By-law No. 051 for 2026 - Interim levy, 2026 tax rates, instalments and penalty

Huron East, Ontario · No. 051 · adopted 2026-04-14 · summary & facts

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The Corporation of the Municipality of Huron East By-law No. 051 for 2026 Being a By-law for the Purpose of Levying and Colleting Rates for Various Purposes and to Provide for the Payment of Taxes and to Provide for Penalty and Interest Whereas Section 312 (1) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O., 2001, c.25, as amended defines a "general local municipality levy" to mean the amount the local municipality decided to raise in its budget for the year under section 290 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O., 2001, c.25, as amended, on all rateable property in the local municipality; And Whereas Section 317 (1) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O., 2001, c.25, as amended, provides that the council of a local municipality, before the adoption of estimates for the year under section 290, may pass a By-Law levying amounts on the assessment of property in the local municipality rateable for local municipal purposes; And Whereas the Council of the Municipality of Huron East deems it appropriate to provide for such interim levy on the assessment of property in this Municipality; And Whereas Section 312(2) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O., 2001, c.25, as amended provides that a local municipality shall, each year, pass a by-law levying a separate tax rate, as specified in the by-law, on the assessment in each property class in the local municipality ratable for local municipality purposes; And Whereas the County of Huron, under the provisions of Section 308, 311 and 312 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O., 2001, c.25, as amended has by By-law 2026-014 established a county tax levy and tax ratios for 2026; And Whereas the Minister of Finance, under the provisions of Ontario Regulation 400/98, under the Education Act R.S.O., 1990 as amended by Ontario Regulation 11/22, established education tax rates for 2026; And Whereas the Municipality of Huron East, under the provisions of Section 326 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O., 2001, c.25, as amended, has by By-law 2026-051 identified and prescribed special service areas for levying a special local municipal levy; And Whereas Section 342 and 345 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O., 2001, c.25, as amended, provides that a municipality may establish due dates, places where taxes may be paid and penalty rates for non-payment of taxes; Now Therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron East enacts as follows: 1. The amounts levied shall be as follows: 1.1 For all property classes there shall be imposed and collected an interim levy calculated on the 2026 assessment: (a) 50% of the 2025 tax rate as applied for municipal and school purposes as levied in the year 2026. 1.2 The subsequent levy for the year 2026 to be made under the Municipal Act, shall be reduced by the amount to be raised by the levy imposed by paragraph 1.1 of this By-law. (a) Tax rates as per Schedule "A", and "B and attached hereto shall be levied and charged in 2026. 2. For the purposes of calculating the taxes to be levied under the provisions of paragraph 1.1, the 50% tax rate calculation shall include amounts collected as special rate areas. 3. Provisions of this By-law apply in the event that assessment is added for the year 2026 to the collector's roll after the date this By-law is passed and a levy shall be imposed and collected. 4. The interim tax levy imposed by this By-law shall be paid in two equal installments due on the following dates: 4.1 March 27th, 2026 4.2 June 26th, 2026 5. The subsequent tax levy imposed by this By-law shall be paid in two equal installments due on the following dates: 5.1 September 25th, 2026 5.2 November 27th, 2026 6. The provisions of Section 317 of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, apply to this By-law with necessary modifications. 7. A penalty of one-and-one-quarter percent (1.25%) per month shall be added to each installment on the first day of default and on the first day of each month thereafter until the arrears of taxes are paid in full. 8. Payments on accounts will be applied to interest outstanding with the balance being applied to the taxes outstanding. 9. The Collector may mail or cause the same to be mailed to the residence or place of business of such person indicated on the last revised assessment roll, a written or printed notice specifying the amount of taxes payable. 10. The Collector may send a tax bill to the taxpayer electronically if the taxpayer has chosen to receive the tax bill in that manner under Section 343 (6.1) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O., 2001. 11. The notice to be mailed under this By-law shall contain the particulars provided for in this By-law and the information required to be entered in the Collector's roll under Section 340 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 2001. 