Section E: Financial Results
The negotiated financial arrangement underpinning the POA Program is in essence a partnership, under which the participating municipalities annually share approximately $1.2 million of net revenue or “profit”. The City as the managing partner, front-ends the operation and collects and enforces the monetary fines imposed by the POA Court. From the total revenue derived, all operating costs pertaining to the POA Program are deducted. These costs include such things as staff salaries, Windsor Police court security, facility rent and maintenance, office equipment and supplies, Victim Fine Surcharge remittances, and the adjudication expenses associated with running courtroom proceedings. The net revenue is then shared amongst the signatories to the ISA in proportion to their respective weighted assessments (See SECTION F for more details). In 2019, the net profit was allocated as follows:
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County Contribution 49.47%
Pelee Contribution 0.27%
City of Windsor Contribution 50.26%
TOTAL 100.00%
In an extremely challenging economic environment and recognizing that fine imposition amounts have not been indexed for inflation, the POA Program still enjoys a successful self-funding model, delivering a net positive revenue budget which benefits all of our local taxpayers. Each benefiting municipality is free to allocate its respective portion to such municipal purposes as deemed appropriate by the elected council thereof.
TABLE E-1 provides a high level five year financial summary which can be used for internal benchmarking and comparative purposes.
TABLE E-1: ANNUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS - 5 YEAR SUMMARY
Description | 2019 Actuals ($) | 2018 Actuals ($) | 2017 Actuals ($) | 2016 Actuals ($) | 2015 Actuals ($) | |
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Revenue: | ||||||
Court Fines | $ | 6,349,877 | $5,512,531 | $5,490,364 | $6,264,943 | $5,925,542 |
User Fees | - | 159 | - | 141 | 528 | |
By-Law Fines | 53,198 | 43,890 | 42,192 | 48,988 | - | |
Trfs from Reserve | - | - | - | - | - | |
Recovery of Internal Staff | - | - | - | - | 20,089 | |
TOTAL REVENUE | $ | 6,403,075 | $5,556,580 | $5,532,556 | $6,314,072 | $5,946,160 |
% Inc./(Dec.) YOY | 15% | 0.43% | -12.38% | 6.19% | 5.57% | |
Expenditures: | ||||||
Salaries & Wages | 1,850,825 | 1,811,772 | 1,710,070 | 1,598,789 | 1,642,847 | |
Administrative Overhead | 354,341 | 354,957 | 374,992 | 392,501 | 333,210 | |
Materials & Services | 378,267 | 365,545 | 356,411 | 350,323 | 350,984 | |
Provincial Charges | 1,589,165 | 1,444,503 | 1,446,084 | 1,659,736 | 1,414,710 | |
Facility Rental | 308,389 | 328,495 | 332,889 | 318,742 | 325,708 | |
TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $ | 4,480,987 | $4,305,272 | $4,220,446 | $4,320,090 | $4,067,459 |
NET SURPLUS | $ | 1,922,088 | $1,251,308 | $1,312,110 | $1,993,982 | $1,878,701 |
% Inc./(Dec.) YOY | 54% | -4.63% | -34.20% | 6.14% | 21.99% |