HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-044 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW NO. 2014-044
To amend By-Law 2007-209
Being a by-law to authorize the establishment of
Optional Pre-Authorized Payment Plans for Taxes
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 342 & 345(l 0) Discount of the Municipal Act, 2001,
Chapter M-45, the Municipality is empowered to provide for the payment of realty
taxes by instalments and is further empowered to invoke penalties and discounts;
AND WHEREAS the Municipality is further empowered to direct that such monies be
paid by the person charged with payment into banks as authorized by the said
section of the Municipal Act;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. Where it refers to Pre-Authorized Payment System, it will now read
"Pre-Authorized Payment Plan (PAP)"
2. The following sections are amended as follows:
(1) In this By-law, PRE-AUTHORIZED PAYMENT PLAN means the
withdrawal of taxes from the taxpayer's financial institution through
electronic funds transfer either monthly or by instalment dates
determined each year by the Tax Collector.
(2) Residential, industrial and commercial realty taxpayers of the
Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington may enroll in an optional
PAP to provide for the payment of realty taxes, and other charges
collected in a like manner as taxes, in either monthly increments or by
instalment dates in any year. The payments will be made by pre-
authorized withdrawal from the taxpayer's financial institution.
(7) A withdrawal request not honored at the bank (ie. Non-sufficient
funds (NSF), Stop Payment, etc.) for taxpayers enrolled in the
Monthly Pre-Authorized Plan will be subject to a service charge. The
next monthly withdrawal will automatically be increased to include the
dishonored amount plus the service charge.
A request not honoured at the bank (ie. Non-sufficient funds (NSF),
Stop Payment, etc.) for taxpayers enrolled in the Pre-Authorized
Instalment Plan must be paid in full by the taxpayer or their
representative using an alternative method of payment including the
service charge and interest prior to the 15th of the following month or
the tax account may be removed from the plan.
The following sections will be added under conditions:
(10)The instalment Pre-Authorized payment plan will commence June 1,
2014 for the September 2014 instalment.
(11)Instalment dates are set by the Tax Collector each year in
accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, through the tax rate by-law
approved by Council.
BY-LAW passed in open session on this 28th day of April 2Z:
iar Foster,,'Mayor
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C.'A'ine d&�rVee, Deputy Clerk