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What do these money figures mean?

Budget: Planned costs for a stated year or project.
Annual allocation: Funding assigned for one year. It may be part of a larger project.
Lifetime project budget: The stated budget for the full project across its years.
Forecast: An estimate of the eventual cost, as of the date shown.
Tax requirement (levy): The amount to raise from property taxes, after other funding.
Contract award: The accepted contract price, with its stated tax and scope.
Recorded costs or payments: Amounts reported for the period shown. They do not establish project completion.

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Council received; reserve table unauditedannual accounts

2025 Building Department operating and capital result

2025 Building Department operating and capital result department management report; revenues and expenses shown separately · 2025 · CAD · As reported in source; no HST conversion inferred

Original approvedNot established

Revised authorizationNot established

Reported actualNot establishedThrough 2025-12-31

Published forecastNot established

Does the breakdown add up?

Source total -$52,656.69Covered on the stated basis -$52,656.69Reconciled difference $0

Revenue minus expenditure; reserve draw is funding, not another expense.

Definitions, changes & interpretation

Operating revenue $286,507.24 less expense $339,163.93 = $52,656.69 deficit. Do not add revenue and expense rows as a spending total. Reserve opening $214,945.08 less deficit $52,656.69 and fee-review/capital draws $74,763.07 = $87,525.32 unaudited closing balance.

Open the source record

Report 2026-035: 2025 annual Building Department financial report PDF pp. 1–3
Township of Zorra · Published 2026-05-06 · Event/reporting date 2026-05-06
published · Primary record verified · Building reserve closing schedule explicitly unaudited; distinguish from July consolidated audit.

What is the total made of?

3 matching accounts. Parent totals include the indented accounts. — means no published amount.

Allocation by service

Zorra · 2025 · department management report; revenues and expenses shown separately · original

CAD · Largest 3 extracted rows by absolute magnitude on this basis. Signed inflows or recoveries retain their minus sign. The full accessible table and sources are below.

Open the source record

Report 2026-035: 2025 annual Building Department financial report PDF pp. 1–3
Township of Zorra · Published 2026-05-06 · Event/reporting date 2026-05-06
published · Primary record verified · Building reserve closing schedule explicitly unaudited; distinguish from July consolidated audit.

2025 Building Department operating and capital result · 2025 · department management report; revenues and expenses shown separately · CAD
Service / facility / account	Original budget	Actual	Prior actual	Evidence
Building revenues	$385,000	$286,507.24Through 2025-12-31	$488,382.86	Details & source Source location: PDF p. 3 Open the source record Report 2026-035: 2025 annual Building Department financial report PDF pp. 1–3 Township of Zorra · Published 2026-05-06 · Event/reporting date 2026-05-06 published · Primary record verified · Building reserve closing schedule explicitly unaudited; distinguish from July consolidated audit.
Building expenses	$351,341	$339,163.93Through 2025-12-31	$320,153.44	Details & source Source location: PDF p. 3 Open the source record Report 2026-035: 2025 annual Building Department financial report PDF pp. 1–3 Township of Zorra · Published 2026-05-06 · Event/reporting date 2026-05-06 published · Primary record verified · Building reserve closing schedule explicitly unaudited; distinguish from July consolidated audit.
Electric vehicle capital	$70,000	$69,675.07Through 2025-12-31	—	Details & source Source location: PDF p. 3 Open the source record Report 2026-035: 2025 annual Building Department financial report PDF pp. 1–3 Township of Zorra · Published 2026-05-06 · Event/reporting date 2026-05-06 published · Primary record verified · Building reserve closing schedule explicitly unaudited; distinguish from July consolidated audit.