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BYLAW NO 18/2026
A BYLAW OF THE FOOTHILLS COUNTY
TO AUTHORIZE THE RATES OF TAXATION FOR THE YEAR 2026
WHEREAS the Foothills County has prepared and adopted detailed estimates of the municipal revenue and
expenditures as required; and
WHEREAS the estimated municipal expenditures and transfers set out in the budget for the Foothills County
for the calendar year 2026 total one hundred and six million, seven hundred and seventy-six thousand, eight
hundred and fifty-five dollars ($106,776,855); and
WHEREAS the estimated municipal revenues and transfers from all sources other than taxation is estimated
at
seventeen
million
eight
hundred
and
ninety-nine
thousand
two
hundred
and
thirty-five
dollars
($17,899,235), and the balance of eighty-eight million eight hundred and seventy-seven thousand six hundred
and twenty dollars ($88,877,620) is to be raised by general municipal taxation; and
WHEREAS the requisitions are:
Alberta School Foundations Fund (ASFF)
Residential and Farmland
$25,960,439
Non-residential
$4,850,984
Machinery and equipment
$0
Christ the Redeemer Separate School Division
Residential and Farmland
$2,835,132
Non-residential
$126,065
Machinery and equipment
$0
Senior's Foundation
$1,083,886
Designated Industrial Property Tax Requisition
$55,945
WHEREAS taxes to fund other expenditures and transfers are:
911 Call Center
$247,500
Recreation
SD ko
97
Fire Protection
$7,279,159
RCMP
$2,694,324
Library
$892,000
General Municipal
$39,687,689
WHEREAS the Council of the Foothills County is required each year to levy on the assessed value of all
property tax rates sufficient to meet the estimated expenditures and the requisitions; and
WHEREAS, the Council
is authorized to classify assessed property, and to establish different rates of
taxation in respect to each class of property, subject to the Municipal Government Act, Chapter M26, Revised
Statutes of Alberta, 2000, and amendments thereto; and
Foothills County
- BYLAW NO. 18/2026 - PAGE
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WHEREAS the assessed value of all property in the Foothills
County as shown on the assessment roll is:
Residential
Non-residential
Farmland
Machinery and equipment
$10,621,213,490
$1,327,188,390
$137,041,400
$256,138.790
--_----_-
=
$12,341 .582.070
NOW THEREFORE, under the authority of the Municipal Government Act, the Council of the Foothills
County, in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled, enacts as follows:
1.
That the Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to levy the following rates of taxation on
the assessed value of all property as shown on the assessment roll of the Foothills County:
General Municipal
Residential
Farmland
Non-residential
Machinery and equipment
TOTAL General Municipal
Other
TOTAL Other
ASFF
TOTAL ASFF
Senior's Foundation
Ambulance and 911
Recreation
Fire Protection
RCMP
Library
Designated Industrial Property
Residential and Farmland
Non-residential
Machinery and equipment
Christ the Redeemer Separate School Division
Residential and Farmland
Non-residential
Machinery and equipment
TOTAL Separate School
Foothills County
- BYLAW NO. 18/2026- PAGE 2 OF 3
Tax Levy
Assessment
Tax Rate
Mills
$22,942,420
$10,621,213,490
2.367056
1,545,066
$137,041,400
10.704447
12,885,029
$1,327,188,390
8.238593
2,315,174
$256,138,790
8.238593
$39,687,689
$12,341,582,070
$1,083,886
$12,341,511,430
0.087824
$247,500
$12,341,582,070
0.020054
$3,129,157
$12,341,582,070
0.253546
$7,279,159
$12,341,582,070
0.589808
$2,694,324
$12,341,511,430
0.218314
$892,000
$12,341,582,070
0.072276
$55,945
$768,488,730
0.072799
$15,381,971
$25,960,439
$9,698,963,127
2.676620
$4,850,984
$1,180,011,872
4.110962
$0
$255,978,040
0
$30,811,423
$1,134,953,039
$2,835,132
$1,059,221,123
2.676620
$126,065
$30,665,588
4.110962
$0
$160,750
0
$2,961,197
$1,090,047,461
2.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the minimum tax on any parcel will be Forty-Eight Dollars ($48.00).
3.
Administration has signed enrollment agreements with Assessed Persons who have opted to receive
the Combined Assessment and Tax Notice electronically. The Notice(s) will be provided to the
Assessed Person as a PDF attachment via the email address supplied by the Assessed Person. The
electronic versions have the same value as paper versions and should be treated as such.
It is the
responsibility of the Assessed Person to provide the correct email address and to inform the County
of any changes to their email address. Non-receipt is not justification for late payment and penalties
will apply.
4.
This Amended Bylaw shall have effect on the date of its third reading.
First Reading April 15, 2026
Chief Xdminfstrative Officer
Second Reading: April 22, 2026
Reeve
)
Chief Adfimristrative Officer
Third Reading: Apri! 22, 2026
ChiefAdthutsirative Officer
PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL assembled at the Town of High River,
in the Province of Alberta this 22th day of April 2026