2018 highlights
• A $5,472.2 M budget for 2018, up $270.5 M or 5.2% from 2017.
• Excluding the increase in two special expenditures, namely $30 M for the new ‘‘Réflexe Montréal’’ agreement (economic development component the City receives an equivalent income of $30 million), and the expenditure regarding the effects of the strategies pertaining to transitional measures for pension plans and the change in the Québec Sales Tax, totaling $101 M, expenditures would rise by $139.5 M or 2.7% compared to 2017.
• A $24.7 M, or 2.9% increase in borough budgets.
• Stability in central services financing is ensured, except for:
- a $25.2 M increase in the public security budget;
- a $7.3 M increase in water infrastructure financing;
- New expenditures of $46 M funded by equivalent revenues mainly from the provincial government (Réflexe Montréal, AccèsLogis, Rénovation Québec).
•A $40 M increase in capital works payments, namely $31.5 M for waterrelated activities and $8.5 M for other activities.
• Tax increase for general purposes is 1.9% for residential and 2.1% for non-residential properties.
•An increase in water revenue, in order to make up the major deficit in water infrastructure investments, namely a 1.1% increase in residential property taxes and a 0.8% increase for non-residential properties.
• Overall compensation totals $2,330.6 M ,up $31.3 M from 2017. It represents 42.6% of the 2018 budget, compared to 44.2% in 2017.
• The ongoing five-year workforce reduction plan (PQMO) will yield a net reduction of 110.7 person-years for 2018, saving $9.7 M.
• The borough financing reform initiated in 2015 continues in 2018, with an extra credit adjustment of $11.7 M.
•A $27.7 M increase in public transit contributions, to be paid to the new Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM).
• The total public security budget is $977.5 M, of which $647.3 M are for the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) and $330.2 M for the Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal. These amounts represent a $25.2 M increase, compared to 2017, and include the impacts of the new collective agreement signed with police officers as well as the agreement reached with firefighters following the restructuring of their pension plan.
• For the first time, the public security budget will exceed $1B , reaching $1,022.29 M. Added to the public security budget of $977.5 M is building maintenance and operating expenditures and rolling stock expenditures related to this activity.
• The amount of $138.4 M is budgeted for municipal roadwork, including $96.9 M for borough budgets.
• Snow removal expenditures totaling $163.3 M ,a $6M increase compared to the 2017 budget, due in part to the indexation of contracts and compensation, and to additional credits of $1.5 M for sidewalk salting.
• The amount of $157.5 M ,a $1.7 M increase, for the residual waste management. This small increase is the result of rigorous control of various amounts in collection contracts.
• Recreation and culture-related activities will receive an additional $9.8 M, mainly as a result of an increase in related borough budgets. This amount also includes the higher contribution to the Conseil des arts de Montréal ($2.5 M) and to the Musée d’archéologie et d’histoire de Montréal ($745,000).
• A $7.4 M increase in housing program credits for 2018.
• A total sum of $1.5 M will be invested in a professional sponsorship program on diversity (a $1 M increase), including $0.5 M in extra funding expected from Emploi-Québec.
• The amount of $1M will be allotted for a housing cleanliness brigade.
• A worksite supervision brigade will also be created in order to improve mobility in the city.
• Additional $1.1 M credits are provided for security at the Jardin botanique and the municipal court, and $1.7 M to bring fire stations to standards.