Municipal Performance Measurement Program

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Local Government

1. OPERATING COSTS

General government support

 

Operating costs for

general government support_ x100

Total Municipal Operating Costs

16.3% of total municipal operating costs

Efficiency Measure

General government support as a percentage of total municipal operating costs.

Objective

Efficient municipal administration.

Notes

The municipality’s operating costs for general government support totalled $179,377 in the year 2001.

 

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Fire Services

2. OPERATING COSTS

 

Operating costs for Fire Services

(Total assessment / 1,000)

$00.36 per $1,000 of assessment

Efficiency Measure

Operating costs for fire services per $1,000 of assessment.

Objective

Efficient municipal fire services.

Notes

This municipality operates a volunteer fire service. The operating cost of this service for a home assessed at $100,000 was approximately $36 in the year 2001.

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Police Services

3. OPERATING COSTS

4. TOTAL CRIME RATE/ 1,000

 

 

Operating costs for Police Services

Total households

 

 

Total # of actual incidents for violent crime, property crime and other Criminal Code offences

Population / 1,000

$109.32 per household

15.5 crimes per 1,000 persons

Efficiency Measure

Operating costs for police services per household.

Objective

Efficient municipal police services.

Effectiveness Measure

Total crime rate per 1,000 persons

(Criminal Code, excluding traffic).

Note that the Statistics Canada definition used refers to Criminal Code crimes, excluding traffic.

Objective

Safe communities.

Notes

Policing services are provided by the Ontario Provincial Police.

Notes

A total of 17 actual incidents occurred 1n 2001.

   

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Road Services

5. OPERATING COSTS FOR PAVED ROADS

6. OPERATING COSTS FOR UNPAVED ROADS

 

Operating costs for paved roads

Total paved lane kilometres

Operating costs for unpaved roads

Total unpaved lane kilometres

$95.15 per paved lane kilometre

$309.77 per unpaved lane kilometre

Efficiency Measure

Operating costs for paved (hard top) roads per lane kilometre.

Objective

Efficient maintenance of paved roads.

Efficiency Measure

Operating costs for unpaved (loose top) roads per lane kilometre.

Objective

Efficient maintenance of unpaved roads.

Notes

The cost of road maintenance in this municipality in 2001 was about $190 each kilometre of two lane paved road.

Notes

The cost of road maintenance in this municipality in 2001 was about $620 for each kilometre of two lane unpaved road.

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Road Services

7. OPERATING COSTS FOR

WINTER CONTROL

8. CONDITION OF ROADS

 

Operating costs for winter control maintenance of roadways

Total lane kilometres maintained in winter

 

Number of paved lane kilometres rated as good to very good x100

Total number of paved lane kilometres tested

$142.44 per lane kilometre

91.3% of lane kilometres

Efficiency Measure

Operating costs for winter control maintenance of roadways per lane kilometre.

Objective

Efficient winter control operation.

Effectiveness Measure

Percentage of paved lane kilometres where condition is rated as good to very good.

Objective

Provide a paved lane system that has a pavement condition that meets municipal standards.

Notes

During the year 2001 it cost this municipality about $285 to provide winter maintenance (plow, sand, etc.) each kilometre of two lane road.

Notes

The large majority of paved roads in this municipality in 2001 were considered to be in good to very good condition.

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Road Services

9. WINTER EVENT RESPONSES

 

Number of winter event responses

that met or exceeded municipal road maintenance standards x100

Total number of winter events

100.0% of winter event responses

Effectiveness

Percentage of winter event responses that met or exceeded municipal road maintenance standards.

 

Objective

Provide appropriate winter response.

Notes

The municipality recognizes the Ontario Good Roads Association standards for plowing, sanding and salting roads and met those standards at all times during the year 2001.

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Transit Services

10. OPERATING COSTS

11. PUBLIC TRANSIT USE

 

Operating costs for conventional transit

Total number of regular service passenger trips

 

Total number of conventional transit passenger trips in service area in a year

Population of service area

NOT APPLICABLE

NOT APPLICABLE

Efficiency Measure

Operating costs for conventional transit per regular service passenger trip.

