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BYLAW #005-2023
TAX RATE BYLAW
TOWN OF SMOKY LAKE
BEING A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF SMOKY LAKE IN THE PROVINCE OF
ALBERTA TO AUTHORIZE THE RATES OF TAXATION TO BE LEVIED
AGAINST ASSESSABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE TOWN OF SMOKY LAKE
FOR THE 2023 TAXATION YEAR.
WHEREAS
the Town of Smoky Lake has prepared and adopted detailed
estimates of the municipal revenues and expenditures as required,
at the Council Meeting held on May 29, 2023; and
WHEREAS
it is estimated that total revenue from all sources for
municipal requirements as set out in the 2023
budget for the Town of Smoky Lake total:
4,438,455
$
and
WHEREAS
the estimated municipal revenues and transfers from
all sources other than taxation is estimated at:
3,363,104
$
and the balance of:
1,075,351
$
is to be raised by municipal taxation -
(General, Recreation, & Policing Services)
WHEREAS
the requisitions are:
WHEREAS
Alberta School Foundation (ASFF)
Residential & Farmland equals
192,081.86
$
Non-Residential equals
73,354.55
$
Machinery & Equipment equals
-
$
Total
265,436.41
$
WHEREAS
Lakeland RC Separate School Board (RCSSD)
Residential & Farmland equals
2,177.98
$
Non-Residential equals
24.01
$
Machinery & Equipment equals
-
$
Total
2,201.99
$
WHEREAS
Smoky Lake Foundation equals
68,018.00
$
Total
68,018.00
$
WHEREAS
the Council of the Town of Smoky Lake 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 of the Town of Smoky Lake has determined that a
minimum municipal tax of $400.00 per property; 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
M-26.1, Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000; and
WHEREAS
the assessed value of all property in the Town of Smoky Lake as
shown on the assessment roll is:
Assessment
Residential
73,805,380
Vacant Residential
992,900
Farmland
95,100
Farm buildings (was vacant farmland)
0
Non-Residential
21,377,070
Machinery & equipment
34,300
Total
96,304,750
NOW THEREFORE
under the authority of the Municipal Government Act, the
Council of the Town of Smoky Lake, in the Province of Alberta, enacts as
follows:
THAT the Town Manager 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 Town of Smoky Lake:
Municipal Levy (General/Recreation/Policing)
Assessment
Tax Rate
Tax Levy
Improved Residential
73,805,380
9.43429
696,301.36
$
Vacant Residential
992,900
9.43429
9,367.31
$
Grant in Lieu Residential
0
9.43429
-
$
Farmland
95,100
25.01956
2,379.36
$
Farm buildings (was vacant farmland)
0
25.01956
-
$
Non- Residential
15,698,320
17.15457
269,297.93
$
Grant in Lieu Non Residential
1,381,100
17.15457
23,692.18
$
General Municipal Tax Only
1,223,300
17.15457
20,985.19
$
Linear
3,074,350
17.15457
52,739.15
$
Machinery & Equipment
34,300
17.15457
588.40
$
Total
96,304,750
1,075,350.87
$
Education
Residential & Farmland
74,893,380
2.59382
194,259.84
$
Non-Residential
20,153,770
3.64093
73,378.56
$
Education
95,047,150
267,638.40
$
Senior Foundation
95,081,450
0.71537
68,018.00
$
Senior Foundation
95,081,450
68,018.00
$
DIP Provincial
3,096,100
0.074600
230.97
$
Improved Residential
73,805,380
12.74347
940,536.95
$
Vacant Residential
992,900
12.74347
12,653.00
$
Farmland
95,100
28.32874
2,694.06
$
Farm Buildings
0
28.32874
-
$
Non-Residential
20,153,770
21.51087
433,525.13
$
General Municipal Tax Only
1,223,300
17.15457
20,985.19
$
Machinery & Equipment
34,300
17.86994
612.94
$
TOTAL
1,411,238.24
$
TAX RATE SUMMARY
Requisitions
Total Municipal Levy
The following 2023 Tax Rates be established:
TAX RATES
RESIDENTIAL LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS
9.43429
Municipal (General/Recreation/Policing)
0.71537
Smoky Lake Foundation
2.59382
Education
12.74347
TOTAL
FARMLAND & FARM BUILDINGS
25.01956
Municipal (General/Recreation/Policing)
0.71537
Smoky Lake Foundation
2.59382
Education
28.32874
TOTAL
NON-RESIDENTIAL LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS
17.15457
Municipal (General/Recreation/Policing)
0.71537
Smoky Lake Foundation
3.64093
Education
21.51087
TOTAL
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
17.15457
Municipal (General/Recreation/Policing)
0.71537
Smoky Lake Foundation
17.86994
TOTAL
GENERAL MUNICIPAL TAX ONLY
17.15457
Municipal (General/Recreation/Policing)
17.15457
TOTAL
READ A FIRST TIME AND PASSED THIS 29th DAY OF May, 2023.
___________________
___________________
Amy Cherniwchan
Dawn Phillips
Mayor
Chief Administrative Officer
READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED THIS 29th DAY OF May, 2023.
___________________
___________________
Amy Cherniwchan
Dawn Phillips
Mayor
Chief Administrative Officer
READ A THIRD AND FINAL TIME, WITH THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF ALL COUNCILLORS PRESENT,
THIS 29th DAY OF May, 2023.
___________________
___________________
Amy Cherniwchan
Dawn Phillips
Mayor
Chief Administrative Officer
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