Body: Council Type: By-law Meeting: Regular Date: 2010 Collection: By-laws Municipality: South Frontenac

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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC BY-LAW 2010-14

A BY-LAWTO PROVIDE FOR AN INTERIM TAX LEVY; PAYMENT OF

TAXES; TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTY AND INTEREST OF 1.25% ON TAX ARREARS PER MONTH

WHEREAS Section 317(1) and (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended,

provides that:

  1. The Council of a local municipality, before the adoption of the estimates for the year

under section 290 of the Municipal Act, 2001, may pass a by-law levying amounts on the assessment of the property in the local municipality rateable for local municipality

purposes.

  1. A by-law for levying amounts under subsection (1) shall be passed in the year that the amounts are to be levied or may be passed in December of the previous year if it provides fhat it does not come into force until a specified day in the following year.

AND WHEREAS sub-section 317(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, contains the following additional rules:

  1. The amounts levied on a property shall not exceed the prescribed percentage, or 50

percent if no percentage is prescribed, of the total amount of taxes for municipal and school purposes levied on the property for the previous year.

  1. The percentage under paragraph 1 may be different for different property classes but shall be the same for all properties in a property class.

  2. For the purposes of calculating the total amount of taxes for the previous year under paragraph 1, if any taxes for municipal and school purposes were levied on a property for only part of the previous year because assessment was added to the collector’s roll during the year, an amount shall be added equal to the additional taxes that would have been levied on the property if the taxes for municipal and school purposes had been levied for the entire year.

AND WHEREAS sub-section 317(5) of the Municipal Act, 2001, contains the following additional rule:

  1. The amounts may be levied on assessment added to the tax roll for the current year that was not on the assessment roll upon which the amounts are levied.

AND WHEREAS Section 342 (l)(a) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, provides that the Council of a local municipality may pass by-laws providing for the payment of taxes in one amount or by instalhnents and the date or dates in the year for which the taxes are imposed on which the taxes or installments are due.

AND WHEREAS Section 345(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended. provides that the Council of a local municipality may pass by-laws to impose late payment charges for the non-payment of taxes or any installment by the due date. AND WHEREAS sub-sections 345(2) and (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, contains the following additional rules:

  1. A percentage charge, not to exceed 1 IA per cent of the amount of taxes due and unpaid, may be imposed as a penalty for the non-payment of taxes on the first day of default or such later date as the by-law specifies.
  2. Interest charges, not to exceed 1 IA per cent each month of the amount of taxes due and

unpaid, may be imposed for the non-payment of taxes in the manner specified in the bylaw but interest may not start to accrue before the first day of default.

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AND WHEREAS Section 346(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, provides that the Council of a local municipality may pass by-laws to provide for the payment of taxes by any person into a financial mstitution to the credit of the treasurer of the municipality

and in that case, the person making the payment shall be entitled to be issued a receipt by the institution for the amount paid.

AND WHEREAS Council deems it expedient to pass a by-law for such purposes. NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac enacts as follows:

  1. That an interim tax rate is hereby imposed and levied on the whole of the assessment for

real property in each of the “Residential Assessment”, “Multi-Residential Assessment”, “Commercial Assessment”, “Industrial Assessment”, “Farm Assessment” and “Managed Forest Assessment” and the applicable subclasses pursuant to Section 7 of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.A.31, as amended, as set out in Schedule “A” attached hereto.

  1. All amounts as calculated above shall be adjusted by an amount to provide that the levy does not exceed 35 percent of the 2009 tax levy, subject to the following mles:

a. Taxes for municipal and school purposes levied on a property for only part of the

previous year because assessment was added to the collector’s roll during the year, shall have an amount added equal to the additional taxes that would have been

levied on the property if the taxes for municipal and school pui-poses had been levied for the entire year.

b. The amounts levied on assessment added to tiie tax roll for the current year that was not on the assessment roll upon which the amounts are levied, shall be deemed to be 35% of the 2009 tax levy.

  1. The said interim tax levy shall become due and payable on the 31 st day of March 2010.
  2. On all taxes of the interim tax levy which are in default on the first day of default, a

penalty of 1.25% shall be added and thereafter a penalty of 1.25% per month (15% per annum) shall be added on the first day of each and every month in which the default continues, until December 31, 2010.

  1. On all other taxes in default on January 1st, 2010, interest shall be added at the rate of 1.25% per month (15% per annum) or fraction thereof.

  2. Penalties and interest on all taxes of the interim tax levy in default shall become due and payable and shall be collected forthwith as if the same had originally been imposed and fanned part of such unpaid mterim tax levy.

  3. The collector shall send a tax bill to the taxpayer’s residence or place of business or to the premises in respect of which the taxes are payable unless the taxpayer directs the treasurer in writing to send the bill to another address, in which case it shall be sent to that address.

The taxes are payable at the following: a) Township of South Frontenac municipal offices: i. 4432 George Street, Sydenham, Ontario ii. 2490 Keeley Road, Sydenham, Ontario

b) At any financial institution having payment arrangements with the Township of South Frontenac.

c) By filing an application for voluntary pre-authorized payment for automatic

debit of installment j&om bank account, in accordance with the Township’s standard practice.

