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## THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF NEW DENVER BYLAW NO. 773
## A Bylaw to Levy Taxes for the Municipal, Hospital and Regional District Purposes for the Year 2026
WHEREAS Section 197 of the Community Charter requires Municipal Councils, on or before May 15'h of each year, to adopt a bylaw to impose property value taxes by establishing tax rates, for the municipal revenue proposed to be raised for the year from property taxes as provided in the financial plan and for the amounts to be collected for the year by means of rates established by the municipality to meet its obligations to other local governments or public bodies;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Village of New Denver, in open meeting assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
## 1. TAX RATES
- 1.1 The following property value tax rates are hereby imposed and levied for the year 2026:
- a) For all lawful GENERAL purposes of the municipality on the value of land and improvements taxable for general municipal purposes rates appearing in column "A" of the Schedule attached to and forming part of this bylaw.
- b) For HOSPITAL purposes on the value of land and improvements taxable for West Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital District purposes, rates in column "B" of the Schedule attached to and forming part of this bylaw.
- For the purposes of the REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY on the value of land and improvements taxable for regional hospital district purposes, rates appearing in column "C" of the Schedule attached to and forming parts of this bylaw.
- 1.2 The minimum amount of taxation upon a parcel of real property shall be one ($1.00) dollar.
- 1.3 The Collector shall add ten percent (10%) penalty to all current taxes or rates remaining unpaid after July 15, 2026, and interest to unpaid arrears and delinquent property taxes as outlined in Sections 245 and 246 of the Community Charter.
## 2. ENACTMENT
- 2.1 If Any section, subsection or clause of this Bylaw is held to be invalid by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion shall be severed and shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Bylaw.
- 2.2 This Bylaw shall come into full force and effect on the day of adoption.
## 3. CITATION
- 3.1 This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Annual Tax Rate Bylaw No. 773, 2026."
READ A FIRST TIME this 28th day of April, 2026 READ A SECOND TIME this 28th day of April, 2026 READ A THIRD TIME this 28th day of April, 2026
RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED this 12th day of May, 2026.
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Ily. MAYOR
Canter
ADMINISTRATOR
I HEREBY CERTIFY THIS TO BE A TRUE COPY OF THE "ANNUAL TAX RATE BYLAW NO. 773, 2026".
CORPORATE OFFICER
## THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF NEW DENVER
## BYLAW NO. 773, 2026
## SCHEDULE
## 2026 TAX RATES
(Dollars of tax per $1,000 of taxable assessed value)
| | A | | |
|----------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|
| PROPERTY CLASS | General Municipal | West Kootenay Boundary Hospital | Regional District |
| 1. Residential | 2.2765 | 0.01565 | 0.9136 |
| 2. Utility | 40.0000 | 0.5478 | 3.1976 |
| 6. Business | 5.1458 | 0.3834 | 2.2383 |
| 8. Recreational/non-profit | 2.2765 | 0.0565 | 0.9136 |