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Township of Beckwith 2006 - 2002 Municipal Performance Measurement Program Results

Questions about MPMP results for Beckwith Township should be addressed to:

Name:      Cynthia Moyle                 Phone:   613-257-1539       Title:        CAO, Clerk Treasurer       e-mail:   cmoyle@twp.beckwith.on.ca

LOCAL GOVERNMENT              General Government -   Efficiency

1.1 91 0204 13 Operating costs for governance and corporate management as a percentage of total municipal operating costs. 2006 8.80% 2005 9.70% 2004 N/A  2003 N/A 2002 N/A             Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results           The Township provides centralized services such as payroll, accounting and           information technology for all departments and boards.

FIRE SERVICE            Fire Services - Efficiency

2.1 91 1102 13 Operating costs for fire service per $1,000 of assessment. 2006 $0.27   2005 $0.35  2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A            Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results          The Township operates with volunteer fire fighters from one fire station on the          9th Line of Beckwith.  The Township operates rescue unit (includes section of          Highway 7 & 15) and has successfully implemented shuttle tanker service.          The Township covers a largely rural area with a number of rural subdivisions.

POLICE SERVICES               Police Service -Efficiency

3.1 91 1203 13 Operating costs for police service per person. 2006 $64.57  2005 $57.95 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 92 1258 07 Violent crime rate per 1,000     persons. 2006 3.483 2005 2.012 2004 2.56  2003 3.12    2002 3.02

Property Crime Rate

3.3 92 1259 07 Property crime rate per 1,000 persons. 2006 13.765 2005 8.048  2004 10.05  2003 14.21 2002 10.49

Total Crime Rate

3.4 92 1263 07 Total crime rate per 1,000 persons. (Criminal Code Offences exluding traffic)*.                 2006 19.403 2005 18.612 2004 19.76 2003 26.51 2001 20.1

Youth Crime Rate

3.5 92 1265 07 Number of youths charged per 1,000 youths.* 2006 7.547 2005 1.887 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A                Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results            Data was supplied by Ontario Provincial Police.

ROADS             Paved Roads - Efficiency

4.1 91 2107 13 Operating costs for paved (hard top) roads per lane kilometre.* 2006 $669.56 2005 $768.37 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A

Unpaved Roads - Efficiency

4.2 91 2108 13 Operating costs for unpaved (loose top) roads per lane kilometre.* 2006 $1,651.73 2005 $1,303.50 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002  N/A

Winter Maintenance of Roads - Efficiency

4.3 91 2204 13 Operating costs for winter  maintenance of roadways per lane kilometre maintained in winter.*              2006 $827.71 2005 $814.16 2004 N/A 2003 N/A  2002 N/A

Adequacy of Paved Roads - Efficiency

4.4 92 2152 07 Percentage of paved lane kilometres where the condition is rated as good to very good.              2006 78.60% 2005 85.20% 2004 84.00% 2003 78.95% 2002 66.67%

Unpaved Roads - Efficiency

4.5 92 2251  07 Percentage of winter events where the response met or exceeded locally determined road maintenance standards.      2006 90.20% 2005 90.40% 2004 88.90% 2003 82.98% 2002 86.27%             Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results          Beginning in 2002, 100% of all road costs, including overhead has been allocated           to paved, unpaved and winter control costs.  Vehicle maintenance, road           administration and administrative program support expenditures have been           allocated 20% to paved roads, 30% to unpaved roads and 50% to winter control.          Municipality has a standard of plowing, sanding and salting roads when snow           accumulation is ten centimetres or more on paved roads and when snow           accumulation is fifteen centimetres or more on gravel roads.

