By-law 2025-16 — 2025 Tax Rate By-law

Westport, Ontario · No. 2025-16 · adopted 2025-05-27 · summary & facts

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Page 1 of 3 THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF WESTPORT 2025 Tax Rate Bylaw BY-LAW 2025-16 BEING a by-law to provide for such rates to obtain the sums required, to be raised by means of taxation for the year. WHEREAS the Municipal Act S.O. 2001 c25, Section 290 and 312(2), as amended, provides that the Council of every municipality shall in each year prepare and adopt estimates of all sums required during the year for the municipality including the sums required to be raised for school purposes and for any board, commission and other body, and WHEREAS the Council has prepared such estimates for various purposes, and WHEREAS Sections 307(1) and 307(2) of the said Act require tax rates to be established in the same proportion to tax ratios, and WHEREAS tax rates for County purposes have been set out in By-law 25-15 of the Corporation of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, and WHEREAS the 2025 provincial requisition for school board purposes to be levied upon all tax classes in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville has been determined and the education tax rates have been set out as detailed in Schedule "B" of this by-law, WHEREAS tax rates for each property class will be calculated for general municipal purposes, NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Village of Westport (hereinafter called the Corporation) enacts as follows: 1) THAT the 2025 Budget, including revenue and expenditure estimates for the year, attached hereto as Schedule "A", is hereby adopted. 2) THAT the 2025 assessment per property class as detailed in Schedule "B" attached hereto and forming a part of this by-law, be adopted for the purposes of calculating the municipal tax rate of the corporation. 3) THAT the 2025 County tax rates and Education Requisition tax rates as set out in Schedule "B" attached hereto and forming a part of this by-law be adopted for Page 2 of 3 the purposes of determining and levying the appropriate taxation revenues for County and school board purposes. 4) THAT the amount to be raised by tax rates for the general purposes of the Corporation in the amount as set out in Schedule "B", attached hereto and forming a part of this by-law, be adopted. 5) THAT the amount to be raised by tax rates for Upper Tier and Education Requisition purposes as set out in Schedule "B", attached hereto and forming a part of this by-law, be adopted. 6) THAT, also in accordance with the calculation set out in Schedule "B" attached hereto and forming a part of this by-law, the tax rates to be applied to the ratable assessment within the municipality for general purposes of the Corporation shall be as follows: VILLAGE OF WESTPORT Residential 0.01130656 Multi-residential 0.01130656 Commercial Full General 0.01522315 Commercial Excess Land 0.01065621 Commercial Vacant Land 0.01065621 Farm Full Taxable 0.00282664 7) THAT the taxes imposed pursuant to the by-law, less the amounts imposed by the interim levy shall become due and payable on or before July 31st of the current year. 8) THAT, not withstanding the provisions of Section 3 and 7 of this By-law, any additional taxes payable as a result of supplementary additions or revisions to the Assessment roll pursuant to the Assessment Act (RSO 1990) Chapter A.31, shall be due and payable 14 days after demand. 9) THAT the Treasurer (Tax Collector), not later than 21 days prior to the due date that taxes are payable (to the date that the first installment is due), shall mail or cause to be mailed, the notice of taxes due to the address of the residence or place of business of the person to whom such notice is required to be given. 10) THAT the taxes shall be payable to the Treasurer of the Corporation and shall be paid to the Corporation of the Municipal Offices or at the Bank of Montreal, Westport, on or before the due date as shown on the tax notice. Page 3 of 3 11) THAT the Treasurer is hereby authorized to accept part payment from time to time on account of any taxes due and to give a receipt for such part payment, provided that acceptance of any part shall not affect the collection of any penalty charge imposed and collectable in respect of non-payment of taxes or any part installment hereof. 