MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - County council is expected to consider second and third reading of the 2023 tax rate bylaw on April 12 after recently approving the 2023 operating budget.
Council passed first reading of the 2023 tax rate bylaw at the March 29 council meeting. It proposes a residential mill rate of 2.8103, a non-residential rate of 10.0054 and a farmland rate of 8.3178.
“I think it is pretty incredible that with option three (the one proposed) we have 88 per cent of our residential landowners are paying less than $100 increase and 90 per cent of our non-residential are paying less than $100 increase. I think that is a pretty fair way forward,” said reeve Angela Aalbers.
“In order to meet the budget timelines that we have currently set up, council would need to approve the tax rate bylaw at April 12 and any deferral beyond April 12 would defer our ability to get our tax notices out.”
The 2023 operating budget calls for a municipal tax levy of $31,680,219, which includes the incremental change of $332,500 for the price agreement with the province, and the assessment real growth, which is the assessment of the physical change to a property at July 1, 2022.
The budget calls for total revenue of $36,990,760, including $31,680,219 net taxes available for municipal purposes, $215,050 sale of goods, $671,533 fees and levies, $302,825 fines and penalties and $2,017,288 return on investments.
Expenses total $40,552,869, including $647,176 for council, $1,263,111 for CAO services, $2,191,426 corporate services finance and general office, $466,049 assessment, $1,152,211 business services, planning $893,395, development $709,926 and permitting $398,307.
Council deferred second reading of the 2023 tax rate bylaw to April 12.