12. The Collector shall be authorized to accept part payment from time to time on account of any taxes due, and to give a receipt of such part payment, provided that acceptance of any such part payment shall not affect the collection of any percentage charge imposed and collectable under Section 3 of this By-law in respect of non-payment or late payment of any taxes or any installment of taxes. 13. Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the Collector from proceeding at any time with the collection of any tax, or any part thereof, in accordance with the provisions of the statutes and by-laws governing the collection of taxes. 14. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this By-law and any other by- law, the provisions of this By-law shall prevail. 15. This By-law shall come into force and take effect on the day of the final passing thereof. Read a first and second time this 14th day of April 2026. Read a third time and finally passed this 14th day of April 2026. Alvin McLellan, Deputy Mayor Meaghan McCallum, Clerk The Corporation of the Municipality of Huron East Schedule "A" of By-law No. 051 for 2026 Property Class (RTC) Weighted Assessment Huron East Tax Rates Huron East County Tax Rates County Education Tax Rates Education Taxable R - Residential RT 855,307,101 0.00820571 7,018,402 0.00556720 4,761,666 0.00153000 1,308,620 R - Residential - Shared PIL RH 252,000 0.00820571 2,068 0.00556720 1,403 0.00153000 386 M - Multi-Residential MT 11,610,060 0.00902628 95,269 0.00612392 64,636 0.00153000 16,149 C - Commercial - Taxable Full CT 54,444,279 0.00902628 446,754 0.00612392 303,102 0.00880000 435,554 C - Commercial - Taxable Full - Shared PIL CH 442,200 0.00902628 3,629 0.00612392 2,462 0.00980000 3,940 C - Commercial - Taxable - Excess Land CU 485,870 0.00902628 3,987 0.00612392 2,705 0.00880000 3,887 C - Commercial - Taxable - Vacant Land CX 529,210 0.00902628 4,343 0.00612392 2,946 0.00880000 4,234 C - Commercial - Small Scale on Farm Business 1 C7 3,630 0.00225657 30 0.00153098 20 0.00220000 29 C - Commercial - Small Scale on Farm Business 2 C0 13,750 0.00225657 113 0.00153098 77 0.00220000 110 I - Industrial - Taxable Full IT 33,578,490 0.00902628 275,535 0.00612392 186,938 0.00880000 268,628 I - Industrial - Taxable Full - Shared PIL IH 543,180 0.00902628 4,457 0.00612392 3,024 0.00980000 4,839 I - Industrial - Taxable - Excess Land IU 66,660 0.00902628 547 0.00612392 371 0.00880000 533 I - Industrial - Taxable - Vacant Land IX 416,350 0.00902628 3,416 0.00612392 2,318 0.00880000 3,331 I - Industrial - Taxable - Excess Land - Shared PIL IK 72,380 0.00902628 594 0.00612392 403 0.00980000 645 I - Industrial - Taxable - Vacant Land - Shared PIL IJ 3,410 0.00902628 28 0.00612392 19 0.00980000 30 I - Industrial - Small Scale on Farm Business 1 I7 23,870 0.00225657 196 0.00153098 133 0.00220000 191 I - Industrial - Small Scale on Farm Business 2 I0 13,750 0.00225657 113 0.00153098 77 0.00220000 110 I - Industrial - Taxable - Farmland Awaiting Development Phase 1 I1 4,250 0.00205143 35 0.00139180 24 0.00038250 7 P - Pipeline PT 4,760,000 0.00574400 39,059 0.00389704 26,500 0.00458716 31,193 Property Class (RTC) Weighted Assessment Huron East Tax Rates Huron East County Tax Rates County Education Tax Rates Education F - Farmland FT 535,769,400 0.00205143 4,396,374 0.00139180 2,982,735 0.00038250 819,727 T - Managed Forest TT 811,125 0.00205143 6,656 0.00139180 4,516 0.00038250 1,241 V - Aggregate Extraction VT 3,910,412 0.00734474 32,088 0.00498307 21,770 0.00511000 22,325 PIL C - Commercial - PIL Full CF 2,954,930 0.00902628 24,247 0.00612392 16,451 0.00980000 26,326 C - Commercial - PIL General CG 354,640 0.00902628 2,910 0.00612392 1,974 0.00000000 - C - Commercial - PIL General - Vacant Land CZ 122,650 0.00902628 1,006 0.00612392 683 0.00000000 - H - Landfill - PIL Full HF 66,330 0.00902628 544 0.00612392 369 0.00677916 409 Total Taxable and PIL 1,506,559,927 12,362,399 8,387,320 2,952,441 The Corporation of the Municipality of Huron East Schedule "B" of By-law No. 051 for 2026 Property Class (RTC) Ratio Bridges Lights Rate Per Roll Book as returned - Vanastra Sewers Vanastra Sewers Rates Per Roll Book as returned - BIA BIA Rates Taxable R - Residential RT 1.00 0.00018434 363,600 0.00747276 R - Residential - Shared PIL RH 1.00 M - Multi-Residential MT 1.10 2,442,000 0.00822003 825,000 0.00378312 C - Commercial - Taxable Full CT 1.10 1,957,800 0.00822003 9,111,899 0.00378312 C - Commercial - PIL Full CF 1.10 62,500 0.00822003 C - Commercial - Taxable Full - Shared PIL CH 1.10 402,000 0.00822003 C - Commercial - Taxable - Excess Land CU C - Commercial - Taxable - Vacant Land CX 1.10 82,000 0.00822003 74,000 0.00378312 C - Commercial - Small Scale on Farm Business 1 C7 C - Commercial - Small Scale on Farm Business 2 C0 I - Industrial - Taxable Full IT 1.10 2,146,600 0.00822003 173,000 0.00378312 I - Industrial - Taxable Full - Shared PIL IH 1.10 55,900 0.00822003 I - Industrial - Taxable - Excess Land IU I - Industrial - Taxable - Vacant Land IX 1.10 104,300 0.00822003 I - Industrial - Taxable - Excess Land - Shared PIL IK I - Industrial - Taxable - Vacant Land - Shared PIL IJ I - Industrial - Small Scale on Farm Business 1 I7 I - Industrial - Taxable - Farmland Awaiting Development Phase 1 I1 P - Pipeline PT 0.70 174,000 0.00523093 F - Farmland FT T - Managed Forest TT V - Aggregate Extraction VT E - Exempt E 59,600 89,600