2015-091 Levying of the tax rates for 2015The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
By-law No. 2015-91
A By-law to adopt the estimates of all amounts required during the year and
for levying the tax rates for the year 2015.
Whereas Section 290 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended,
authorizes the Council of a local municipality to prepare and adopt estimates of all
amounts required during the year;
And Whereas Section 312 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O.2001, c.25, as
amended, authorizes the Council of a local municipality to pass a by-law levying a
separate tax rate, as specified in the by-law, on the assessment in each property
class in the local municipality rateable for local municipality purposes;
And Whereas the County of Simcoe has established by by-law the following tax
ratios for the year 2015:
Residential/Farm
1.0000
Multi -Residential
1.5385
Commercial
1.2521
Industrial
1.5385
Pipelines
1.2966
Farmlands
0.2500
Managed Forests
0.2500
And the County tax rates for the year 2015.
And Whereas Ontario Regulation 75/15 establishes the Education tax rates for the
year 2015;
And Whereas Section 329 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as
amended establishes limitations on the taxes for the commercial, industrial and
multi -residential classes;
And Whereas Section 391 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as
amended, authorizes a municipality to pass by-laws imposing fees or charges for
services provided by it;
Now Therefore the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte hereby enacts as
follows:
That the estimates of Operating Expenditures net of non -taxation revenue
for the year 2015 for the purposes of the municipality shall be adopted as
follows:
Council
$ 355,935
Administration
3,309,583
History Association
7,539
Emergency Services
1,428,541
Police
2,169,052
School Crossing Guards
18,882
Building
116,098
Municipal Law Enforcement
203,662
Environmental Services
258,448
Planning
448,130
Public Works
3,890,666
Street Lighting
5,600
Lake Simcoe Regional Airport
149,000
Libraries
177,203
Parks and Recreation
897,877
Community Halls
41,903
Non -departmental
excluding tax levy
(2,264,529)
11,213.590
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2. That the estimates of capital expenditures net of non -taxation revenue for
the year 2015 for the purposes of the municipality shall be adopted as
follows:
Reserve Transfers — Capital Replacement $1,559,700
Debt Repayment 983,589
Public Works 1,077,800
3,621,089
3. That the following amounts shall be raised by taxation within the Township of
Oro-Medonte in the year 2015:
Township General Purposes $14,834,679
County Purposes 11,367,280
School Board Purposes 9,290,118
Total Tax Levy $35,482,077
4. That the Tax Rates shown on Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming part
of this By-law shall be levied upon and collected from the whole of the
assessment for real property, in accordance with the last returned
Assessment Roll for the Township of Oro-Medonte, as amended.
5. That in addition to the foregoing the following Special Charges and
Collectables be levied and collected:
(a) A levy for the purposes of recovering amounts advanced under the
provisions of the Tile Drainage Act, Chapter T.8, R.S.O. 1990, as
amended, from benefitting properties.
(b) A special levy to collect the annual. estimates for the following Street
Lighting Areas apportioned on a flat rate basis of $57 to the benefitting
properties:
Shanty Bay
Hawkestone
Sugarbush, Plan M367, Plan M368
Oro Hills, Plan M324
Horseshoe Highlands, Plan M391, Plan M447, Plan M456
Beechwood Crescent, Plan M281
Bachly, Plan M679
Warminster, Plan M92, M104
Black Forest Estates, Plan M191
Canterbury, Plan M343
Harbourwood, Plan M118
Parkside Drive, Plan 875
Mount St. Louis Estates, Plan M112
Day Subdivision, Plan M162
Conder Drive, RP51 R624, RP51 R2163
Pritchard Subdivision, Plan 1626
Snowshoe Trail, Plan M174
Robin Crest Subdivision, Plan M101, Plan M123
Cairns Estates, Plan 1676
Kade Meadows, Plan M340, Plan M469
Forest Glen, Plan M264
Craighurst Estates, Plan M510
Windfield Estates
Sprucewood, Plan M535
Maplehill, Bidwell Rd, Woodland Estates, Huronia Homes
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Lakewood Subdivision, Plan M381
Forest Home Industrial Park, Plan 1719, Plan 1720
Heights of Medonte, Plan M49
Simoro, M513
Winfull
White Bros., Plan M593
Martinbrook
Lauder Road Plan M723
Fairway Forest Plan M746
(c) An adjustment to taxes for the commercial, industrial and multi -
residential classes as determined in accordance with Section 329 of the
Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended.
