City of Surrey 2017 - 2021 Financial Plan

Finance &Technology

Equality, Sustainability and Broadband Connectivity. Surrey was selected from over 400 City applicants worldwide; and  Water meter requests were transitioned from paper filing to digital storage, resulting in savings for offsite storage costs.

 For the second consecutive year, Surrey was named one of the Top 7 Intelligent Communities in the world by the New York-based think tank Intelligent Community Forum, which measures communities based on seven indicators including: Innovation, Digital

PUBLIC SAFETY

 Managed business risk through an Enterprise Risk Management Program within the City;  As part of the Public Safety Strategy, the new City of Surrey cyber security outreach program, “Be Safe Online” was launched. It will give trusted and actionable education and resources to Surrey residents and small to medium -sized businesses. The goal is to reduce the incidence of cyber crime among Surrey residents; and

 The Digital Services and Web Development teams designed and developed a web application called ‘IRIS’ (Integrated Resources for

Investigations and Safety) that registers camera locations owned and provided by residents and businesses in Surrey. This video camera registry initiative is a partnership between the City of Surrey, Surrey RCMP, businesses, and the community and is part of the Emerging Leaders Program.

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

 Provided financial analysis and advice on City initiatives;  Continue to promote efficiency in standardizing business processes;  Transitioned Dog Licence renewal process to be annual billing from anniversary date billing; and

Source: City of Surrey 2016 Report to Citizens

 Continue to promote e-invoice remittance and e-payments for vendors.

ECOSYSTEMS

 Continued to improve E-Finance services such as e-billing, invoice submission, electronic fund transfers;  Continued to promote electronic T4 distribution; and

 Continued to promote e-invoice remittance and e-payments for vendors;

2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN

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