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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
REPORT
Meeting:
General Purpose and Administration Committee
Date:
May 22, 2001
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Report #:
TR-27-01 File #:
By-Law #:
Subject:
MUNICIPAL FEES - TAX CERTIFICATES
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report TR-27 -01 be received; and
2. THAT Council approve a change of a tax certificate fee at the prevailing rate,
currently $60.00, for any verbal information requested over the telephone.
Background and Comment:
A tax certificate is a printed statement, which includes the current and arrears status of a
property and is most frequently requested by lawyers for real estate transactions.
On a daily basis, the Tax Department gets numerous telephone calls from lawyers' offices to
obtain verbal tax information over the telephone. However, some lawyers then do not
subsequently request the tax certificate,
When a tax certificate is not requested, the Municipality loses the revenue.
Staff has done a survey by area municipalities as to what they do. The results of the survey
are detailed below.
Municipality Verbal Information Other comments
Over teleohone
Yes No
Town of Aiax X
Townshio of Brock X
Citv of Oshawa X
Citv of Pickerinq X
Townshio of SCUqOq X
Townshio of Uxbridqe X After oavment received
Town of Whitbv X
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Report TR-27 -01
Municipal Fees - Tax Certificates
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The property owner is entitled to information on their arrears at no cost.
Conclusion:
The Tax Department would like to enforce the payment of the $60.00 fee prior to any verbal
information is given. The tax certificates will be issued on a weekly basis, which should not
delay any closings for the lawyers, if requested on time.
Respectfully submitted,
Reviewed by,
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Ma' rano, HBSc" AMCT, CMO.,
Treasurer.
Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer.
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