WHEREAS the purpose of unconditional Small Community and Regional District Grants is to assist municipalities with basic services and regional districts with basic administration costs; AND WHEREAS the Small Community Grant formula factors in a base amount, population and assessment values and Regional District Grants utilize a different formula based solely on regional district population thereby creating an inequity in funding distribution between small communities and regional districts: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Ministry of Community Services be requested to modify the unconditional Small Community and Regional District Grants funding formula so that funding is distributed equitably between small communities and regional districts.
Year
2008
Number
B124
Sponsor(s)
Thompson-Nicola RD
Convention Decision
Referred to Regional District Task Force