LSAC COUNCIL PASSES 2018 BUDGET

LSAC COUNCIL PASSES 2018 BUDGET WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2.25% INCREASE FROM 2017

At yesterday's Council meeting the 2018 budget was passed. In the first 2018 Budget Draft which LSAC Administration presented to Council on March 29th, Administration "Recommended" approval on the Proposed Budget with an increase of 3.5%. We believe that as a result of LSARA communications with Council and Councils subsequent review of that Draft Budget, it has resulted in the reduction of the Budget Spending to the 2.25% increase which was passed.

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2018 LSAC DRAFT BUDGET LSARA'S REVIEW

Analogy of Overspending using Your Money

We look at the County as a Corporation, one that ALL RATEPAYERS have Shares in. We have a “board of directors” elected to ensure our Corporation does not run into the red and runs efficiently.

If the corporation runs into the red, guess who has to inject more money into operations? You guessed it, the Shareholders (otherwise known as Ratepayers). If the employees of your Corporation were increasing their budgets by more than 13% in each department, would this be alarming to you?

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REVISED LSAC 2018 DRAFT BUDGET PART 2

Today three of LSARA’s Executive took the time out of our schedules to attend the County Council and Administration Meeting.  We let you all know yesterday that we felt that this was an important meeting.  Some of our executive members got together last week and conducted a comprehensive review of the Proposed 2018 LSAC Budget. LSARA posted it for your review and feedback and it was also posted on the County Website.

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