Body: Council Type: By-law Meeting: Regular Date: 2012 Collection: By-laws Municipality: South Frontenac

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SOUTH FRONTENAC TOWNSHIP BY-LAW 2012-33

A BY-LAW TO LEVY TAXES IN THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC FOR THE YEAR 2012

WHEREAS it is necessary for fhe Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac, pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, the Fair Municipal Finance Act, 1997, the Fau" Municipal Finance Act, 1997 (No.2) and the Small Business and Charities Protection Act, 1998 to establish tax rates for 2012;and,

WHEREAS the tax ratios and tax rate reductions for prescribed property subclasses have been established by the County ofFrontenac, by its By-law 2011-36 and,

WHEREAS it is necessary for the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac, pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001 to levy on the whole rateable property according to the last revised assessment roll for the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac the sums set forth for various purposes in Schedule “C” hereto attached for the current year; and

WHEREAS an interim levy was made before the adoption of the estimates for the current year;

NOW THEREFORE THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SOU FRONTENAC, BY ITS COUNCIL, HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:

  1. The 2012 estimates for the current year as set forth in Schedule “C” attached hereto and

fanning part of this by-law are hereby adopted.

  1. For the year 2012, the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac shall levy upon the Residential and Farm Residential Assessment, Farmland Under Development I Assessment, Farmland Under Development II Assessment, Multi-Residential

Assessment, Commercial Assessment, Industrial Assessment, Parking Lot Assessment, Farmland Assessment and Managed Forest Assessment the rates of taxation per current value assessment for general, education and County of Frontenac purposes as set out in Schedule “A” attached hereto and fanning part of this by-law.

  1. The levy provided for in Schedule “A” attached to this by-law shall be reduced by the amount of the interim levy for 2012.

  2. For payments-in-lieu of taxes due to the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac, the actual amount due to the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac shall be based on the assessment roll and the tax rates for the year 2012.

  3. For railway rights of way taxes due to the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac in accordance with the Regulations as established by the Minister of Finance, pursuant to the Municipal Act, the actual amount due to the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac shall be based on the assessment roll and the tax rates for the year

  4. The Treasurer is hereby authorized to collect the Special Area Charges and Rates as set

out in Schedule “B” which is attached hereto and forms part of this by-law and these Special Area Charges and Rates shall be added to and form part of the Collector’s Roll.

7 The levy for general municipal, education and County of Frontenac purposes shall become due and payable in two installments due June 29, 2012 and September 28, 2012 for the uncapped classes and in one installment due October 31, 2012 for the capped classes.

2.

  1. As provided under Section 345(2) of the Municipal Act 2001, there shall be imposed pmalty of one and one-quarter percent (1.25%) per month on the first day of each monfh following default of payment on all taxes of the current year remaining unpaid after the due date of said taxes.
  1. There shaUbe imposed additional interest of one and one-quarter percent (1.25%) per month on all taxes outstanding at the end of the year for which the taxes were levied as provided in Section 345(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001.

  2. Penalty and interest charges at the prevailing rate will be added in the same manner as taxes to those non-levy items added to the Collector’s Roll for collection.

  3. All supplementary taxes levied under the Assessment Act will be due 21 days after demand, and penalties and interest will be added in the same manner as the ordinary tax bills. The Treasurer is authorized to receive payment in two installments for the payment of supplementary tax bills for new residential units where the tax bill covers a period exceeding nine (9) months, wifh the second installment to be due no less than two months after the first installment due date.

  4. The Treasurer of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac is hereby empowered to accept part payment from time to time on account of any taxes due.

  5. Pursuant to the provisions of the 2012 Municipal Budget, transfers budgeted as a “Contribution from Revenue Fund to Reserves” shall be implemented by the Treasurer in the amount budgeted. Transfers budgeted as a “Contribution from Reserves and/or Reserve Funds to Revenue Fund and/ or Capital Fund” shall be implemented by the

Treasurer in the exact amount required to finance the actual expenditures of the particular project net of other applicable revenues, even should said amount exceed the

transfer/ contribution from Reserves and/or Reserve Fund originally budgeted for. 14. Any surplus/deficit as of December 31, 2012 in the Capital Fund resulting from the operations of the Capital Fund, shall be transferred to/ financed from its originating source of funds.

