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2014 Annual Report
Message from the Mayor iv City Council & Surrey Officers v Organizational Chart vi Canadian Award for Financial Reporting vii City of Surrey Overviews 1 Awards 3 City Manager’s Department 5 Engineering Department 7 Finance &Technology Department 9 Fire Department 11 Human Resources Department 13 Parks, Recreation & Culture Department 15 Planning & Development Department 17 RCMP 19 City of Surrey Public Libraries 21 Statistical Review 22 Population 23 Average Residential Tax and Utilities Bill 23 2014 Average Residential Tax and Utilities Bill 24 2014 General Revenue Fund Assessment and Taxation by Property Class 24 General Assessment and Taxation Statistics 25 Assessment for General Taxation 25 Building Permits 26 Construction Value of Building Permits Issued 26 Largest Employers in Surrey 27 Unemployment Rates 28 Commercial and Industrial Development Approved in Surrey 28 Financial Statistics 29 Net Tangible Capital Asset Acquisitions 29 Surrey's Business Distribution by Sector 30 Potential Borrowing Capacity versus Debt Incurred 30 2014 Debt Servicing Costs Compared to General Operating Revenue 31 City of Surrey Debt per Capita 31 2014 Household Expenditures versus City Services 32Table of Contents