11-09COUNTY OF ELGIN
By-Law No. 11-09
"BEING A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 2011 BUDGET OF
THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ELGIN AND TO ESTABLISH THE 2011
TAX RATIOS, AND TO ESTABLISH THE 2011 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 2011 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 2011 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 2011 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 22 DAY OF
MARCH 2011.
Mark-G_M cDonatd
Chief Administrative Officer.
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Dave Mennill,
Warden.
PROPERTY CLASS
COUNTY OF ELGIN
BY -LAW 11 09
SCHEDULE A
Ratios
2011 2010
RESIDENTIAL/FARM 1.0000 1.0000
MULTI RESIDENTIAL 2.3458 2.3458
FARMLAND AWAITING DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL 0.5000 0.5000
COMMERCIAL OCCUPIED 1.6376 1.6376
COMMERCIAL VACANT LAND 1.1463 1.1463
INDUSTRIAL OCCUPIED 2.2251 2.2251
INDUSTRIAL VACANT LAND 1.4463 1.4463
LARGE INDUSTRIAL OCCUPIED 2.8318 2.8318
LARGE INDUSTRIAL VACANT 1.8407 1.8407
PIPELINES 1.1446 1.1446
FARM 0.2500 0.2500
MANAGED FORESTS 0.2500 0.2500
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PROPERTY CLASS
COUNTY OF ELGIN
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SCHEDULE C
2010 2011 Change Change
TAX RATES TAX RATES TAX RATES Assessment
RESIDENTIAL 0.580309% 0.575531% -0.82% 5.7%
MULTI RESIDENTIAL 1.361288% 1.350081% -0.82% 4.5%
FARMLAND AWAITING DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL 0.290154% 0.287766% -0.82% -6.3%
COMMERCIAL OCCUPIED 0.950314% 0.942490% -0.82% 1.8%
COMMERCIAL VACANT LAND 0.665220% 0.659732% -0.82% -6.5%
INDUSTRIAL OCCUPIED 1.291245% 1.280615% -0.82% 7.6%
INDUSTRIAL VACANT LAND 0.839309% 0.832391% -0.82% 19.6%
LARGE INDUSTRIAL OCCUPIED t643318% 1.629790% -0.82% -44.1%
LARGE INDUSTRIAL VACANT 1.068157% 1.059381% -0.82% 7.3%
PIPELINES 0.664221% 0.658753% -0.82% 3.3%
FARM 0.145077% 0.143883% -0.82% 2.2%
MANAGED FORESTS 0.145077% 0.143883% -0.82% 7.5%
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.