Reserve and Reserve Funds - Kingston

Reserve and Reserve Funds -  Kingston

Reserve and Reserve Funds 101 - Reserve & Reserve Funds in Ontario
Date: Thursday October 17, 2019

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Overview:
The Reserve & Reserve Funds workshop is designed to provide the attendee with a full perspective of the creation and use of reserves and reserve funds.  The workshop is targeted towards those involved with capital and operating budgets, long term financial planning, and management of Development Charge Reserve Funds and Asset Management.

This workshop will focus on various elements of the Reserves and Reserve fund use including:

  • What are Reserves vs. Reserve Funds
  • Legislative Requirements
  • Current use of reserves and reserve funds in Ontario
  • Establishing Reserve and Reserve fund policies
  • Reporting Reserve & Reserve Funds (including Bill 73 and Bill 108 Requirements for Development Charges and Planning Act Charges)
  • How to determine reserve adequacy and sustainable contribution rates
  • Sampling of Best Practices in Ontario

The workshop will be examining the use of Reserve and Reserve Funds in Ontario including developing policies for the creation and maintenance of reserves/reserve funds, mandatory reporting under the Planning Act and Development Charges Act, integrating their use in long term financial planning and establishing corporate policies.  Attendees will also work on some hand-on examples to develop a familiarity with the concepts and policies.

Reserve & Reserve Funds 201
- Writing Reserve & Reserve Fund Policies
Date: Tuesday November 5, 2019

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Overview:

The Writing Reserve & Reserve Fund Policies workshop is designed to provide the attendee with a full perspective of writing and creating reserves and reserve fund policies for your organization.  The workshop is targeted towards those involved with capital and operating budgets, long term financial planning, and management of Development Charge Reserve Funds and Asset Management.

This workshop will focus on various elements for creating Policies for Reserves and Reserve funds including:

  • Recap of what are Reserves vs. Reserve Funds
  • Link to Legislative Requirements (including Bill 73 and Bill 108 changes for Development Charges and Planning Act Charges)
  • Establish Primary Objectives of the Policies
  • Establish Policies for use of reserves and reserve funds and Link to Capital/Operating Budgets
  • Establishing Reserve and Reserve fund policies for access to and maintenance of the funds
  • Developing Annual Reporting for Reserve & Reserve Funds
  • Interactive Development of Policies during the workshops

The workshop will provide the attendee with approaches to Writing Reserve and Reserve Fund Policies for your municipality, including approaches to creating and maintening  reserves/reserve funds.  This session will also assist the writers in adjusting existing or creating new policies to  mandatory reporting related to the Changes in Bills 73 and Bill 108 (affecting the Planning Act for Community Benefit Charges and Development Charges Act).  Attendees will also work on example policies to develop a familiarity with the concepts and approaches.  Attendees with be encouraged to advance some suggested Policies before the session and these will be worked on during the workshop.

 


Speaker:

Gary Scandlan has over 35 years of experience with Long Range Financial Planning, Capital and Operating Budgeting, establishing Development Charges and various other Fees and Charges. He is a Director with Watson & Associates Economists Ltd., one of Canada’s leading economic consulting firms. Established in 1982, they offer a comprehensive range of fiscal planning and policy services to clients in government and the private sector throughout Ontario and other provinces of Canada.

Locations:
101 session - Four Points by Sheraton Kingston, 285 King Street East, Kingston ON
201 session - Ambassador Hotel, 1550 Princess Street, Kingston, ON
When
10/17/2019 - 10/28/2019
Where
See Description Kingston, ON CANADA
Online registration not available.

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