By-law No. 16-2026 - Estimates and 2026 Tax Rates

North Glengarry, Ontario · No. 16-2026 · adopted 2026-03-23 · summary & facts

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BY-LAW NO, 16.2026 BEING A BY.LAWTOADOPT THE ESTIMATES OF ALLSUMS REQUIRED DURING THE YEAR AND TO ADOPT TAX RATES FOR THE YEAR2026. WHEREAS Section 290 of the Municipal Act, 2OO1, as amended, provides that a local municipality shall in each year prepare and adopt a budget including estimates of all sums requrred during the year for the purposes of the municipality; AND WHEREAS Section 312 (2'l of lhe Municipal AcL 2001 . 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 rateable for local municipality purposes; AND WHEREAS Section 312 (4) of the Municipal Act, 2OO1, as amended, authorizes municipalities to pass by-laws for purposes of raising a special local municipality levy, a local municipality shall, each year, pass a by-law levying a separate tax rate, as specified in the by-law, on all or part of the assessment, as specified in the bylaw, in each property class in the local municipality rateable for local municipality purposes; AND WHEREAS Section 312 (5) of lhe Municipal AcL 2001, as amended, indicates the assessment in each property class includes any adjustments made under section 32, 33, 34, 39.1or 40 of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990 Chapter A.31, as amended, to the assessments on the assessment roll as returned for the taxation year if the adjustments are made on the tax roll before the by-law mentioned in subsection (4) is passed for the taxation year: AND WHEREAS Section 208 (1) of lhe Municipal Act, 20O1 , as amended, states that a municipality shall annually raise the amount required for the purposes of a board of management, including any interest payable on money borrowed by it for the purposes of the board of management; AND WHEREAS Section 326 (1)(a)(e) of the Municipal Act, 20O1 , as amended, states that a municipality may by by-law identify a prescribed special service and determine whether all or a specified portion of the additional costs determined in clause (d) shall be raised under subsection (4) of Section 326; AND WHEREAS the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, has, under By- Law No. 5519 directed each lower-tier Municipality to levy Tax Ratios, AND WHEREAS the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, has, under By-Law No. 5520 directed each lower-tier Municipality to levy specified tax rates for the purpose of raising the general upper-tier levy; THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of North Glengarry enacts as follows: That the Council of the Corporation of the Township of North Glengarry has considered the estimates of the Municipality and deems it necessary that the amount of $7,536,593 be adopted as its requirements for the year 2026. That for the year 2026, the tax rates as shown on Schedule "A" to this by-law, shall be levied upon the whole of the assessment in each property class. 1 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NORTH GLENGARRY 2. 3 4 5 That the rate of $215.00 per Residential Unit (RU), and Farm Residential Unit (FRU) and Seasonal Dwelling (RDU) as defined and classed as such in the Collector's Roll from the Assessment Office be charged annually on the tax rollfor Garbage and Recycling Fees. That any amounts billed by the interim anstallments for 2026 shail be deducted from the amounts levied by this by-law. The amount for lnterim lnstallments were calculated by using the current Assessment Roll multiplied by 50% of the 2025 Tax Rate and payable in two installments (February 27th. 2026, and April 30rh, 2026). That for Payme nts-ln -Lie u of taxes and railway rights-of-way due to the Corporation of the Township of North Glengarry, the actual amount due shall be based on the assessment roll and the tax rates for the year 2026. That final taxes shall be payable in two rnstallments (July 31s' 2026, and September 29rh, 2026). That the due dates for all Supplementary and Omitted assessments will be payable in one installment. That penalties for late payment shall be charged at 1.25'k per month or 15% per annum charged on the first business day of each month on the unpaid balance. That the Treasurer is authorized to mail or cause to be mailed notice of taxes due to the address of the residence of the landowner or commercial property owner or to the address of the person to whom notice is required to be given. Thattaxes shall be payable attheTownship Office located at 3720 County Road 34, Alexandria, at most Financial lnstitutions in Canada, by mail or online. Taxpayers have the option of paying Realty and or Commercial taxes through pre-authorized payments, based on ten monthly payments per year electronically transferred from their bank accounts, through equalized monthly payments from January to and including October in each year. The tax account of the property owner must be up to date in order to enroll in this plan. Taxpayers enrolled in the pre-authorized monthly payment plan, who are making all therr payments on the scheduled dates, will not be subject to penalty for nonpayment of taxes on any outstanding balances on the due dates. The following exceptions will apply: 6 10 11 12 15 7 8 I A) ln the event of an "lnsufficient Funds"(NSF) notice, the resident will be charged the appropriate NSF charge as well as penalty and interest for non-payment. Two instances of "lnsufficient Funds" notices by a taxpayer, in the course ofthe monthly update, will result in the removal of the sub.iect taxpayer from the payment plan until the next calendaryear, B) The Treasurer is empowered to accept part of the payment of taxes from time to time on account of taxes due. The Treasurer is hereby authorized to place any outstanding amounts owed to lhe t\/unicipality as a sum on the appropriate tax account to be collected in a like manner as taxes. That any remaining capital surpluses be transferred to the specific departments' capital fund reserves (fire, roads, recreation, water/sewer, etc.) and any deficits incurred by these same departments be funded from their specific capital expenditure reserves at 16 14 year-end of thesame fiscal year 17 That any remaining operating surpluses for all departments be transferred to the working fund reserve account and any operating deficits for all departments be transferred from the working fund reserve account at year-end ofthe same fiscal year. 18. This By-Law replaces By-Law #O7 -2025 which is hereby repealed. This By-Law shall come into force and effect upon the date of the final reading thereof. READ a first, second and third time and passed in Open Council this 23rd day of March 2026 CA ct Mayor/Deputy Mayor I hereby certify this to be a true copy of By-Law No. 16-2026, and that such By-Law is in full force and effect. ) ll , 9oat, l./-nc Date Certified CAO/Clerk/Deputy Clerk Jena Doonan - Commissioner by virlue ol my orlicc as Deputy Clerk Township ot Norlh Glengarry c0 o Property Class Current Value Assessment Municipal Tax Rate Municipal Tax Dollars Residential RT $887,023,126.00 0.006106199 $5,416,339.32 Multi-Residential MT $10,922,300.00 0.006106199 $66,693.73 New Multi-Residential NT $3,750,300.00 0.006106199 $22,900.08 Farmlands FT $517,048,312.00 0.001526550 $789,299.91 Commercial CT $87,526,772.00 0.009977693 $873,315.29 Industrial IT $18,809,800.00 0.012599732 $236,998.43 Pipeline PT $5,114,000.00 0.008352461 $42,714.49 Managed Forest TT $7,107,600.00 0.001526550 $10,850.10 Parking Lot GT $39,000.00 0.009977693 $389.13 Shopping Centre ST $4,438,100.00 0.009977693 $44,282.00 Commercial Excess Vacant Unit CU $1,287,320.00 0.006984386 $8,991.14 Commercial Vacant Land CX $2,332,100.00 0.006984386 $16,288.29 Industrial Excess Land IU $96,600.00 0.008819811 $851.99 Industrial Vacant Land IX $106,800.00 0.008819811 $941.96 Aggregate Extraction Taxable VT $559,600.00 0.010252484 $5,737.29 Total $1,546,161,730.00 $7,536,593.14 The Corporation of the Township of North Glengarry 2026 Tax Rates Schedule "A"