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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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City of Surrey
21. Segmented information
The City of Surrey is a diversified municipal government institution that provides a wide range of services
to the citizens of Surrey, including Police Services; Parks, Recreation and Culture Services; General
Government Services; Water Services; Fire Services; Sewer Services; Engineering Services; Drainage
Services; Solid Waste Management Services; Roads & Traffic Safety Services; Planning and Development
Services; Parking Services; Surrey City Energy Services; and Surrey Public Library Services. For
management reporting purposes, the Government’s operations and activities are organized and reported
by Service Area. Service Areas were created for the purpose of recording specific activities and related
objectives in accordance with legislated requirements.
City Departments and the activities for which they are responsible are reported in these Service Areas.
The Departments listed in the Segmented Information, along with the services that each Department
provides are listed below:
Police Services
The mandate of the Police Department includes enforcing laws, preventing crime, and maintaining peace,
order and security.
Parks, Recreation and Culture Services –
Parks, Recreation and Culture Department
The Parks, Recreation and Culture Department is responsible for planning, facilitating the development of,
operating and maintaining high quality parks, recreation and cultural facilities and services.
General Government Services –
Mayor & Councillor’s Department, City Manager’s Department, Finance
& Technology Department, Human Resources Department, Surrey City Development Corporation, and
Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society
General Government Services includes those elements of the organization with responsibility for
adopting by-laws, adopting administrative policy, levying taxes, acquiring, disposing and managing
City assets, ensuring effective financial management, monitoring performance and ensuring that high
quality City service standards are met. The Surrey City Development Corporation, which engages in
the provision of consulting services, land development activities, property acquisition/disposal and
asset management and the Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society, which focuses on addressing
homelessness in Surrey through raising funds and the provision of grants to worthy projects also form
part of General Government Services.
Water Services –
Water Department
The Water Utility operates the water system and its primary responsibility, in partnership with the
Operations Division and Metro Vancouver, is to supply clean, safe drinking water to the residences and
businesses of Surrey.
Fire Services
The mandate of the Fire Department is to enforce codes and maintain security by protecting life, property
and the environment through the provision of emergency response services.
Sewer Services –
Sewer Department
The Sewer Utility operates the network of sewer mains, to collect sewage and convey such sewage to
treatment plants. The utility also plans, designs, and constructs sanitary sewer infrastructure; manages
inflow and infiltration controls; and undertakes initiatives in support of the region’s Integrated Liquid Waste
Resource Management Plan.