12) THAT late penalty and interest will be added to outstanding property taxes at the rate of 1.25 % per month, calculated on the last day of the month, until paid in full 13) THAT this by-law shall come into force and take effect on the day it receives third reading and finally passed. ENACTED AND PASSED this 27th day of May, 2025. _________________________ Mayor, Robin Jones _________________________ CAO/Clerk, Kimberly Westgate DEPARTMENT EXPENSES REVENUES Net Levy GENERAL GOVERNMENT $936,276 -$496,116 $440,160 PROTECTIVE SERVICES $279,476 -$2,000 $277,476 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES $303,177 -$35,000 $268,177 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES $154,000 -$35,500 $118,500 RECREATION AND CULTURE SERVICES $636,697 -$377,300 $259,397 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT $43,500 -$16,800 $26,700 SOCIAL SERVICES $1,000 $1,000 HEALTH_SERVICES $3,000 $3,000 TOTAL $2,357,127 -$962,716 $1,394,411 NET LEVY $2,357,127 -$962,716 $1,394,411 DEPARTMENT EXPENSES REVENUES Net Levy WATER OPERATING $682,390 -$467,703 $214,687 WW OPERATING $588,854 -$803,541 -$214,687 Net Levy $1,271,244 -$1,271,243 $0 THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF WESTPORT BY-LAW NO. 2025-16 SCHEDULE "A" - Estimates Class 2025 Current Value Assessment (Returned Roll) Tax Ratio Weighted Current Value Assessment 2025 Village of Westport Tax Rate 2025 Village of Westport Tax Levy 2025 United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Tax 2025 United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Tax Levy 2025 Education Tax Rate 2025 Education Tax Levy Total 2025 Taxes Taxable Residential 98,003,552 1.000000 98,003,552 0.01130656 1,108,083 0.00451033 442,028 0.00153000 149,946 1,700,057 Res FAD I 0 0.400000 0 0 0 0.00061200 0 0 New Multi-residential 0 1.000000 0 0 0 0.00153000 0 0 Multi-residential 1,627,000 1.000000 1,627,000 0.01130656 18,396 0.00451033 7,338 0.00153000 2,489 28,223 Com. Occupied 15,997,648 1.346400 21,539,233 0.01522315 243,535 0.00607270 97,149 0.00880000 140,779 481,463 Com. Exc. Land 129,500 0.942480 122,051 0.01065621 1,380 0.00425089 550 0.00880000 1,140 3,070 Com. Vac. Land 582,000 0.942480 548,523 0.01065621 6,202 0.00425089 2,474 0.00880000 5,122 13,798 Com. On-Farm Bus. 1 0 0.336600 0 0 0 0.00220000 0 0 Com. FAD I 0 0.400000 0 0 0 0.00061200 0 0 Ind. Occupied 0 1.811400 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Ind. Exc. Land 0 1.177410 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Ind. Vac. Land 0 1.177410 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Ind. On-Farm Bus. 1 0 0.452850 0 0 0 0.00220000 0 0 Large Ind. Occ. 0 2.803500 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Large Ind. Exc. 0 1.822275 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Aggregate Extraction 0 1.473948 0 0 0 0.00511000 0 0 Landfills 0 1.346400 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Pipelines 0 1.655100 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Farm 386,900 0.250000 96,725 0.00282664 1,094 0.00112758 436 0.00038250 148 1,678 Managed Forests 0 0.250000 0 0 0 0.00038250 0 0 Com Total Taxable 16,709,148 4 22,209,808 251,116 100,173 147,041 498,330 Ind Total Taxable 0 0 0 0 Total Taxable 116,726,600 22 121,937,085 1,378,689 549,976 299,623 2,228,289 Payment in Lieu Residential 0 1.000000 0 0 0 0.00153000 0 0 Res FAD I 0 0.400000 0 0 0 0.00061200 0 0 New Multi-residential 0 1.000000 0 0 0 0.00153000 0 0 Multi-residential 0 1.000000 0 0 0 0.00153000 0 0 Com. Occupied 1,032,800 1.346400 1,390,562 0.01522315 15,722 0 0.00880000 5,309 27,303 Com. Exc. Land 0 0.942480 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Com. Vac. Land 0 0.942480 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Com. FAD I 0 0.400000 0 0 0 0.00061200 0 0 Ind. Occupied 0 1.811400 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Ind. Exc. Land 0 1.177410 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Ind. Vac. Land 0 1.177410 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Large Ind. Occ. 0 2.803500 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Large Ind. Exc. 0 1.822275 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Aggregate Extraction 0 1.473948 0 0 0 0.00511000 0 0 Landfills 0 1.346400 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Pipelines 0 1.655100 0 0 0 0.00880000 0 0 Farm 0 0.250000 0 0 0 0.00038250 0 0 Managed Forests 0 0.250000 0 0 0 0.00038250 0 0 Com Total PIL 1,032,800 1,390,562 15,722 0 5,309 27,303 Ind Total PIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total PIL 1,032,800 1,390,562 15,722 0 5,309 27,303 Com Grand Total 17,741,948 23,600,370 266,839 100,173 152,349 525,634 Ind Grand Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grand Total 117,759,400 123,327,647 1,394,411 549,976 304,932 2,255,592 Exempt 4,771,900 4,771,900 Grand Total 122,531,300 128,099,547 1,394,411 549,976 304,932 2,255,592 SCHEDULE "B" - Tax Rates THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF WESTPORT BY-LAW NO. 2025-16