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WESTLOCK COUNTY BY-LAW NO. 57-2024
WESTLOCK,ALBERTA
Being a Bylaw of Westlock County (hereinafter referred to as "the County''), in the Province of
Alberta, to authorize and establish the tax rates to be levied against assessable property within
Westlock County for the 2024 tax year.
This Bylaw will commonly be referred to as the Property Tax Rate Bylaw.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7(f) of the Municipal Government Act, being Chapter M-26 of
the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, and amendments thereto, a municipality has jurisdiction to
pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting services provided by or on behalf of the
municipality.
AND WHEREAS, Section 353 of the Municipal Government Act, being Chapter M-26 of the
Revised Statut~s of Alberta 2000, and amendments thereto, provides that Council must pass a
property tax bylaw annually;
AND WHEREAS, the Council of the County is required each year to authorize a designated officer
to levy on the assessed value of all assessed property a tax rate sufficient to meet the estimated
expenditure amount determined by the Council;
AND WHEREAS, the Council of the County is authorized to classify assessed property as
residential property, non-residential property, farmland property, machinery and equipment
property and linear property, and to establish different rates of taxation in respect to each class
of property, subject to the Municipal Government Act, Chapter M-26, Revised Statutes of Alberta,
2000, as amended and subsequent regulations;
AND WHEREAS, the Council of the County has approved the 2024 Budget requiring property
tax revenue of $11,645,596;
AND WHEREAS, the required tax to pay the requisition from the Homeland Housing Authority
is $686,466 and an amount of $887 under levied in 2023 for a total of $687,353;
AND WHEREAS, the required tax to pay the requisition from the Province for the Alberta School
Foundation Fund under Section 168 of the School Act, R.S.A. 2000, c.S-3, and the estimated
requisition by the Pembina Hills Regional Division #7 is $2,659,937 and Evergreen Catholic
Separate Regional Division #2 is $159,694 and an amount of $11,107 over levied in 2023 for a
total of $2,808,524.
AND WHEREAS, the required tax to pay the Designated Industrial Property Tax Requisition is
$10,797;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF WESTLOCK COUNTY, DULY ASSEMBLED, ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
1. The Chief Administrative Officer for Westlock County is hereby authorized and directed to levy
the rates as set out in Schedule "A" against the assessed value of all taxable property as
shown on the Assessment Roll of the County.
2. And furthermore that pursuant to the provisions of Section 357(1) of the Municipal
Government Act, that the Chief Administrative Officer for Westlock County is hereby
authorized and directed to establish that the minimum tax payable on any parcel will be fifty
dollars ($50.00).
This Bylaw shall take effect on the date of the third and final reading.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS ~.J.3 DAY OF A.P~L. 2024.
Reeve
READ A SECOND TIME THIS &.-3
DAY OFi}p.e.L, 2024.
Reeve
ministrative Officer
Cl!{
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RECEIVED UNANIMOUS CONSENT FOR CONSIDERATION OF THREE READINGS IN ONE
MEETING VIA COUNCIL RESOLUTION# DC/9'&@, THIS~ DAY OF f.).wL, 2024.
READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED THIS .Qf3_ DAY OF »f}_p,zn ...
2024.
~
Reeve
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SCHEDULE A
2024 Municipal Tax Rates (expressed in Mills)
Assessment
Tax Rate
Levy
Assessment Class
Residential
473,629,120
5.2975
2,509,050
Residential - Resort
34,653,420
5.2975
183,576
Residential - GIL
81,540
5.2975
432
Farm Residential
317,481,030
6.4640
2,052,197
Farmland
99,414,480
25.0000
2,485,362
Farmland - GIL
907,750
25.0000
22,694
Non-residential
42,590,350
23.5000
1,000,873
Non-residential - GIL
320,170
23.5000
7,524
M&E
2,114,630
23.5000
49,694
Linear
115,166,760
23.5000
2,706,419
Electric Power Generation
8,097,660
23.5000
190,295
DIPs (buildings)
6,757,380
23.5000
158,798
DIPs M & E
11,114,090
23.5000
261,181
Total
1,112,328,380
11,628,096
Minimum Levy
17,500
Total Levy $
11,645,596
2024 Homeland Housing Requisition Tax Rates (expressed in Mills)
Assessment
Tax Rate
Levy
Assessment Class
Residential and Farmland
925,178,050
0.6182
571,945
Non-residential
43,433,980
0.6182
26,851
Machinery & Equipment
2,114,630
0.6182
1,307
Linear
123,264,420
0.6182
76,202
DIPs
6,757,380
0.6182
4,177
DIPs M & E
11,114,090
0.6182
6,871
Total
1,111,862,550
687,353
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2024 Education Requisition Tax Rates (expressed in Mills)
Assessment
Tax Rate
Assessment Class
Residential and Farmland
925,178,050
2.4279
Non-residential
43,433,980
3.4004
Linear
115,166,760
3.4004
DIPs
6,757,380
3.4004
Total
1,090,536,170
2024 Designated Properties Requisition Tax Rates
Assessment
Assessment Class
Linear
Designated Industrial (Buildings)
Designated Industrial M&E
Total
2024 Total Tax Rates (expressed in Mills)
Homeland
Assessment Class
Municipal
Housing
Tax Rate
Tax Rate
Residential
5.2975
0.6182
Residential - Resort
5.2975
0.6182
Residential - GIL
5.2975
Farm Residential
6.4640
0.6182
Farmland
25.0000
0.6182
Farmland - GIL
25.0000
Non-residential
23.5000
0.6182
Non-residential - GIL
23.5000
M&E
23.5000
0.6182
Linear
23.5000
0.6182
Electric Power Generation
23.5000
0.6182
DIPs (buildings)
23.5000
0.6182 ""
DIPs M & E
23.5000
0.6182
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123,264,420
6,757,380
11,114,090
141,135,890
Designated
Education
Industrial
Tax rate
Property
Tax Rate
2.4279
2.4279
2.4279
2.4279
3.4004
3.4004
0.0765
0.0765
3.4004
0.0765
0.0765
Levy
2,246,240
147,693
391,613
22,978
2,808,524
Levy
9,429.73
516.94
850.23
10,797
Total Tax
Rate
8.3436
8.3436
5.2975
9.5101
28.0461
25.0000
27.5186
23.5000
24.1182
27.5951
24.1947
27.5951
24.1947
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