SOLID WASTE MANAGMENT (GARBAGE)             Garbage Collection - Efficiency

9.1 91 3403 13 Operating costs for garbage collection per tonne.  2006 $120.54 2005 $76.21 2004 N/A 2003 N/A  2002 N/A

Garbage Disposal - Efficiency

9.2 91 3503 13 Operating costs for garbage disposal per tonne. 2006 $68.39 2005 $66.51 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A

Solid Waste Diversion (Recycling) - Efficiency

9.3 91 3604 13 Operating costs for solid waste diversion (recycling) per tonne.          2006 $253.33 2005 $195.13 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A

Solid Waste Management (Integrated Systems) - Efficiency

9.4   91 3605  13      Average operating costs for solid waste management (collection, disposal and diversion) per tonne. 2006 $204.81 2005 $155.75 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A

Complaints - Collection of Garbage and Recycled Material

9.5 92 3452 07 Number of complaints received in a year concerning the collection of garbage and recycled materials per 1,000 households.             2006 43.605 2005 52.08 2004 68.39 2003 41.79 2002 32.55

Number of Solid Waste Management Facilities

9.6 92 3552 07 Total number of solid waste management sites owned by municipality with a Ministry of Environment Certificate of Approval. 2006 0 2005 0 2004 0 2003 0 2002 0

Diversion of Residental Solid Waste

9.8 92 3655  07 Percentage of residential solid waste diverted for recycling.  2006 24.70% 2005 24.90% 2004 25.80% 2003 24.69% 2002 26.98%            Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results          Administrative program support costs were allocated to waste management and          then divided between collection, disposal and diversion based on percentage of           expenditures.  Since 2003, Household Hazardous Waste expenditures are          included under Solid Waste Diversion.  Labour for the distribution of garbage          bag tags is now included under collection.  Revenue for the sale of recycled          material has been subtracted from expenditures for Solid Waste Diversion.

PARKS AND RECREATION                 Parks - Efficiency

10.1 91 7102 13 Operating costs for  parks per person. 2006 $8.03 2005 $6.09 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A                 Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results              Park expenditures include maintenance of the building, fields and open spaces               at the parks.

Recreation Programs - Efficiency

10.2  91 7201 13 Operating costs for recreation programs per person. 2006 $20.37 2005 $42.29 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A               Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results            Previous to 2006, contracted services from the Town of Carleton Place was             included as an expenditure under programs.  Since the majority of expenditures             under this recreational agreement is for facility maintenance, in 2006 the cost             of agreement was moved to facility costs.

Recreation Facilities - Efficiency

10.3  91 7303 13 Operating costs for recreation facilities per person. 2006 $30.96 2005 $3.49  2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A               Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results            In 2006 the recreational agreement with Carleton Place was moved to this line.              Previously expenditures in this category almost exclusively relate to the             Community Hall.

Parks, Recreation Programs and Recreation Facilities                (Subtotal) - Efficiency

10.4  91 7303 13 Operating costs for parks, recreation programs and recreation facilities per person. 2006 $51.87 2005 $51.87 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A

Participant Hours For Recreation Programs

10.5  92 7255 07 Total participant hours for recreation programs per 1,000 persons. 2006 7,700.663 2005 5,346.244 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A               Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results             March Break and Summer Day Camp participation comprise a significant             portion of the hours reported.  A small number of hours have been added             for drop-in activities such as pond skating.  Although a number of             community organizations use municipal facilities, the municipality does not             take an advisory role so no participant hours have been included for those             activities.  Many of our residents will be using Town of Carleton Place             programming (pool, arenas etc) through the recreation agreement with the            Town.

Trails

10.6 92 7152 05 Total kilometers of trails.  2006 1 2005 1 2004 0  2003 N/A 2002 N/A

10.6 92 7152 07 Total kilometers of trails per 1,000 person. 2006 0.166 2005 0.168 2004 0 2003 N/A 2002  N/A                Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Result             In addition to municipal trails, trails are available for resident's use              under the recreation agreement with Carleton Place.

Open Space

10.7 92 7155 05 Acres of open space. 2006 170 2005 120 2004 120 2003 N/A 2002 N/A

10.7 92 7155 07 Acres of open space per 1,000 person. 2006 28.192 2005 20.121 2004 20.446 2003 N/A 2002 N/A              Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results           In 2006, the following open spaces are included in this calculation; Beckwith            Park, Beckwith Park Expansion, Queensway West, Franktown Park, Windmill,            Gillies Corners and Younger Side Road. Timberwood has been removed.

