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Around 12 noon Monday, Pufford, a 17â€"year Oaklands Regional Centre residential counselâ€" lor was off work and walking along Kerr Street when she when she spotâ€" ted a small grey car, with its engine running, moving slowly from the curb. "~tortyâ€"eightâ€"yearâ€"old _ Val Pufford of Kerr Street became K. â€" a hero Monday afternoon and didn‘t even get a "Thank You". Oakville Beaver Staff By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oaklands counsellor pulls tot from moving car RE Total expenditure Total revenue Surplus for the year STATEMENT OF CURRENT OPERATIONS 1993 BUDGET FUNDED BY PROPERTY TAXES General government $ 8,988 Social services 58,993 Protection to persons and property _ 41,989 Health services 8,351 Roadways 3,487 Planning and development 2,844 Recreation and cultural services 1,087 FUNDED BY USER RATES Water/wastewater 40,052 Solid waste disposal/diversion 16,458 Property taxes Water/wastewater billings Solid waste disposal/diversion fees Ontario grants Other revenue Excess revenue over expenditure 14,495 Net_transfers to reserves and capital 14,495 It is my pleasure to present to you the results of the Region‘s 1992 operations and 1993 budget. The Region provides a variety of services to the residents of Halton, some of which we are required by law to deliver. Others are delivered in response to the needs identified by our four communities. The services which we are required to provide by law include Police Services, General Welfare Assistance (GWA) and funding to the Children‘s Aid Society (CAS). Highlights of 1992 Operations 1992 proved to be one of Halton‘s most difficult years in budgeting. However, Council was still able to limit tax and rate increases to reasonable levels even with declining support from senior levels of government, growth in mandatory programs and the general state of the economy. Actual expenditures increased in 1992 by $7.5 million (4.4%) over 1991 to $176 million. Expenditure increases for the GWA program ($7.8 million) and Police Services ($3.2 million) accounted for most of the increase and were offset by decreased spending in environmental services ($5.3 million). Lower volumes in the waste management, water and wastewater programs, combined with spending restraints in other programs held annual expenditures to $14 million (7.4%) below budget. Expenditures for general government, including administration, continue to hold constant. The Region has faced and will continue to face numerous challenges to maintain its solid financial position. Slow economic growth will be experienced into 1993 and 1994 and the demand for General Welfare Assistance and other service programs will remain high. "I said to myself, "Oh my God!" It just clicked. I didn‘t think about my the child‘s parâ€" ent was doing and saw the child was alone in the moving car, her instincts took over. PUD 182,249 196,744 59,689 45,300 14,375 65,651 11,729 $ 8,727 57,875 40,080 8,173 3,768 3,063 ($000‘s) 1992 BLIDGET 204,509 190,534 41,750 26,107 57,640 45,366 20,950 69,286 11,267 13,975 13,975 Val Pufford AMESSAGE FROM REGIONAL CHAIRMAN PETER POMEROY 3$96,355 41 706 15.460 12,840 19,898 15,784 As the car moved through the southbound lane heading for oncomâ€" ing traffic Pufford leaped onto the roadway and flagged an oncoming truck to stop. That done, Pufford began chasâ€" ing the moving car, caught up to it, yanked open the door and squeezed inside and managed to get it stopped. As Pufford got the car stopped in the middle of the road, she said a own safety," described Pufford later. $ 1,150 $ 7929 47,436 37,137 7,551 3,517 2,481 1991 ACTUAI 183,760 168,994 $742.63 $ 747.54 37,259 24,773 53,372 40,998 22,088 55,263 12,039 14,766 13,616 Highlights of the 1993 Budget There is a continued increase in the number of Halton residents requiring financial assistance through the General Welfare program. In addition, the Region‘s budget faced significant demands with increases to the Police Services budget and funding to the CAS. in 1993, the cost of these mandatory programs represents approximately 65% of the Region‘s total budget. Therefore, to moderate the tax increase, Council made cost reductions to Regionally administered programs over which we have direct control. Through these cost reductions, the 1993 tax increase is limited to 1.6% over 1992, or $4.91/household. As a Council, we recognize that more efficient and cost effective ways have to be found to meet the needs of our communities. For the past two years, expenditures for discretionary items have been cut, travel has been limited and staffing costs curtailed. In fact, the staff complement for the combined tax and rate supported budgets for this year has been reduced by 23.8 full time equivalent positions. Halton‘s priorities and policies for 1993 will once again reflect the current economic and social realities. The objective is to achieve more with less. Halton will address this through program delivery adjustments and restraint management at every level, while maximizing Halton‘s service to its customers. To meet these challenges, spending was moderated in 1992 and this trend will carry through into 1993 and beyond. Fortunately, Halton has weathered the recession relatively well and has been able to retain the sound financial base required to face the future. COST FOR AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD $ 38.59 51.49 180.06 13.81 14.40 8.18 4.40 356.89 74.81 $ 35.52 55.52 185.47 13.20 14.54 8.11 4.91 356.89 73.38 The incident was witnessed by Oakville resident Nancy Stanley, a former Oaklands Regional Centre staffer who now works at the Kerr Street Seniors‘ Centre. man, she assumed to be the young girl‘s father or grandfather, came out of the convenience store, caught up to the car, got in and drove away. There was not even as much as a simple "Thank You." Pufford said Stanley lauded her Cash and short term investments $109,339 Net long term debt 77,536 Capital fund 33,742 Reserves 44,221 Reserve funds 32,667 Copies of the 1992 Consolidated Financiz audited by Peat Marwick Thorne from which these highlights were extracted are available from the Regional Finance Department upon request. JOSEPH L. RINALDO, Commissioner of Finance and Regional Treasurer, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville L6J 6E1 (10) Total = $19.02 $2.13 ANALYSIS OF AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX INCREASES FOR REGIONAL SERVICES $9.34 Total = $22.13 | y $0.73 NOTHING. L4 T WAS RUNNNG OUToFCLiCHES., M 1992791 Year/Year increase $12.49 efforts and news of the courageous act soon got back to Oaklands, where in a communications book, Pufford‘s manager, Colleen Crollâ€" Reid, spotted a notation about Pufford being a "community hero." When she enquired further, she learned the details. "I told her (Pufford) this isn‘t going to go unnoticed," Crollâ€"Reid said when she notified the Beaver of Pufford‘s actions. General Watare Assistance Chigren‘s Als Total = $4.91 $1.45 by Steve Nease $109,339 77,536 33,742 44,221 32,667