(d) A levy for any or all other amounts collectable pursuant to any statute or
by-law and chargeable to any or all real property and business and/or
person or persons to be raised in the same manner and at the same
time as all other levies, rates, charges and/or collections.
6. (a) That the final tax bill less the interim tax bill be due and payable in two
equal installments on or before Friday, July 31St, 2015 and Wednesday,
September 30th, 2015 for properties with no capping adjustments.
(b) That the final tax bill less the interim tax bill be due and payable in two
equal installments on or before Monday, August 31St, 2015 and Wednesday,
September 30th, 2015 for properties in the Commercial, Industrial and Multi -
residential classes with capping adjustments.
7. The Treasurer is hereby authorized to mail or cause to be mailed the notice
of taxes due to the address of the residence or place of business of the
person to whom such notice is required to be given as shown on the latest
revised Assessment Roll.
8. A penalty for non-payment of taxes shall be imposed not exceeding 11/4% on
the first day of default, and on the first day of each calendar month thereafter
during the year 2015, until the taxes are paid.
9. That there be added an interest charge of 11/4% on the first day of each
month on any outstanding tax arrears from the 31St day of December in the
year in which the taxes were levied until the taxes are paid.
10. That taxes may be paid either in full or by installments for remittance
payments to the credit of the Treasurer on or before the day on which such
taxes fall due, at most financial institutions, which accept and process
payments on behalf of customers, with the onus on the financial institution to
remit payments on time.
11. That all taxes be paid into the Office of the Treasurer.
12. That the Treasurer be authorized and directed to collect any penalty or
interest or any other levies, rates, charges or collections in the same manner
as empowered to collect taxes levied by the Council.
13. That the Treasurer be authorized to accept part payment from time to time
on account of any taxes due and to give a receipt for such part payment
provided that acceptance of any such payment does not affect the collection
of any penalty or interest or any other levies, rates, charges or collections
imposed, collectable and due in respect to any non-payment.
14. That tax rates be applicable and levied upon any assessment that was not
on the assessment roll as returned.
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15. This by-law shall take effect on the final passing thereof.
By-law read a First, Second and Third time, and Passed this 27th day of May,
2015.
The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
Mayor, H.S. %ghes
J. D6ua4as Irwin
Schedule "A"
to By-law 2015-91
The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
2015 Tax Rates
Property Class
Township
County
Education
Total Tax Rate
Residential / Farm
0.391455%
0.299958%
0.195000%
0.886413%
Multi -Residential
0.602254%
0.461485%
0.195000%
1.258739%
Commercial Occupied
0.490141%
0.375577%
1.190000%
2.055718%
Commercial Vacant
0.343099%
0.262905%
0.833000%
1.439004%
Commercial - New Construction
0.490141%
0.375577%
1.190000%
2.055718%
Industrial Occupied
0.602254%
0.461485%
1.530000%
2.593739%
Industrial Vacant
0.391465%
0.299965%
0.994500%
1.685930%
Industrial - New Construction
0.602254%
0.461485%
1.190000%
2.253739%
Pipelines 1
0.507561%1
0.388926%
1.398754%
2.295241%
Farmlands 1
0.097864%
0.074990%
0.048750%
0.2216040/()
Managed Forest 1
0.097864%1
0.074990%
0.048750%
0.2216049/6
NOTE: Vacant includes both vacant and excess
Commercial Class includes both parking lots and shopping centres