27,614 Amongst the lowest residential development charges in the survey of 95 Ontario municipalities

20 Summary of Tax Ratios Property Type Multi- Residential Commercial Industrial (Residual) Industrial (Large) Greater Sudbury North Bay Sault Ste. Marie Thunder Bay Timmins Northern Group Average Survey Average Greater Sudbury s tax ratios are higher than both the Northern Group and survey averages

21 2014 Total Property Tax Rates Property Type Residential Multi- Residential Commercial Residual Office Building Shopping Centre Industrial Residual Large Industrial North Bay % % % % % % % Sault Ste. Marie % % % % % % % Thunder Bay % % % % % % % Timmins % % % % % % % Group Average % % % % % % % Survey Average % % % % % % % Greater Sudbury % % % % % % % With the exception of Industrial Residual, Greater Sudbury s tax rates are below the group average

Property Types Bungalow Executive Neighbourhood Shopping Office Building Hotel Motel Walk-up Apartment High-rise Apartment Vacant Land Industrial Large Industrial Standard

23 Property Types Bungalow Executive Neighbourhood Shopping Office Building Hotel Motel Walk-up Apartment High-rise Apartment Vacant Land Industrial Large Industrial Standard Industrial Comparable properties are used across the 95 municipalities Multiple properties are included in each municipality Focus should be on the trends rather than the absolutes

24 2014 Residential Detached Bungalow $2,864 $3,091 $3,200

25 2014 Senior Executive Home $5,578 $5,854 $6,365

26 2014 Residential - Summary In relation to the other Northern municipalities in the survey, Greater Sudbury s relative tax position for the blended two residential classes is low-mid Low-mid

27 2014 Multi-Residential Walk Up (per unit) $1,367 $1,383 $1,404

28 2014 Multi-Residential Mid/High Rise (per unit) $1,508 $1,612 $1,664

29 2014 Multi-Residential - Summary In relation to the other Northern municipalities in the survey, Greater Sudbury s relative tax position for the blended two multi-residential classes is Mid-High Mid-High

30 2014 Neighbourhood Shopping($ per sq. ft.)

31 2014 Hotel ($ per unit)

32 2014 Motel ($ per unit) $1,374 $1,562 $1,179

33 2014 Office ($ per unit) $2.81 $3.02 $3.28

34 2014 Commercial - Summary In relation to the other Northern municipalities in the survey, Greater Sudbury s relative tax position Mid-High Mid-High High Office Neighbourhood Shopping Hotel/Motel

35 2014 Standard Industrial ($ per sq. ft.) $2.36 $1.64 $1.81

36 2014 Large Industrial ($ per sq. ft.) $2.13 $1.20 $1.23

37 2014 Industrial - Summary In relation to the other Northern municipalities in the survey, Greater Sudbury s relative tax position for industrial classes are: High

38 2014 Like Property Comparison: Summary Municipality Residential Multi- Residential Commercial Industrial Greater Sudbury Full Survey mid mid mid-high high Greater Sudbury Northern Municipalities low-mid mid-high mid-high high

40 2014 Water/Sewer Cost Summary Municipality - Water & Sewer Costs Residential Commercial Industrial Industrial Industrial Volume 200 m3 10,000 m3 30,000 m3 100,000 m3 500,000 m3 Meter Size 5/8" 2" 3" 4" 6" Timmins $ 757 $ 26,027 $ 78,080 $ 260,267 $ 1,301,337 Sault Ste. Marie $ 763 $ 24,901 $ 67,808 $ 216,684 $ 1,065,064 North Bay $ 892 $ 18,044 $ 49,462 $ 159,424 $ 787,782 Thunder Bay $ 938 $ 20,445 $ 55,437 $ 170,273 $ 813,017 Northern Group Average $ 838 $ 22,354 $ 62,697 $ 201,662 $ 991,800 Total Survey Average $ 858 $ 28,849 $ 84,510 $ 273,931 $ 1,344,195 Greater Sudbury $ 960 $ 30,616 $ 88,538 $ 283,403 $ 1,385,980 % difference from Group Average 15% 37% 41% 41% 40% % Difference from Survey Average 12% 6% 5% 3% 3% Greater Sudbury s water/sewer costs are above the Northern Average but are close to the total survey average of 95 Ontario municipalities for commercial and industrial consumptions

42 Average Residential Taxes & Water/Sewer Rates $4.130 $4,334 $4.433

43 2014 Average Household Income $80,119 $86,682 $93,038 Greater Sudbury s average household income is below the total survey of 95 municipalities, but is above the group average for the Northern municipalities

44 2014 Property Taxes + W/S as a % of Income Greater Sudbury s property taxes + W/S as a percentage of income is 5.1%; the Group Average is 5.2%

45 Greater Sudbury Summary Unweighted assessment is below average - 19 th lowest in the entire survey this poses challenges in funding municipal programs and services Building permit activity higher than Northern average Net municipal levy per capita in low range of group and mid in the survey Relatively low reserves but also low debt Low relative tax burden in residential and mid in multi-residential classes Mid-High relative tax burdens in commercial and high in industrial Water/Sewer rates are above the Northern average Municipal burden as percentage of income is approximately at the Northern average

Municipal Study City of Greater Sudbury Comparison to Northern Municipalities

Municipal Study City of Greater Sudbury Comparison to Northern Municipalities Municipal Study 2013 City of Greater Sudbury Comparison to Northern Municipalities Presentation Provide an update on the 2013 Municipal Study 98 municipalities in the study Presentation focuses on Northern