THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STRONG

BY – LAW #2008 – 1571

BEING a By-law to provide for a 2008 Final Tax Levy for all classes, Adoption of the 2008 Estimates,  and to further provide for penalty & Interest in default of payment thereof for 2008

 

WHEREAS Section 312, 314, 315 and 474 of the Municipal Act, Chapter 25, S.O. 2001 as amended, provides that the Council of a Local Municipality shall adopt the estimates and set the tax rates for the year and pass a by-law to levy a tax rate on the assessment in each property class;

WHEREAS the 2008 Estimates for Local Government Purposes is $1,493,108.56

                     the 2008 Estimates for School Board Purposes is         $   604,622.76 Total $2,097,731.32

 

NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STRONG DOES HEREBY ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1.                  Final Tax Levy for Commercial Band 1 with assessment up to $400,000 (Assessment 3,075,024)

General Government Rate  .00915734                School Boards        .00827336       Total    .0174307

 

2.                  Final Tax Levy for Commercial Band 2 with assessment up to 1,500,000 (Assessment 1,744,500)

General Government Rate   .00966608          School Boards             .00873299       Total    .01839907

 

3.                  Final Tax Levy for Commercial Band 3with assessment over 1,500,000 (Assessment 6,007,000)

General Government Rate   .01017482          School Boards            .00919262       Total    .01936744

 

4.                  Final Tax Levy for Commercial Vacant with assessment Excess (62,928)

General Government Rate    .00685166         School Boards .00619161       Total  .01304327

 

5.                  Final Tax Levy for Industrial Band 1 with assessment up to $200,000 (Assessment 1,046,130)

General Government Rate   .00603345          School Boards             .00760712       Total   .01364057

 

6.                  Final Tax Levy for Industrial Band 2 with assessment over $200,000 (Assessment – 3,576,715)

General Government Rate   .01096990          School Boards     .01383112               Total    .02480102

 

7.                  Final Tax Levy for real property in the Industrial Vacant/Excess Class (Assessment 122,606)

General Government Rate .00636225            School Boards     .00802168                Total   .01438393

 

8.                  Final Tax Levy for real property in the Multi-Residential Class (Assessment – 378,000)

General Government Rate  .00889825           School Boards             .00264             Total     .01153825

 

9.                  Final Tax Levy for real property in the Residential/Farm Class (Assessment – 141,546,357)

            General Government Rate  .00889825           School Boards             .00264             Total     .01153825

 

10.              Final Tax Rate for Real Property in the Pipeline Class (Assessment – 9,513,000)

General Government Rate  .00726453           School Boards             .00748353       Total     .01474806

 

11.              Final Tax Rate for Farmlands (1,285,700)  and  Managed Forest (277,240)

General Government Rate  .00222456           School Boards             .000660           Total     .00288456

 

12.              Final Tax Rate for Real Property in the Railways Class (122.01 acres)

General Government Rate  38.89                   School Boards        24.78                    Total    63.67

Ø  That every owner of land shall be taxed according to the tax rates in this by-law with a minimum total bill of $50.00 and such tax bill shall become due and payable as follows:

Capped Classes of property tax bills will have two installments with due dates as:   July 30th and Sep 29th

 Uncapped Classes of property bills will have two installments with due dates as July 30th and Sept.29th

Ø  All taxes in default on the 1st day past the end of the month will be charged a penalty of 1.25% per month that the default continues until December 31st 2008

Ø  Penalties and Interest added on all taxes shall be paid before tax amounts will be paid.

Ø  The Collector may mail or cause to be mailed to the address indicated on the last revised assessment roll, a printed notice specifying the amount of taxes payable and all will receive a Disclosure statement.

Ø  The Taxes are payable at the Township of Strong Municipal Office

Ø  This By-law replaces By-law #2007 - 1544

READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 13th DAY OF MAY 2008

READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED ON A MOTION BY  John Newstead

AND SECONDED BY         Chris Ellis        THIS 13th DAY OF MAY 2008

 

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Diana Georgie, Clerk                                                  Stephen R. Rawn, Mayor

CERTIFIED to be a true copy of By-law 2008 - 1571 enacted in open council this 13th of MAY 2008