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  1. The Treasurer is hereby empowered to accept partial payments from time to time

on

account of taxes due and shall credit such payment first on account of the interest and percentage charges, if any, added to such taxes and. shall credit the remainder of such

payment against that part of the taxes that has been in arrears for the greatest period of time but no such payment shall be received after a tax arrears certificate has been

registered under section 378 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended. 10. This by-law shall come into force and take effect on the day of passing. Dated at the Township of South Frontenac this 16th day of February, 2010. Read a first and second time this 16th day February, 2010. Read a third time and finally passed this 16th day of February, 2010. THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC

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Gary Davison, Mayor

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Schedule “A” to By-Law No. 2010-14

TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC - 2010 INTERIM TAX RATE SCHEDULE BEDFORD DISTRICT

Assessment Class

RTC

2009 Total Tax Rate

Residential and Farm Residential

RT MT CT ex GT IT IX FT TT

1.085644% 1.085644% 2.614299% 1.830009% 2.614299% 2.894588% 1.881483% 0.271411% 0.271411%

Multi-Residential

Commercial Occupied Commercial Vacant Land

Parking Lot Industrial Occupied Industrial Vacant Land Farmlands

Managed Forest

2010 Interim Tax Rate

0.380000% 0.380000% 0.915000% 0.640500% 0.915000% 1.013100% 0.658500% 0.095000% 0.095000%

Total

Current Value Assessment

Tax Amount Per Class

482,073,840

1,831,881

649.592 29,250

5,944 187

0

18,674 100,000 4,894,946 1,599,073

489,365,375

189 659

4,650 1,519 1.845,029

LOUGHBOROUGH DISTRICT

Assessment Class

RTC

2009 Total Tax Rate

Residential and Farm Residential

RT MT CT cu ex GT IT IH IX FT rr

1.024234% 1.024234% 2.552889% 1.787022% 1.787022% 2.552889% 2.833178% 2.833178% 1.841566% 0.256059% 0.256059%

Multi-Residential

Commercial Occupied Commercial Excess Land

Commercial Vacant Land

Parking Lot Industrial Occupied Industrial Taxable; Full, Shared PIL Industrial Vacant Land Farmlands

Managed Forest

2010 Interim Tax Rate

0.358500% 0.358500% 0.893500% 0.625500% 0.625500% 0.893500% 0.991600% 0.991600% 0.644500% 0.089600% 0.089600%

Total

Current Value Assessment

Tax Amount Per Class

556,193,954 2,184,500 6,025,505 22,765 67,750

1,993,955 7,831 53,838 142 424

0

207,729 45,750 42,250 9,201,076 1,104,783 575,096,062

2,060 454 272

8,244 990

2,068,211

PORTLAND DISTRICT

Assessment Class

RTC

2009 Total Tax Rate

Residential and Farm Residential Multi-Residential

RT MT CT CH cu ex GT IT IH IU IX IK JT JU FT TT

1.044304% 1.044304% 2.572959% 2.572959% 1.801071% 1.801071% 2.572959% 2.853248% 2.853248% 1.854612% 1.854612% 1.854612% 2.853248% 1.854612% 0.261076% 0.261076%

Commercial Occupied Commercial Taxable: Full, Shared PIL Commercial Excess Land Commercial Vacant Land

Parking Lot Industrial Occupied Industrial Taxable: Full, Shared PIL Industrial Excess Land Industrial Vacant Land

Industrial Taxable: Excess Land, Share Industrial-NewConstruction-Taxable Industrial-NewConstruction-Excess Farmlands

Managed Forest

2010 Interim Tax Rate

0.365500% 0.365500% 0.900500% 0.900500% 0.630400% 0.630400% 0.900500% 0.998600% 0.998600% 0.649100% 0.649100% 0.649100% 0.998600% 0.649100% 0.091400% 0.091400%

Total

Current Value Assessment

Tax Amount Per Class

385,944,162 983,000 8,855,204 16,295 33,370 84,650 29,500 693,140 336,633

1,410,626 3,593 79,741

0

0 993 431

153,000 66,323 483,953 26,047 16,945,671 621,405 415,272.353

147 210 534 266

6,922 3,362

4,833 169

15,488 568

1,527.881

STORRINGTON DISTRICT

Assessment Class

RTC

Residential and Farm Residential Multi-Residential

RT MT CT cu ex GT IT IH IU IX FT TT

Commercial Occupied Commercial Excess Land Commercial Vacant Land

Parking Lot Industrial Occupied Industhal Taxable: Full, Shared PIL Industrial Excess Land Industrial Vacant Land Farmlands

Managed Forest Total

2009 Total Tax Rate

2010 Interim Tax Rate

1.014330% 0.355000% 1.014330% 0.355000% 2.542985% 0.890000% 1.780090% 0.623000% 1.780090% 0.623000% 2.542985% 0.890000% 2.823274% 0.988100% 2.823274% 0.988100% 1.835128% 0.642300% 1.835128% 0.642300% 0.253583% 0.088800% 0.253583% 0.088800%

Current Value Assessment

Tax Amount Per Class

607,755,879 209,500 4,654,769 110,940 33,250

2,157,533 744

41,427 691 207

0

585,139 20,750

5,782 205

0

92,000 19,335,438 611,254 633,408,919

591

17,170 543

2,224,893

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