Indoor Recreation Facility Space

10.8 92 7356 05 Square meters of indoor recreation facility space (municipally owned). 2006 652 2005 N/A 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A

10.8 92 7356 07 Square meters of indoor recreation facility space 1,000 persons (municipally owned). 2006 108.126 2005 N/A 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A              Notes and Key Factors for Understanding           Space was calculated including Recreation Hall, Cover-all Building, and            the block building at the park.  Through the recreation agreement,            township residents may also use facilities at the Town of Carleton            Place (pool, arenas etc.)

Outdoor Recreation Facility Space

10.9 92 7359 05 Square meters of outdoor recreation facility space municipally owned). 2006 139 2005 N/A 2004 N/A 2003 N/A 2002 N/A

10.9 92 7359 07 Square meters of outdoor recreation facility space per 1,000 persons (municipally owned). 2006 23.051 2005 N/A 2004 N/A  2003 N/A  2002 N/A              Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results            Space is calculated for the batting cage.  Through the recreation             agreement, township residents may also use facilities at the Town of             Carleton Place.

LIBRARIES              Library Costs Per Person - Efficiency

11.1 91 7403 13 Operating costs for libraries per person. 2006 $13.11 2005 $12.41 2004 $12.38 2003 N/A 2002 N/A               Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results            Library services are contracted from the Town of Carleton Place.

Library Costs Per Use - Efficiency

11.2 91 7404 13 Operating costs for libraries per use. 2006 $2.56 2005 $2.86  2004 $0.70  2003 N/A 2002 N/A              Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results              Library services are contracted from the Town of Carleton Place. Usage            statistics are obtained from the Town.

Library Uses

11.3 91 7460 07 Library uses per person. 2006 5.115 2005 4.340 2004 17.728 2003 N/A 2002 N/A                Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results             Information provided by the Carleton Place Public Library.

Electronic Library Uses

11.4 92 7461 07 Electronic library uses as a percentage of total library uses.  2006 7.00% 2005 7.00% 2004 7.00% 2003 N/A 2002 N/A                Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results             Percentage of electronic use is an estimate only. Only total usage was              tracked in 2006.

Non-Electronic Library Uses

11.5 92 7462 07 Non-electronic library uses as a percentage of total library uses. 2006 93% 2005 93% 2004 93% 2003 N/A 2002 N/A               Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results            Percentage of non-electronic use is an estimate only. Only total usage             was tracked in 2006.

LAND USE PLANNING              Location of New Development

12.1 92 8154 07 Percentage of new lots, blocks and/or units with final which are located within settlement areas. 2006 N/A 2005 N/A 2004 N/A 2003 N/A  2002 N/A

Preservation of Agricultural Land During 2006

12.2 92 8163 07 Percentage of land designated for agricultural purposes, which was not re-designated for other uses during year. 2006 100% 2005 100% 2004 100% 2003 100% 2002 100%

Preservation of Agricultural Land Relative to 2000

12.3 92 8164 07 Percentage of land designated for agricultural purposes, which was not re-designated for other uses relative to the base year 2000. 2006 100% 2005 100% 2004 100% 2003 100% 2002 100%

Change in Number of Agricultural Hectares During 2006

12.4 92 8165 07 Number of hectares of land originally designated for agricultural purposes, which was re-designated for other uses during year. 2006 0 2005 0 2004 0 2003 0 2002 0

Change in Number of Agricultural Hectares Since 2000

12.5 92 8166 07 Number of hectares of land originally designated for agricultural purposes, which was re-designated for other uses since January 1, 2000. 2006 0 2005 0 2004 0 2003 0 2002 0              Notes and Key Factors for Understanding Results            County of Lanark reports new lots in Beckwith Township. No agricultural             land has been re-designated.