Objective

Efficient municipal transit services.

Effectiveness Measure

Number of conventional transit passenger trips per person in the service area in a year.

Objective

Maximum utilization of municipal transit services.

Notes

This municipality does not provide public transit services.

Notes

This municipality does not provide public transit services.

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Wastewater

12. OPERATING COSTS FOR COLLECTION TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL

13. MAIN BACKUPS BA

Operating costs for wastewater collection, treatment and disposal

Total megalitres of wastewater treated

 

Total number of backed up wastewater mains

Total kilometres of wastewater mains /100

$952.85 per megalitre

0 per 100 kilometres of main

Efficiency Measure

Operating costs for collection, treatment, and disposal of wastewater per megalitre.

 

A megalitre equals 1,000,000 litres or 1,000 cubic metres.

Objective

Efficient wastewater services.

Effectiveness Measure

Number of wastewater main backups per 100 kilometres of wastewater main in a year.

 

Objective

Prevention of human and environmental health hazards.

Notes

The cost of sewage collection and treatment reflects the limited number of properties receiving this service.

Notes

No wastewater backups were reported in 2001.

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Wastewater

14. TREATMENT BYPASS

Estimated megalitres of untreated wastewater x100

Total megalitres of wastewater, including

treated and untreated

0.0% of wastewater

Effectiveness Measures

Percentage of wastewater estimated to have by-passed treatment.

A megalitre equals 1,000,000 litres or 1,000 cubic metres.

Objective

Effective wastewater and treatment and disposal services.

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Notes

No wastewater by-passed treatment during the year 2001

 

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Water Services

15. OPERATING COSTS

FOR TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION

Efficiency Measure

Operating costs for the treatment and distribution of water per megalitre (Integrated System).

A megalitre equals 1,000,000 litres, or 1,000 cubic metres.

Objective

Efficient production and distribution of water.

Notes

The cost of water treatment and distribution reflects the limited number of properties receiving this service.

 

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Water Services

16. BREAKS IN WATER MAINS

17. BOIL WATER ADVISORIES

 

Number of breaks in water mains

Total kilometres of water main pipe / 100

 

Summation of: number of boil water advisory days

times the number of affected connections

Total connections in service area

0 breaks per 100 kilometres of main

0 days a year

Effectiveness Measure

Number of breaks in water mains per 100 kilometres of water main pipe in a year.

Objective

Improve system reliability and minimize water loss and operational costs.

Effectiveness Measure

Weighted number of days when a boil water advisory issued by the Medical Officer of Health, applicable to a municipal water supply, was in effect.

Objective

Water is safe and meets local needs.

Notes

There were no breaks in watermains during the year 2001

Notes

There were no boil water advisories during the year 2001.

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Solid Waste

18. OPERATING COSTS

FOR DISPOSAL

 

Operating costs for solid waste disposal

Total tonnes disposed from all property classes OR total households

$21.89 per household

Efficiency Measure

Operating costs for garbage disposal per tonne or per household.

Objective

Efficient disposal of solid waste.

Notes

Tonnage figures are not available for solid waste disposal in this municipality.

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Solid Waste

19. OPERATING COSTS

FOR DIVERSION

20. OPERATING COSTS

FOR INTEGRATED SYSTEM

 

Operating costs for solid waste diversion

Total tonnes diverted OR total households

 

 

 

 

Operating costs for solid waste management

Total tonnes disposed of and total tonnes diverted OR total households

$44.45 per tonne

NOT APPLICABLE

Efficiency Measure

Operating costs for solid waste diversion (recycling) per tonne or per household.

Objective

Waste programs divert garbage from landfills and incinerators.

Efficiency Measure

Average operating costs for solid waste management (collection, disposal and diversion) per tonne or per household.

Objective

Efficient solid waste management programs.

Notes

This municipality began participating in a joint recycling program with a number of area municipalities in June, 2001. The cost shown is based on this municipality’s estimated share of the total waste diverted under that program.