  1. Any surplus/deficit resulting from the 2012 operations of the General Revenue Fund

as of December 31, 2012 shall be transferred to/financed from the reserve for Working Funds.

  1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the provisions of the 2012 Municipal Budget, the following transfers shall be made to the Reserve noted should a surplus arise from the operation of the department activity as noted: DEPARTMENT Revenue Fund Administration

RESERVE Administration

Policing

Policing

Fire Sanitation Roads Winter Control

Fire Sanitation Roads Winter Control

Equipment Rental Suqjlus Planning

Equipment Planning

Environmental Committee

Environmental Committee Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation

Capital Fund Administration Fire Roads Sanitation

Administration Fire Roads Sanitation

Planning

Planning

Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation

3.

  1. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Treasurer is hereby authorized to accept payments made on the current Pre-Aufhorized Payment Plan on the first day of the month following the due date for payment of taxes without adding penalty and/ or interest charges to the outstanding taxes and tax arrears.

  2. The levy on the capped classes shall be finalized by way of amendments to this by-law.

  3. If any section or portion of this by-law or the schedules attached hereto is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, it is the intent of the Council of the

Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac that all remaining sections and portions of this by-law and the schedules continue in force and effect.

  1. This by-law shall come into force and take effect on the date of its passage.

Dated at the Township of South Frontenac this 15th day of May, 2012. Read a first and second time this 15th day of May, 2012. Read a third tune and finally passed this 15th day of May, 2012. Municipal Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac

‘&^3^ry>Ddvison, Mayor

Wayne 6rf^

dministrator

Schedule “A” to By-Law No. 2012-

TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC - 2012 TAX RATE SCHEDULE

Assessment Class

RTC

Residential and Farm Residential Mufti-Residential

Industrial Excess Land Industrial Vacant Land Industrial-NewConstruction-Taxable Industrial-NewConstruction-Excess Farmlands

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

Managed Forest

TT

Commercial-Full, Shared PIL Commercial Occupied Commercial Vacant Land Commercial Excess Land

New Const-Full-No Support Parking Lot Industrial -Full, Shared PIL Industrial -Excess Land, Shared PIL Industrial Occupied

South Frontenac Tax Rate

lao TJav Data Ru_

aiA/

County

Education Tax Rate

Total Tax Rate

Tax Rate

0.499931% 0.193135% 0.221000% 0.914066% 0.499931% 0.193135% 0.221000% 0.914066% 0.499931% 0.193135% 1.490000% 2.183066% 0.499931% 0.193135% 1.490000% 2.183066% 0.349952% 0.135194% 1.043000% 1.528145% 0.349952% 0.135194% 1.043000% 1.528145% 0.499931% 0.193135% 1.260000% 1.953066% 0.499931% 0.193135% 1.490000% 2.183066% 0.499931% 0.193135% 1.590000% 2.283066% 0.324955% 0.125538% 1.033500% 1.483993% 0.499931% 0.193135% 1.590000% 2.283066% 0.324955% 0.125538% 1.033500% 1.483993% 0.324955% 0.125538% 1.033500% 1.483993% 0.499931% 0.193135% 1.260000% 1.953066% 0.324955% 0.125538% 0.819000% 1.269493% 0.124983% 0.048284% 0.055250% 0.228517% 0.124983% 0.048284% 0.055250% 0.228517%

Total

Cfharl

Frontenac

ftr’harl A -Rul ai«/ Rate -Qnmm

Current Value Assessment

Tax Amount Per Class

2,389,855,927 3,559,000 23,000 22,574,849 200,500 202,190 1,078,300 33,000 444,000 95,000 1,640,325

21,844,860 32,532

South

Frontenac

Education

Frontenac

County Levy

Levy

4,615,648 6,874

5,281,582 7,865

Levy

11,947,630 17,793

Total

21,844,860 32.532

502

115

44

343

502

492,824 3,064 3.090 21.060

112,859

43,600

702

271

336,36c, 2.091 2,109 13,587

492,824 3,064 3,090 21,060

720

10,137 1,410 37,450

^J

708

273

5,390

2,083

165 2,219 309

64

491

720

858

7,060

119

982

8,201

3.168

26,081

10,137 1,410 37,450

0 641

0

0

0

510,800 977,586 28.414 51,193,945 5,345,004 2,477,761,840

7,580 19,093

1,660 4,887

361

92

36

233

361

116.987 12,214 22,603,883

63,984 6,680 12,173.393

24,718 2,581 4,702,866

28,285 2,953 5,727,624

116,986 12,214 22,603,883

1,888

0

0

5,279 12,318

7.580 19,093

Schedule “B” to By-Law No. 2012 - 33 TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC

SPECIAL AREA CHARGES AND RATES WASTE MANAGEMENT CHARGE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS PER UNIT Charge per assessed unit

Residential Dwelling

$100.00

Residential Seasonal Dwelling

$100.00

Commercial

$100.00

FIRE CAPn-AL SPECIAL AREA RATE

Special Assessment Class

RTC

Fire Tax Rate

Residential and Farm Residential

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

0.015404% 0.015404% 0.015404% 0.015404% 0.010783% 0.010783% 0.015404% 0.015404% 0.015404% 0.010012% 0.015404% 0.010012% 0.010012% 0.015404% 0.010012% 0.003851% 0.003851%

Multi-Residential

Commercial-Full, Shared PIL

Commercial Occupied Commercial Vacant Land Commercial Excess Land

New Const-Full-No Support Parking Lot Industrial -Full, Shared PIL Industrial -Excess Land, Shared PIL

Industrial Occupied Industrial Excess Land Industrial Vacant Land

Industrial-NewConstmction-Taxable Industrial-NewConstruction-Excess Farmlands

Managed Forest btal

Schedules Tax Rate By-Law Sched B -Area Charges

Current Value Assessment

Tax Amount Per Class

2,389,855,927 3,559,000 23,000 22,574,849 200,500 202,190 1,078,300 33,000 444,000 95,000 1,640,325 0

510,800 977,586 28,414 51,193,945 5,345,004 2,477,761,840

368,044 548 4

3,477 22 22 166 5 68 10 253 0 51 151 3

1,971 206

375,000

Schedule “C” to By-Law No. 2012 - 33 TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC 2012 MUNICIPAL BUDGET SUMMARY TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION Summary of Revenue and Expense

