The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-05-10, Page 30PAGE 6A -GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1979
Jean -Marc Hamel, Chief Electoral Officer, stan-
ding at right, examines election documents as staff
prepares materials for distribution to the 282
electoral districts across the country. Some 275,000
election workers and up to 50 million documents
and forms will help make it possible for you to cast
your vote May 22.
It takes team work
275,000 vVOrk
Soule 275,000 election
workers and up to 50
million documents ,and
forms will help make it
possible for you to cast1-
your vote in Canada's
31st Federal Election on
May - 2-2-.
These large numbers of
people, and official forms
underline the complex,
administrative effort that
goes into running a
general election.
An estimated $50
million will be spent on
election administration
and another $10 million
GQDER
1
for partial reim-
bursement of expenses of
parties and candidates.
The centre of election
. planning and direction is
on Coventry Road in East
Ottawa, in the offices of
Canada's -Ch -j f Electoral --
Officer, Jean -Marc'
Hamel, and his per-
manent staff of 45.
In an adjoining
warehouse area, there is
a 1,000 -ton buildup of
supplies prior to and
during the election period
- instruction booklets for
election officials and
F
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1978 AUDITOR'S REPORT
T0: The Members of council, inhabitants and
ratepayers of the Town of Goderich.
We have examined the financial statements of the Town of Goderich,
its local boards and consolidated municipal enterprises for the year ended
December 31, 1978. Our examination was made in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards and accordingly included such tests and other
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.
In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly the
financial position of the Town of Goderich, its local boards and consolidated
municipal enterprises as at December 31, 1978 and the resultsof its operations
for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally
accapced for Ontario municipalities applied on a basis consistent with that
of the preceding year.
Goderich, Ontario,
February 9, 1979,
LICENSE NO. .836.
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CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND
EXPENDITURE
1978
Budget
s
Accumulated net revenue (deficit) at 90,000
the beginning of the year
Expenditures and transfers
Municipal expenditures
General government
Protection to persons and property
Transportation services
Environmental services
Health services
Social and family services
Recreation and cultural services
Planning and development
Other
Total expenditure
Transfers
Transfers to region or county -
Transfers to school boards
Total transfers
399,109
449,916
1,111,669
306,832
41,886
20,240
396,241
62,555
2,788,448
. 369,691
. 1,008,297
. 1,377,988
Total expenditures and transfers . 4,166 ,436
Revenue by purpose
Municipal purposes
Taxation
Payments in lieu of taxes
Ontariq grants
.Other grants... . -
Fees and service charges
Other
Revenue to pay fot municipal purposes
Region or county requisition
Taxation
Payments in lieu of taxes
Ontario grants
Other
. 1,377,740
. 52,640
. 866,732
108,364-
246 ,584
46 ,853
• 2.49-9-413-
309 ,454
5,949
53,618
Revenue to pay the'region or county requisition . _ 369,021
School board requisition
Taxation
Payments in lieu of taxes
Other
Revenue to pay the school board requisition
Total revenue
Accumulated net revenue (deficit) at
the end of the year
Analysed as folio ws:
General revenue
Region or county
School boards
Special charges
Special areas
Local boards
Municipal enterprises
994,661
13,441
1,008,102
4,076,436
NIL
1978
Actual
$
292,464
377 ,786
438,859
891,947
807 ,436
61,831
25,781
420,882
78,164
. 3,102,686
' 374,912
. 1 025,625
. 1,400,537
. 4503,223
1,846,034
52,558
711,407
111.-,,720
195,360
190,804
1,107 .881
314,701
6,264
55,017
375,982
1,010,702
, 15,052
1,025,754
4,509,619
298,860
189,837
(1,965)
301
• 3,039
, 107,648
298,860
1977
Actual
$
182,058
253,278
396,713
838,267
754,127
75,179
20,121
570,846
35,206
2,9.43,737
385,583
963408
1,348,991
4,292,728
. 1,719,918
49,996
586,646
- 80.,121
481,226•
134,474
. 1.852_181
326,290
7,b31
52,662,
386,583
949,777
14,393
964,170
4,403,134
292,464
132,844
895
172
15,481
143.07 2
292,464
STATEMENT OF CAPITAL
OPERATIONS
Unfinanced capital outlay (Unexpended capital
financing) at the beginning of the year
Capital expenditure
General government
Protection to persons and property
Transportation smites
Environmental services
Health services
Social and family services
Recreation and cultural services
Planning and development
Other
Total expenditure
Capital financing
Contributions from the revenue fund
Contributions from reserve funds
' and reserves
Long term liabilities incurred
Ontario grants
Other
Total capital financing
Unfinanced capital outlay (Unexpended
capital financing) at the end ot,the year
1978
Actual
(339)
1,225
7,905
754,496
70,178
16',138
18,084
868 226
454,485
22,400
215,178
140,026
832089
35,598
1977
Actual
10,199
12,579
9,233
210,819
104,087
17 ,7 26
14,315
2,300.