Notes

This municipality does not provide garbage collection service.

 

 

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Solid Waste

21a. FACILITY COMPLIANCE

21b. NUMBER OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SITES

22. COMPLAINTS FOR SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION

 

Total number of days per year MOE compliance order was in effect

 

Total number of waste management sites

 

Number of Complaints

Total Households / 1,000

0 days

1 sites

0 complaints per 1,000 households

Effectiveness Measure

Number of days per year when a Ministry of Environment compliance order for remediation concerning an air or groundwater standard was in effect for a solid waste management facility, by site.

Objective

Municipal solid waste services do not have an adverse affect on environment.

Effectiveness Measure

Total number of solid waste management sites owned by municipality.

Objective

Effective management of solid waste.

Effectiveness Measure

Number of complaints received in a year concerning the collection of solid waste and recycled materials per 1,000 households.

Objective

Effective waste management services.

Notes

There were no MOE compliance orders issued in 2001.

Notes

This municipality owns and operates only one solid waste disposal site.

Notes

No complaints were filed in 2001.

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Solid Waste

23. DIVERSION OF SOLID WASTE

 

Total tonnes of residential waste diverted x100

Total tonnes of residential solid waste disposed of

and total tonnes diverted

NOT AVAILABLE

Effectiveness Measure

Percentage of residential solid waste diverted.

 

Objective

Municipal waste programs divert garbage from landfills and incinerators.

Notes

Approximately 16.5 tonnes of solid waste is estimated to have been diverted in 2001, however tonnages for undiverted waste are not available.

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Land Use Planning

24. GROWTH AND SETTLEMENT PATTERN

 

Number of new lots, blocks and / or units with final

approval which are located within the settlement area x100

Total number of new lots, blocks and / or units

with final approval within entire municipality

0.0% of new development

Effectiveness Measure

Percentage of new development with final approval which is located within settlement areas.

Objective

New lot creation is occurring in settlement areas.

Notes

There were no new lots created within the settlement area of Richards Landing in the year 2001.

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Land Use Planning

25a. PRESERVATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN REPORTING YEAR

25b. CHANGE IN NUMBER OF DESIGNATED HECTARES IN REPORTING YEAR

 

Hectares of land designated for agricultural purposes

in the Official Plan as of December 31, 2001 X100

Hectares of land designated for agricultural

purposes in the Official Plan as of January 1, 2001

 

Number of hectares of land originally designated for agricultural purposes which was re-designated for other uses during 2001.

NOT APPLICABLE

NOT APPLICABLE

Effectiveness Measure

Percentage of land designated for agricultural purposes which was preserved during 2001.

Objective

Preserve agricultural land.

Effectiveness Measure

Number of hectares of land originally designated for agricultural purposes which was re-designated for other uses during 2001.

Objective

Preserve agricultural land.

Notes

There is no agricultural land use designation in the official plan of this municipality.

Notes

There is no agricultural land use designation in this municipality

Township of St. Joseph • Year 2001 Report

Land Use Planning

25c. AGRICULTURAL LAND RELATIVE TO BASE YEAR

25d. REDESIGNATED AGRICULTURAL LAND

 

Hectares of land designated for agricultural purposes

in the Official Plan as of December 31, 2001 X100

Hectares of land designated for agricultural

purposes in the Official Plan as of January 1, 2000

 

Number of hectares of land originally designated for agricultural purposes which was re-designated for other uses relative to base year.

 

NOT APPLICABLE

NOT APPLICABLE

Effectiveness Measure

Percentage of land designated for agricultural purposes which was preserved relative to base year of 2000.

Objective

Preserve agricultural land.

Effectiveness Measure

Number of hectares of land originally designated for agricultural purposes which was re-designated for other uses since January 1, 2000.

Objective

Preserve agricultural land.

Notes

There is no agricultural land use designation in the official plan of this municipality.

Notes

There is no agricultural land use designation in this municipality.