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Finance &Technology
2016-2020 FINANCIAL PLAN
ENVIRONMENTAL
Continued to improve E-Finance
services such as e-billing, invoice
submission, electronic fund transfers;
Continued to promote electronic T4
distribution;
Continued to promote e-invoice
remittance and e-payments for
venders;
Implemented CaseWare Working
Papers for producing electronic year-
end financial working papers,
resulting in a significant reduction in
paper usage;
Implemented a solution enabling
digital paystub delivery to all outside
City employees, resulting in a
significant reduction in paper usage;
Through the City’s energy efficient
printer fleet, along with sustainable
practices like duplex printing and
scanning, annual print volume
decreased by 27%, energy use and
GHG emissions reduced by 47%
(84,000 kWh and 0.76t CO2e
respectively), paper use reduced by
10.2 tonnes (duplexing saved 1.12M
sheets of 20lb paper), and toner waste
reduced by 7.2 tonnes through the use
of environmentally friendly resin-
based ink; and
Launched JoinMe collaboration to
promote webinar meetings.
Commenced a review of the Contract
Module in our Financial System to
facilitate improved efficiencies and
reporting;
Continued to develop our new
Financial System, upgrading the
processes, adding Accounts
Receivable functionality and
continuing with overall process
efficiencies;
Successfully transitioned to a new
insurer for the City’s property risks
achieving better rates for the City’s
growing building inventory;
Managed business risk through an
Enterprise Risk Management Program
within Surrey; and
Along with Legal and Engineering
through three Canadian
Transportation Agency (CTA)
decisions , successfully challenged the
rail crossing indemnity and insuring
agreements that had been in place for
decades and changed the law on this
issue across the country.
SOCIO—CULTURAL
Continued training key staff on the
new financial system offering various
sessions throughout the year,
focusing on different areas of the
system;
City of Surrey was recognized as one
of the top 7 intelligent communities in
the world by the New York based think
tank ICF;
Provided superior customer service
and expert advice to internal and
external customers along with
assistance and financial advice to
Surrey associations and non-profit
organizations;
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