371,059 -
309,983
71 614
381,_597
(339)
BALANCE SHEET
Current assets
Cash
Taxes receivable
Accounts receivable
Other current assets
Capital outlay to be recovered in
future years -
Other long terns assets
1978
$
. 298,276
126,293
. 338,184
• 692,298
1,455,051
1,152,536
52,651
1,205,187
•2,660,238
1977
155,902
141,640
204,687
345,536
128,603
976,368
1,233,460
30,451
1,263,911
2,240,279
liabilities
Current Liabilities
Temporary loans
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Other current liabilities
Net long term liabilities
Reserves and reserve funds
Accumulated net revenue (deficit) and
unapplied capital receipts
278,114
278,114
1,116,938
966,326
298,860
2,382,124
2,660,238
142,930
28,575
171;.505
1,233,460
542,511
292,803
2,068,774
2.240,279
candidates, ballot paper,
proxy voting forms,
expense reporting forms
for candidates and their
agents, and many more.
The election office staff
and other election of-
ficers- no-r-rn-a-1-l-y- ha v e•
about 60 days in which to
prepare for polling or
voting day.
An electoral map of
Canada - dividing the
country into electoral
districts - is drawn up
each 10 years by the
federal Electoral
Boundaries Commission,
1 'v,on
0
e ec
and this map by itself
reflects the mammoth
job off bringing the
democratic ballot to
Canadians.
An electoral district in
a city .may be only one
square -mile -in -rise- while
others, such as Nunaisiaq
in the Northwest
Territories, may be
many thousands of
square miles.
"The problems of
travel and com-
munications are
challenging because of
large geographic areas
and many isolated
communities," says Mr.
Hamel, the Chief Elec-
toral Officer.
"And these problem
are compounded by th
necessity of doing o
various tasks ar_enrd
to very tight sched:
However, much wor
planning is done i
ween elections so 1
are ready to go w
election is called.'
As for th
amounts of fo
documents
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1.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a) Statement of Revenue and Expenditure
This statement reflects the revenues and expenditures
and the following local boards and municipal enterpri
a) Public Utilities Commission - waterworks
b) Maitland Cemetery Board
c) Jubilee III
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
i)
k)
1)
m)
Goderich Recreation and Community Centre Boar
Goderich Economic Development Committee
Goderich Tourist Promotion Committee
Goderich Area Planning Board
Goderich Architectural Conservation Adviso
Goderich Housing Action Committee
Goderich Park's Advisory Committee
Goderich Land -fill Site Committee
Goderich Airport. Committee
-Goderich Municipal Day Nursery Committ
.b) Statement of Capital Operations
This statement reflects the capital expen
be recovered from the general municipal
its local boards and municipal enterpri
c) Balance Sheet
This statement reflects the assets an
the capital fund, reserve funds and
prises as described in note 1(a).'
d) Fixed Assets
e)
The historical cost and accumulat
reported for municipal purposes.
recovered in future years" which
of unmatured long term liabilit
organizations, and the cost of
financed is reported on the B
Municipal Enterprises
Municipal enterprises are t
recovered From service char
municipality whose revenue
in these financial statem
Public Utilities Commids
f) Charges for Net Long Te
e
d
of the revenue fund
ses:
ry Committee
ditures of the municipality to
revenue of the municipality and
es as described in note 1(a).
d„liabilities of the revenue fund,
ocal boards andmunicipalenter-
d depreciation of fixed assets is not
Instead, the "Capital outlay to be
is the aggregate of the principal portion
ies, capital funds transferred to other
capital projects not yet'permanently
lance Sheet,
ose activities whose costs are substantially
ges on the users. The enterprises of this
s and expenditures have not been consolidated
nts are:
ion - Hydro.
rm Liabilities
Debt retirement costs
current revenues in t
are not accrued for
payments to the end
g) Trust Funds
'including principal and interest are charged against
he periods in which they are paid. Interest charges
he periods from the dates of the latest interest
of the financial year.
Trust funds administered by the municipality amounting to $139,751 are
only reflected in' the Trust Funds, Statement of Continuity and Balance
Sheet.
2. CAPITAL OUTLAY TO BE RECOVERED DI FUTURE YEARS
a) Some capital outlay to be recovered in future years does not .in present a
burden ori general municipal revenues, as it is to be recovered in future
years from other sources:
e 1978 1977
Municipal
Enterprises
$363,538 $395,908
STATEMENT OF
Balance at the beginning
of the year
Capital receipts
•Donation
,Perpetual Care Receipts
Interest earned
Other revenue
Expenditure
Transfer to Maitland
Cemetery Board
Balance at the end of
the year
Total
129,446
5,473
2,765
11,374
19 ,612
9,307
9,307
139,751
Cemetery Robert MacKay Charles Blake.
Perpetuity Fund Cemetery Fund Park Fund
f 3 S
44,760
4,265
8.792 9.363
654
710
4,265 654 710
3,450 649
3,450 649
45,575 8,797 10,073
BALANCE SHEET
as at December 31, 1978
Assets
Cash
Investments, at cost
(market value $
. Canada
Provincial
Municipal - own
-• other
.Bank and Trust Company.,
.N.E.P.C.
Other
Accrued Interest
•Due from Maitland
Cemetery Board
Liabilities
Accounts payable and
accrued liabilities
Other
Balance - capital
- income
Total
3,453
8,000
2,000
35,550
9,000
75,000
1,000
130,550'
2,808
2.940
5,748
139,751
139,751
139,751
139 ,7 51
S S
74 362 845
500 3,000
10,970 1,800
32,200 3,500
1,000
44,670 . 8,300
831 135
831 - 135
45.575 8,797
2,500
6,500
9,000 .
228
228
10 ,07 3
45,575 8,797 10,073
45,575 8.797
10.073
45,575 8,797 10,073
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