2023-052 By-law to adopt the estimates of all amounts required during the year and for levying the tax rates for the year 2023.The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
By-law No. 2023-052
A By-law to adopt the estimates of all amounts required during the year and for
levying the tax rates for the year 2023.
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 for the purposes of the municipality; and
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
And Whereas the County of Simcoe has established by by-law the following tax ratios
for the year 2023:
Residential/Farm
Multi -Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Pipelines
Farmlands
Managed Forests
Landfill
And the County tax rates for the year 2023.
1.000000
1.000000
1.222300
1.192500
1.296600
0.250000
0.250000
1.000000
And Whereas the Ministry of Finance has by Ontario Regulation 11/22 under the
Education Act amended O. Reg. 400/98 to establish Tax Rates for School Purposes for
2023; and
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
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; and
Now Therefore the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte hereby enacts as follows:
1.
That the estimates of Operating Expenditures net of non -taxation revenue for the
year 2023 for the purposes of the municipality shall be adopted as follows:
Council
Administration
Emergency Services
Police
Municipal Law Enforcement
Environmental Services
Planning
Public Works
Libraries
Parks and Recreation
Facilities
Environmental Initiatives
Net Corporate revenue
excluding tax levy
$ 483,349
5,370,637
2,366,011
2,846,451
647,303
656,777
1,105,057
6,501,772
270,871
1,297,242
287,228
382,342
(2,210.350)
$ 20.004.690
2. That the estimates of capital expenditures net of non -taxation revenue for the
year 2023 for the purposes of the municipality shall be adopted as follows:
Reserve Transfers — Capital Replacement $5,082,007
Debt Repayment 715,105
$5.797.112
3. That the following amounts shall be raised by taxation within the Township of
Oro-Medonte in the year 2023:
Township General Purposes
County Purposes
School Board Purposes
Total Tax Levy
$25,801,802
15,066,697
9,730,905
$50.599.404
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 purpose 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 in addition to any Street Lighting Areas that are assumed
during 2023 apportioned on a flat rate basis of $57 to the benefitting
properties:
Bachly
Bidwell
Black Forest Lane
Cairns Estates
Canterbury
Conder Drive
Country Lane Estates
Craighurst
Day Subdivision
Edgar Estates
Evans Subdivision
Fairway Forest
Forest Glen
Forest Home Industrial Park
Guthrie Industrial Subdivision
Hastings Estates
Harbourwood
Hawkestone
Horseshoe Highlands
Houben
Kade Meadows
Lakewood Subdivision
Martinbrook
Medonte Estates
Mount St. Louis Estates
Oro Hills
Parkside Beach
Pritchard Subdivision
Reid's Ridge Estates
Robincrest Subdivision
Shanty Bay
Simoro
Snowshoe Trail
Sprucewood Estates
Sugarbush
Turtle River
Warbler Way
Warminster
Wesley Heights
Whispering Creek Estates
Windfield Estates
(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 collectible 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. That the final tax bill less the interim tax bill be due and payable in two equal
installments on or before Monday, July 3151, 2023, and Friday, September 29th,
2023.
7. For payments -in -lieu of taxes due to the Township of Oro-Medonte the actual
amount due and payable shall be based on the last revised assessment roll and
the tax rates for the year 2023.
8. For railway rights -of -way and electrical corridors, taxes due to the Township of
Oro-Medonte shall be calculated in accordance with the regulations established
by the Minister of Finance and based on the last revised assessment roll.
9. 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.
10. If the taxes of any class or installment thereof so levied in accordance with this b-
by-law remain unpaid on the due date, a penalty of one and one -quarter percent
(1.25%) per calendar month of the taxes remaining unpaid shall be levied on the
first day of default.
11. On the first day of the calendar month following the due date and every month
thereafter for as long as there are taxes remaining unpaid, interest at the rate of
one and one -quarter percent (1.25%) of the unpaid taxes shall be levied.
12. 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.
13. That all taxes be paid into the Office of the Treasurer.
14. 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.
15. 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,
collectible and due in respect to any non-payment.
16. That tax rates be applicable and levied upon any assessment that was not on the
assessment roll as returned.
17. This by-law shall take effect on the final passing thereof.
By-law read a First, Second, and Third time, and Passed this 14th day of June
2023.
The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
Mayor, Randy Greenlaw
Clerk, Yvonne Aubichon
Schedule "A"
to By -Law 2023-052
The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
Property Class
Residential / Farm
Multi -Residential
Commercial Occupied
Commercial Vacant
Commercial - New
Construction
Commercial - New
Construction Vacant
2023 Tax Rates
Township County
0.00498800
0.00498800
Commercial - Small
Scale on Farm Bu (C7)
Industrial Occupied
Industrial Vacant
Industrial - New
Construction
Industrial - New
Construction Vacant
Industrial - Small Scale
on Farm Bu (10)
Industrial - Small Scale
on Farm Bu (17)
Landfill
Pipelines
Farmlands
Managed Forest
0.00288800
0.00288800
0.00609683 0.00353000
0.00609683 0.00353000
Education
0.00153000
0.00153000
0.00609683 0.00353000
0.00609683
0.00152421
0.00594819
0.00594819
0.00880000
0.00353000
0.00088250
0.00344394
0.00344394
0.00594819 0.00344394
0 00594819 0 00344394
0.00148705 0.00086099
0.00148705 0.00086099
0.00498800
0.00646744
0.00124700
0.00124700
0.00288800
0.00374458
0.00072200
0.00072200
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00220000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0 00880000
0.00220000
0.00220000
0.00880000
0.00880000
0.00038250
0.00038250
Total Tax Rate
0.00940600
0.00940600
0.01842683
0.01842683
0.01842683
0.01842683
0.00460671
0.01819213
0.01819213
0.01819213
0.01819213
0.00454804
0.00454804
0.01667600
0.01901202
0.00235150
0.00235150
NOTE: Vacant includes both vacant and excess
Commercial Class includes both parking lots and shopping centres