2024-01 Village of Alliance Fees and Charges Bylaw

Alliance, Alberta

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_____ _____ VILLAGE OF ALLIANCE BYLAW #2024-01 FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW A BYLAW OF THE VILLAGE OF ALLIANCE, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GENERAL FEES AND CHARGES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES AS DELIVERED TO THE COMMUNITY WHEREAS, IT IS EXPEDIENT FOR THE Council of the Village of Alliance to enact a bylaw that establishes and maintains the General Fees and Charges for services rendered within the Village of Alliance; AND WHEREAS pursuant to section 8 of the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter M-026, a Council may pass bylaws to establish fees and charges for the provision of certain goods and services; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Village of Alliance in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled, enacts as follows: 1. Title 1.1 This Bylaw shall be known and cited as the "Fees and Charges Bylaw". 2. Water Service Charges 2.1 The following water service fees shall be charged: WATER SERVICE CHARGES Description Fee Application Water Service $3.10/m3 2.2 Split or shared services served by one meter shall equally fund the Infrastructure Renewal fee. 3. Sanitary Sewer Service Charges 3.1 The following sanitary sewer service fees shall be charged: SANITARY SEWER SERVICE CHARGES Description Fee Application Sewer Service $1.90/m3 4. Solid Waste Management Charges 4.1 The following solid waste fees shall be charged: SOLID WASTE SERVICE CHARGES Description Fee Application Solid Waste Removal $30/month Extra Bag Tag $1.00/Tag 4.2 All non-residential accounts renting a bin will be invoiced separately by the Flagstaff Regional Solid Waste Management Association. 5. General Office Charges 5.1 The following general office fees shall be charged: GENERAL OFFICE CHARGES Description Fee Application Photocopies $.50/page 8.5x11 Black and White $.75/page 8.5x11 Colour Laminating $3.00/page 8.5x11 _____ _____ NSF Cheque $45 FOIP Request $30 Clerical Staff $30/hour 6. Planning, Subdivision, and Development Fees 6.1 The following planning, subdivision, and development fees shall be charged: PLANNING, SUBDIVISION, AND DEVELOPMENT FEES Description Fee Application Business License $30 Regular Business Peddlers License $35/day $175/year Development Permit $50 Subdivision and Development Appeals $300 Amendment to Land Use Bylaw $500 Land Use Bylaw $30 Tax Certificate $30 Tax Notification $100/title Discharge of Tax Notification $50 Land Title Transfers $100 Land Title Search $20 Assessment Appeal $50 6.2 Additional rates not listed above are set as per third-party contractors' fees and are subject to change. 6.3 No per lot application fee or endorsement fee is charged for the following: a) Utility lots, reserve lots, or roads; b) To separate two or more lots which are on a single title; c) To adjust the boundaries of an existing lot or; d) Where the line of subdivision follows a surveyed intervening ownership 7. Public Works Equipment Rentals 7.1 The following public works equipment rental fees shall be charged, at a minimum of one hour: PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT RENTAL CHARGES Description Fee Application Public Works Employee $60/hour Woodchipper $100/hour Includes Operator $50 Base rental price $15/hour 1 Ton Truck $100/hour Includes Operator Loader & Operator $140/hour Grader $125/hour Includes Operator Mower 1545JD $70/hour Includes Operator Snow Removal $40/hour Black Dirt $20/yard Gravel $50/yard Water Line Thaw $120/day Sewer Camera $120/hour Power Snake $100/hour Includes Operator _____ _____ 8. Cemetery and Memorial Cairn Fees 8.1 The following Cemetery and Memorial Cairn fees shall be charged: CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL CAIRN CHARGES Description Fee Application Small Niche $650 12"x12"x12" Includes memorial plaque and installation Large Niche $1050 12"x12"x16" Includes memorial plaque and installation Cremains plots $50 4'x4' Not including cost of ground marker Cemetery plot $150 4'x10' Regular Cemetery Plot 9. Municipal Firefighting Services 9.1 The following firefighting fees shall be charged: FIREFIGHTING CHARGES Description Fee Application Regional Emergency & Fire Service $12.14/month 10. Camping, Recreational Centre and Sports Grounds Fees 10.1 The following camping, recreational centre, and sports grounds fees shall be charged: CAMPING, RECREATIONAL CENTRE, AND SPORTS GROUNDS FEES Description Fee Application Campsite w/hookups $25/night $110/week $400/month Kitchen Shelter (Outdoor) $50/day Multiplex Arena $50/hour Less than 4 hours $200/day More than 4 hours Multiplex Lobby $35/hour Multiplex Kitchen $35/hour Less than 4 hours $100/day More than 4 hours Skating Dues per Person $150 Skating Dues for Family $300 Rec Centre Rental $35 Meeting Room *The multiplex reserves the right not to operate the kitchen for any one event. 11. Honorariums, Mileage, and Subsistence Rates 11.1 The following honorariums, mileage, and subsistence rates shall be charged: HONORARIUMS, MILEAGE, AND SUBSISTENCE RATES Description Fee Application Mayor $600 Monthly Honorarium Council $600/member Monthly Honorarium Mileage rate $0.68/km Subsistence $23/meal Includes GST $69/day Includes GST 12. Interest Charges 12.1 All general accounts receivable shall be considered due and payable as of the date appearing on the initial invoice. 12.2 An interest charge of two percent (2%) per month will be imposed on accounts receivables that remain unpaid in excess of thirty (30) days. _____ _____ 12.3 All accounts receivables that are outstanding at the time of the passing of this bylaw shall have the interest charge imposed as of the date appearing on the initial invoice. 13. Severability 13.1 If any term of this Bylaw is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court or tribunal having the jurisdiction to do so, that term is to be considered to have been severed from the rest of this bylaw, and the rest of the bylaw remains in force unaffected by that finding or the severance of that term. 14. Enactment 14.1 This bylaw shall take effect on January 1, 2024. 14.2 All previous rates for Goods and Services as delivered to the Community and as noted in this bylaw will be revoked and replaced by the above rates for those Goods and Services as delivered to the Community. 14.3 All previous rates for goods and services as delivered to the Community, and NOT noted in this bylaw, shall be deemed not changed or adjusted by Council and shall remain intact for those goods and services as delivered to the Community. 14.4 Bylaw 2023-01 is hereby rescinded. READ a first time on this 16th day of November, 2023. READ a second time on this 16th day of November, 2023. READ a third and final time on this 16th day of November, 2023. _______________________________ ___________________________________ CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATION