City of Surrey's 2024 Annual Financial Report

CITY OF SURREY OVERVIEWS CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT

The City Manager’s Office: • Ensures that Council resolutions are addressed in a timely and fulsome manner; • Ensures effective financial management through the monitoring of the annual budget and the Five-Year Financial Plan and by reviewing the City’s financial performance throughout the year; • Ensures that Council’s priorities and high-quality sustainable City services are delivered on a consistent basis to the City’s residents and businesses; • Provides advice and recommendations to City Council related to policies and emerging issues; • Assists in guiding the work in each of the City’s departments; • Ensures a coordinated and balanced implementation of Council policies and programs; and • Ensures consistency and a high standard of corporate reporting, including regular reports to Council as well as periodic reports on organizational performance.

LEGAL SERVICES & RISK MANAGEMENT Legal Services is responsible for providing legal services to City Council and all of the City’s departments. The City’s solicitors serve as court counsel, provide legal advice and render legal opinions on a wide variety of matters along with drafting and reviewing all forms of legal and legislative documentation associated with the business of the City.

Risk Management provides consulting services to City departments on how to identify, plan for, and manage risks in their daily business. They provide service and expertise in the areas of risk identification and treatment, insurance, claims, litigation, and loss control. By incorporating effective Risk Management practices, the City can become more resilient to adverse events and reduce the overall cost of risk.

2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Completed consultations with Katzie, Kwantlen and Semiahmoo Nations, and Urban Indigenous communities, for the design of an Indigenous learning venue in North Surrey to support Indigenous cultural practices, including gathering and knowledge sharing • Worked directly with TransLink to deliver improved transit services to Surrey including Surrey-Langley-Skytrain

• Developed a Surrey analytics data analytics platform to track and measure the City's economic, livability, and social infrastructure needs while identifying opportunities to benchmark Surrey to other comparative jurisdictions • Launched the City’s new Economic Strategy 2024 in order to articulate Surrey’s economic needs and opportunities to create 300,000 jobs by 2042

• Completed the Bear Creek Stadium covered grandstand project by 2024-year end. Lifecycle replacement of the running track, to be completed in 2025, will further enhance community sport amenities at this destination park • Working in partnership with BC Housing to identify sites and begin the planning process for two new supportive housing projects for women and children

• Completed public engagement to engage with almost 4,000 community members to inform the development of the Community Safety and Well-being Plan

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