10-12COUNTY OF ELGIN
By -Law No. 10 -12
"BEING A BY -LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 2010 BUDGET OF
THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ELGIN AND TO ESTABLISH THE 2010
TAX RATIOS, AND TO ESTABLISH THE 2010 TAX RATES FOR THE COUNTY
CONSTITUENT MUNICIPALITIES"
WHEREAS Section 289 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, provides that
the Council of each upper -tier municipality shall in each year prepare and adopt estimates
of all sums required during the year for the purposes of the upper -tier municipality; and
WHEREAS Section 308(5) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, provides
that the Council of an upper -tier municipality shall in each year establish the tax ratios for
that year for the upper -tier municipality and its lower -tier municipalities; and
WHEREAS Section 308(7) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, provides
that the Council of each upper -tier municipality establish for each property class, a single
tax ratio for the upper -tier municipality and its lower -tier municipalities; and,
WHEREAS Section 308(15 -18) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25,
provides that the Council of each upper -tier municipality may opt to have certain optional
property classes apply within the County.
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin
enacts as follows:
1. THAT the 2010 tax ratios for the County of Elgin set out on Schedule "A attached
hereto and forming part of this by -law, be approved and adopted by Council.
2. THAT the 2010 budget of the County of Elgin set out on Schedule "B attached
hereto and forming part of this by -law, which incorporates estimates for revenue and for
expenditures be approved and adopted by Council.
3. THAT the 2010 tax rates for the assessment in each property class set out in
Schedule "C attached hereto and forming part of this by -law, be approved and adopted
by Council.
4. THAT the large industrial class be chosen as an optional property class.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 13 DAY OF
APRIL 2010.
ark G. c
Chief Administrative Officer.
'Bonnie Vowel,
Warden.
PROPERTY CLASS
COUNTY OF ELGIN
BY -LAW 10 12
SCHEDULE A
Ratios
2010
RESIDENTIAL /FARM 1.0000
MULTI RESIDENTIAL 2.3458
FARMLAND AWAITING DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL 0.5000
COMMERCIAL OCCUPIED 1.6376
COMMERCIAL VACANT LAND 1.1463
INDUSTRIAL OCCUPIED 2.2251
INDUSTRIAL VACANT LAND 1.4463
LARGE INDUSTRIAL OCCUPIED 2.8318
LARGE INDUSTRIAL VACANT 1.8407
PIPELINES 1.1446
FARM 0.2500
MANAGED FORESTS 0.2500
CORPORATE ACTIVITIES
TAXES
387,500
(751,500)
(364,000)
INTEREST CHARGES INCOME
(75,000)
(75,000)
SOCIAL SERVICES ST. THOMAS
4,269,692
4,269,692
HEALTH UNIT
834,490
834,490
GRANTS
62,800
62,800
RENTAL INCOME
(469,100)
(469,100)
PROPERTY ASSESSMENT
688,091
688,091
ONTARIO MUNICIPAL PARTNERSHIP FUNE
(3,506,700)
(3,506,700)
RESERVE SPENDING
757,720
757,720
Total Corporate
7,000,293
(4,802,300)
2,197,993
DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES
COUNCIL MEMBERS LOCAL BOARDS
343,511
343,511
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
407,266
407,266
FINANCIAL SERVICES
474,142
474,142
HUMAN RESOURCES
485,371
485,371
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
830,234
(349,497)
480,737
CORPORATE EXPENDITURES
553,214
553,214
ENGINEERING SERVICES
11,305,055
(3,418,609)
7,886,446
HOMES FOR SENIORS SERVICES
18,696,703
(14,406,240)
4,290,463
MUSEUM /ARCHIVES
397,579
(34,212)
363,367
LIBRARY SERVICES
2,734,602
(302,934)
2,431,668
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
714,510
714,510
PROVINCIAL OFFENSES
1,100,178
(1,155,000)
(54,822)
COLLECTIONS POA
244,762
(259,998)
(15,236)
AMBULANCE EMERGENCY SERVICES
7,750,182
(5,581,725)
2,168,457
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOURISM
1,340,928
(192,946)
1,147,982
Total Departmental
47,378,237
(25,701,161)
21,677,068
TOTAL BUDGET EXCLUDING LEVY
FULL ACCRUAL LOSS (IMPACTING MILLRATE RESERVE)
BUDGETED LEVY
COUNTY OF ELGIN
BY -LAW 10 12
SCHEDULE B
2010 2010
ESTIMATED ESTIMATED
EXPENDITURES REVENUES
2010
TAX
LEVY
54,378,530 (30,503,461) 23,875,061
(411,838)
23,463,223
4.5%
PROPERTY CLASS
COUNTY OF ELGIN
BY -LAW 10 12
SCHEDULE C
RESIDENTIAL 0.583747% 0.580309% -0.59% 6.0%
MULTI RESIDENTIAL 1.369353% 1.361288% -0.59% 8.6%
FARMLAND AWAITING DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL 0.291873% 0.290154% 0.59% 2.2%
COMMERCIAL OCCUPIED 0.955944% 0.950314% -0.59% 1.7%
COMMERCIAL VACANT LAND 0.669161% 0.665220% -0.59% -19.9%
INDUSTRIAL OCCUPIED 1.298895% 1.291245% -0.59% 15.7%
INDUSTRIAL VACANT LAND 0.844282% 0.839309% -0.59% -69.9%
LARGE INDUSTRIAL OCCUPIED 1.653054% 1.643318% -0.59% 0.4%
LARGE INDUSTRIAL VACANT 1.074485% 1.068157% -0.59% 7.9%
PIPELINES 0.668157% 0.664221% -0.59% 8.8%
FARM 0.145937% 0.45077% -0.59% 1.5%
MANAGED FORESTS 0.145937% 0.145077% -0.59% 8.3%
Definition: "Tax rate" means the tax rate to be levied against property
expressed as a percentage, to six decimal places, of the assessment
of the property.
Attachment IV
2009 2010 Change Change
TAX RATES TAX RATES TAX RATES Assessment