HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 7560/17The Corporation of the City of Pickering
By-law No.7560/17
Being a by-law to adopt the estimates of all sums requited to be
raised by taxation for the year 2017 and to establish the Tax Rates
necessary to raise such sums and establish the fina! due dates for
the residential, pipeline, farm and managed forest realty tax
classes.
Whereas it is necessary for the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering,
pursuant to the Municipal Aet, 2001; S.O. 2001, c25, as amended, to pass a By-iaw to
levy a separate tax rate on the assessment in each property class; and, �
Whereas the property classes have been prescribed by the Minister of Finance under the
Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, ch.A.31, as amended and its Regulations; and,
Whereas it is necessary for the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering,
pursuanf to the Municipal Act, to levy on the whole ratable property according to the last
revised assessment roll for The Corporation of the City of Pickering the sums set forth for
various purposes in Schedule "A", for the current year; and, -
Whereas the Regional Municipality of Durham has passed By-law No. 06-2017 to
establish tax ratios, By-law 0$-2017 to adopt estimates of all sums required .by The
Regional Municipality of Durham for the Durham Region Transit Commission, By-law 09-
2017 to set and levy rates of taxation for Regional Solid Waste Management, and By-law
No. 07-2017 to set and levy rates of taxation for Regional General Purposes and set tax
rates on Area Municipalities; and, , .
Whereas the Province of Ontario has provided the 2017 education tax rates for the realty
classes; and, ,
Whereas sub section 342(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c25, as amended,
permits the issuance of separate tax bills for separate classes of real property for 2017;
and, � .
Whereas an interim levy was made by the Council of,The Corporation of the City of
Pickering (pursuant to By-law No. 7536%17 before the adoption of fh� estimates for the
current year); .
Now therefore the Council.of the Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as
follows: � .
For the year 2017, The Corporation of the City of Pickering (the "Ci#y") on April 11,
2017, approved Council Report FIN 08-17 and corresponding schedules and
attachments as presented, resulting in a taxation levy of $60,970,868.
By-law No. 7560J17 Page 2
2. For the year 2017, the City shall levy upon the Property Classes set out in
Schedule "A", the rates of taxation as set out in Sched.ule "A", for the City of :
Pickering, the Region of Durham and for Education purposes on the current value
assessment as also set out in Schedule "A". Where applicable, taxes shall be
adjusted in accordance with Bi11 140, as amended and its Regulations.
3. The levy provided for in Schedule "A" shall be reduced by the amount of the
interim levy for 2017. .
4. The Tax Levy due dates for the Final Billing be June 28, 2017 and September 28,
2017 for all classes excluding the non-residential tax classes (commercial, ,
industrial and multi-residential). � "
5: The Treasurer is hearby authorized to accept twelve monthly electronic payments
commencing January 1 St and ending December 1 St inclusive. Failure by the
taxpayer to pay any one monthly part payment, will invoke �the late payment
charges as outlined in the Municipa/ Act and confirmed by the City through By-!aw
every year. � '
6. The Treasurer is hearby authorized to accept twelve monthly electronic payments
commencing January 8th and ending December 8'" inclusive. .Failure by the
taxpayer to pay any �one monthly .part payment, will invoke the late payment
charges as outlined in the Municipal Act and confirmed by the City through By-law
every year. -
7. ,The Treasurer is hearby authorized to accept twelve monthly electronic payments
commencing January 16t'' and ending December 1,6t" inclusive. � Failure by the
taxpayer to pay any one monthly part payment, will invoke the late payment
charges as outlined in the Municipal Act and confirmed by the City through By-law
every year. . .
8. For the year 2017, the City shall levy upon designated Universities and Colleges
an annual tax at the prescribed amount for each full-time student enrolfed in the
university or college, as determined by the Minister of Training, Colleges, and
Universities, payable on or after July 1 St in accordance with section 343 of the
Municipal Act. `
9. If any section or portion of this By-law or of Schedule "A" is found by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, it is the intent of CounciLfor.The Corporation
of the City of Pickering that all remaining sections and portions of this By-1aw and
of Schedules "A" continue in force and effect.
10. This By-law comes into force on the date it is passed. �
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By-law passed this 15th day of May 2017.
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Debbie Shields, City Clerk
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