Service Fees Bylaw No. 13/2022

Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan · adopted 2022-12-12

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1 | P a g e CONSOLIDATED COPY December 20, 2022 CITY OF MEADOW LAKE SERVICE FEES BYLAW BYLAW NO. 13-2022 This consolidated copy will show the existing bylaw and all amendments passed by City Council. This is a new bylaw in 2022 which repealed the previous bylaw and there are currently no amendments. ================================================================ NOTE: All persons making use of this consolidation are reminded that this document has no legal status, that the amendments have been embodied for convenience of reference, and that the original bylaws should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. Red highlighted entries indicate the amendments to the bylaw. ================================================================== 2 | P a g e CITY OF MEADOW LAKE BYLAW NO. 13/2022 SERVICE FEES BYLAW A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF MEADOW LAKE TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION OF SERVICE FEES FOR THE PROVISION OF TAX CERTIFICATES, TAX SEARCHES, PROPERTY ASSESSMENT SHEETS, RESEARCH REQUESTS, GENERAL PHOTOCOPYING, MERCHANDISE SALES AND NSF CHARGES. WHEREAS pursuant to Clause 8(1)(i) of The Cities Act, Council has the general power to pass bylaws for City purposes that it considers expedient in relation to services provided by or on behalf of the City; and WHEREAS pursuant to Subclause 8(3)(c)(i) of The Cities Act, Council has the power to pass bylaws to establish fees for the activity authorized for the purpose of raising revenue; and WHEREAS Clause 196(1) regulates the establishment of assessment appeal fees; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Meadow Lake, in the Province of Saskatchewan, hereby enacts as follows: I. INTENT The purpose of this bylaw is to establish certain fees and charges, as well as related conditions or requirements for certain information, goods or services requested from the Administration and Finance Departments. 1. The aforementioned fees shall be as set out in Schedule "A", attached to and forming part of this bylaw, plus any applicable taxes. 2. The provision of any service or information is subject to the restrictions of The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LAFOIPP), and any other Act. 3. Unless otherwise provided for in this bylaw, all fees prescribed in Schedule "A" shall be paid prior to the service or information being provided. 4. If a cheque used for payment of fees or services is returned to the City of Meadow Lake due to non-sufficient funds or closure of the account, the fee is deemed to have not been received. 5. For any other information or service that does not expressly require Council approval and is not defined within Schedule "A", the City Treasurer shall have the authority to determine an appropriate fee or charge. 6. The City Treasurer and City Clerk are hereby authorized to waive general, research, printing and processing fees if such fees are deemed unnecessary. 7. All rates in Schedule "A" are considered Standard Service Rates unless otherwise noted. Standard Service is a service provided within 3 business days from the date the request was received by the City (other than LAFOIPP requests for which standard service is as legislated under that Act). 8. Rush requests are requests for service to be provided in fewer than the Standard number of service days listed in the above section 7. Rush service is not guaranteed and may be accommodated at double the posted standard service rate. II. COMING INTO FORCE: Bylaw No. 17/2012 and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. This bylaw shall come into force on January 1, 2023 Introduced and read a first time this 12th day of December, 2022. Read a second time this 12th day of December, 2022. Unanimously read a third time and adopted this 12th day of December, 2022. 3 | P a g e SCHEDULE "A" Fees & Charges BYLAW NO. 13/2022 SERVICE FEES BYLAW Amounts listed herein do not include applicable taxes or mailing costs which may be charged separately at posted rates. Hourly rates shall be charged out in no less than ½ hour increments. 1. TAXATION Description Amount of Fee Tax Certificate Fee $25.00 per certificate Account Ledger/Report Fee $5 per occurrence Billing/Notice Reprint Fee $2 per notice/bill 2. ASSESSMENT Description Amount of Fee Assessment Appeal Fee per assessment roll number $320.00 if total assessment is less than 500,000 $600.00 if total assessment is between 500,001-999,999 $1500.00 if total assessment is $1,000,000 or more Assessment Detailed Property Report (field sheet) Free to property owner once annually (for their own property only) Notice/Report Reprint Fee $2 each 3. GENERAL Description Amount of Fee Administrative/Research Fee - Front Line Staff $50.00 per hour Administrative/Research Fee - Senior Staff $75.00 per hour Digital Media copy - Data stick $6.00 per occurrence, applicant to provide the device Faxing $6.00 per request Photocopying/Printing (one page is one side of a page) Letter or Legal, Black and White $1.50 per page Letter or Legal, Colour $2.50 per page A3 Tabloid (11"x17") Black & White $6.00 per page A3 Tabloid (11"x17") Colour $12.00 per page A2 (16 ½" x 23 3/8") Black & White $21.00 per page A2 (16 ½" x 23 3/8") Colour $42.00 per page A1 (23" ¾ x 33 1/8") Black & White $24.00 per page A1 (23" ¾ x 33 1/8") Colour $48.00 per page A0 (33 1/8"x 46 13/16") Black & White $60.00 per page A0 (33 1/8"x 46 13/16") Colour $120.00 per page NSF Charge $42.00 per NSF cheque Criminal Record Check $30 or as otherwise noted below: - City Staff - Free - Volunteer (with letter) - Free 4 | P a g e 4. MERCHANDISE Description Amount of Fee City of Meadow Lake Flag $90.00 5. LEGISLATIVE Description Amount of Fee Application Fee per LAFOIPP $25.00 or legislated fee, whichever is greater LAFOIPP Application Processing Fee - Front Line Staff $50 per hour LAFOIPP Application Processing Fee - Senior Staff $75.00 per hour