Yorkton Council has approved a Declaration of Eligibility now required to be eligible for Municipal Revenue Sharing.
鈥淭he Ministry of Government Relations annually provides funding to the City in the form of a revenue sharing grant,鈥� explained Amber Matechuk, City Controller with the City at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.
This grant is a portion of the PST collected by the Province and is distributed to cities based on population.
Previously, to attain this funding, the only administrative requirements for the City were to provide the annual audited financial statements, explained Matechuk.
鈥淣ew for 2020, as part of the Ministry鈥檚 objective to encourage effective local governance, they are implementing an annual eligibility requirement for municipalities in order to receive the funding,鈥� she said.
The resolution outlines the requirements below, which as of December 9, 2019 have been completed by Administration;
*Submission of the 2018 Audited Financial Statement to the Ministry of Government Relations; *Submission of the 2018 Public Reporting on Municipal Waterworks to the Ministry of Government Relations;
*In Good Standing with respect to the reporting and remittance of Education Property Taxes;
*Adoption of a Council Procedures Bylaw;
*Adoption of an Employee Code of Conduct; and
*All member of council have filed and annually updated their Public Disclosure Statements, as required.
Council unanimously supported the declaration.
