Town of Golden Bylaw No. 1514, 2026 – 2026 Tax Rates — full text, Golden, British Columbia

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Page 1 of 4 TOWN OF GOLDEN 2026 Tax Rates Bylaw No. 1514, 2026 Page 2 of 4 TOWN OF GOLDEN BYLAW NUMBER 1514, 2026 2026 TAX RATES This Bylaw is for the levying of tax rates for the year 2026 pursuant to the authority granted under Community Charter Section 197 Pursuant to the Community Charter and the Local Government Act, the Council of the Town of Golden, in open meeting assembled, HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: PART 1 - INTRODUCTION 1. CITATION 1.1 This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Bylaw No. 1514, 2026 Town of Golden 2026 Tax Rates." 2. PROPERTY TAX RATES 2.1 Schedule A attached to, and forming part of this Bylaw, is adopted as the tax rates to be levied by the Town of Golden for the year 2026 as follows: a. For all lawful general purposes of the municipality, including debt, on the value of land and improvements taxable for general municipal purposes, rates appearing in Schedule A, column (A). b. For purposes of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District on the value of land and improvements taxable for hospital purposes, rates appearing in rates appearing in Schedule A, column (B). c. For Regional Hospital District purposes on the value of land and improvements taxable for hospital purposes, rates appearing in rates appearing in Schedule A, column (C); and d. The minimum amount of taxation upon a parcel of real property shall be one dollar ($1.00). 3. COMING INTO EFFECT 3.1 The property value taxes under this Bylaw are deemed to be imposed on January 1, 2026 4. SEVERABILITY 4.1 Unless otherwise provided in this bylaw, words and phrases used herein have the same meanings as in the Community Charter as the context and circumstances may require. A reference to a statute in this bylaw refers to a statute of the Province of British Columbia and a reference to any statute, regulation, bylaw or other enactment refers to that enactment as it may be amended or replaced from time to time. In the event that this bylaw is inconsistent with the Community Charter or other governing statute, the statute prevails. If any portion of this bylaw is found invalid by a decision of a Court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion is severed without effect on the remaining portions of the bylaw. Page 3 of 4 5. REPEAL 5.1 The following bylaws and any amendments thereto, are hereby repealed in their entirety: Bylaw No. 1502, 2025 Town of Golden 2025 Tax Rates READ A FIRST TIME THIS 21st DAY OF April 2026 READ A SECOND TIME THIS 28th DAY OF April 2026 READ A THIRD TIME THIS 28th DAY OF April 2026 ADOPTED THIS DAY OF 2026 MAYOR CORPORATE OFFICER 5th May R. Oszust A. Saville Page 4 of 4 1 Residential 4.5113 0.4820 0.4410 2 Utilities 39.9991 1.6869 1.5434 3 Supportive Housing 4.5113 0.4820 0.4410 4 Major Industry 29.1012 1.6387 1.4993 5 Light Industry 11.4330 1.6387 1.4993 6 Commercial 11.4330 1.1808 1.0804 7 Managed Forest Land 4.5113 1.4459 1.3229 8 Recreational 9.0092 0.4820 0.4410 9 Farm 4.5113 0.4820 0.4410 Schedule A To "Bylaw No. 1514, 2026 Town of Golden 2026 Tax Rates" Property Class and Description (A) Municipal General Town of Golden (B) Regional District Columbia Shuswap (C) Regional Hospital East Kootenay