2011-2012 Budget 2011 Budget 2012 Budget $

$

Variance

$

%

REVENUE

/-

Property Taxation

177,050

221,100

44,050

24.88%

User Charges

1,947,671

2,014,861

67,190

3.45%

‘^censes, Permits and Rents

587,500

605,837

18,337

3.12%

3ovemment Grants

2,055,142

2,554,005

498,863

24.27%

Grants from Other Municipalities

933,869

740,000

-193,869

-20.76%

Investment Income

59,000

69,000

10,000

16.95%

Penalties and interest on taxes

K3

350,000

370,000

20,000

5.71%

Donations

9,400

7,400

-2,000

-21.28%

Other

35,565

12,565

-23,000

-64.67%

Transfers From Resen/es/Reserve Funds

558,850

3,172,235

2,613,385

467.64%

6,714,047

9,767,003

3,052,956

45.47%

1,650,143

3,390,607

1,740,463

105.47%

Fire

1,329,371

1,412,994

83,623

6.29%

Police

TOTAL Revenue

OPERATING EXPENSE General Government

Protection to Persons and Property 2,330,245

2,410,145

79,900

3.43%

Conservation Authorities

163,515

176,782

13,267

8.11%

Protective Inspections and Control

123,624

124,100

476

0.38%

Emergency Measures

1,300

1,300

0

0.00%

375,333

383,084

7,752

2.07%

Roadway Maintenance

7,324,034

8,743,022

1,418,988

19.37%

Winter Control

1,650,000

1,627,792

-22,208

-1.35%

8.745

173,000

164,255

1878.27%

Building Department TransporiatSon Services

Environmental Services

Water System Solid Waste Management

1.954,855

2,401,598

446,743

22.85%

Parks, Recreation and Cemeteries

515,289

845,368

330,079

64.06%

Planning and Development

210,305

247,963

37,658

17.91%

TOTAL Expense

17,636,759

21,937,755

4.300,996

24.39%

TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION

10,922,712

12,170,752

1,248,040

11.43%

Raised by Taxation - Tax rate

10,922,712

12,170,752

1,248,040

11.43%

375,000

0.00%

Special Rate - Fire

375,000

0

Special Charge - Waste Management

1,010,000

1,010,000

0

0.00%

Total

12,307,712

13,555,752

1,248,040

10.14%

Schedule “C” to By-Law No. 2012 - 33 2012 CAPITAL BUDGET BUDGETED

PROPOSED FINANCING

EXPENDITURE TAX LEVY RESERVES GRANT/OTHER

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

Corporate Services Financial System Core Financials incl Payroll, Property Tax, AR, AP, GL, Utilities. Purchase Orders, Fixed Assets

200.000

200,000

WF

Cabinets

30,000 6,500 3,000 7,500 247.000

30,000 6,500 3,000 7,500 247,000

Admin Bldg RF Admin Bldg RF Admin Bldg RF Admin Bldg RF

-Office Relocation

IT Costs (sen/er and workstations) Chairs Movers Sub-total

0

0

Sydenham Building Carried Forward from 2011

488,500 75,000 563,500 810,500

0 0

483,500

5,000 Admin Bldg RF/USC

75,000 558,500 805,500

5,000 5,000

Admin Bldg RF

PROTECTIVE SERVICES Fire

Carried Forward from 2011

10,000 10,000 30,000 10,000 10,000 7,000 6,000 83,000

DCF-Fire DCF-Fire

10,000 10,000 30,000

Taxation

Building Imp Reserve Building Imp Reserve Building Imp Reserve

10,000 10,000 7,000 6,000 36,000

Taxation

47,000

Schedules Tax Rate By-Law Sched C- Capital Budget

0

Schedule “C” to By-Law No. 2012 - 33 2012 CAPITAL BUDGET PROPOSED FINANCING BUDGETED EXPENDITURE TAX LEVY RESERVES GRANT/OTHER

ROAD DEPARTMENT

New Projects

FGT FGT

500,000 25,000 50,000 30,000 40,000 300,000 120.000 50,000

500,000 25,000 50,000 30,000 40,000 300.000 120,000 50,000

Building Imp Reserve RD Equip RD Equip RD Equip RD Equip WF

DCF 200,000/Rd Const 300,000 -Linear Asset Construction

4,300,000 3,200,000

500,000

600,000 City of Kingston Funding 600,000

Villages/Local Roads/Arteriat Roads 600,000

5,415.000 3,200,000 1,615,000

Total SYDENHAM WATER

.ft

339,412 133,922 473,334

0

0

0

30,000 30.000

30,000 30,000

0

0

50,000 50,000

0

50,000 50,000

0

0

20,000 200,000 220,000

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Solid Waste Management Overhead

Carried Forward from 2011

Sanitation-Disposal New Projects

30,000 200,000 230,000

San Res

10,000 DCF/San Res Landfill Site Closure Fund

10,000

Carried Forward from 2011

-Baler Wrap set-up Sub-total Total

25,000 25,000 335,000

0

30,000

25,000 25,000 295,000

Schedules Tax Rate By-Law Sched C- Capital Budget

FGT 0

10,000

Schedule “C” to By-Law No. 2012 - 33 2012 CAPITAL BUDGET BUDGETED

PROPOSED FINANCING

EXPENDITURE TAX LEVY RESERVES GRANT/OTHER

CEMETERIES Carried Forward from 2011

16.000 16,000

0

16,000 16,000

Cemetery Reserve 0

RECREATION

Carried Forward from 2010

20,000 10,000

20,000 10,000

PKF PKF

5,000 5,000

5,000 5,000

PKF PKF

10,000 30,000 20,000 15,000 25,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 10,000 5,000 60,000 216,420 446,420

10,000 30,000 20,000 15,000 25,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 10,000 5,000 60,000

REC REC PKF PKF PKF PKF PKF PKF PKF PKF PKF

Carried Forward from 2011

-Bleachers Sunbury Park -Playground Equipment and Protective Surfacing

-NFCA Project End Zone Unfunded Capital

TOTALS

0

230,000

7,579,254 3,266,000 3,008,500

Schedules Tax Rate By-Law Sched C- Caprtal Budget

0

615,000

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