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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
REPORT
Meeting:
General Purpose and Administration Committee
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Date:
June 5, 2000
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Subject:
CITY OF WELLAND RESOLUTION PERTAINING
TO AMENDING ASSESSMENT CLASS TO INCLUDE
CULTURE CLUBS AND NON PROFIT HALLS
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report TR-25-00 be received for information.
Background and Comments:
At the Council meeting held on April 25, 2000, Council referred the following Resolution to
staff for review and report:
"WHEREAS cultural clubs and non profit halls were previously assessed for property
taxes under residential rates; and
WHEREAS present legislation has changed the assessment class applied to culture
clubs and non profit halls form residential to commercial; and
WHEREAS this change has resulted in property tax increases to cultural clubs and
non profit halls in the order of 2 to 2.5 times more than previous; and
WHEREAS this additional cost results in significant losses in funding available for
local worthy causes;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Weiland City Council petition the Province of
Ontario to amend assessment legislation to include cultural clubs and non profit halls
in the assessment classification for non profit serve organizations and non profit
private clubs for the purposes of exempting cultural clubs and non profit halls from
paying commercial tax rates; and
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THAT this resolution be circulated to AMO and all municipalities in the Province of
Ontario for their endorsement."
Staff inquired into this issue and contacted the Clerk of the City of Weiland, who advised that
they had no background information prior to passing this Resolution.
Staff received a newsletter from Ontario Property Assessment Corporation dated April 19,
2000, updating current issues. Included was a list of assessment related issues for the
provincial government to clarify. They are requesting a clear definition of what constitutes a
"service organization", "non-profit private club" and "ski resort".
Based on this, it appears that the issue is still under review by the Ontario Property
Assessment Corporation and any analysis is premature at this time.
Reviewed by:
arie A. Marano, H.BSc.,A.M,C.T., C.M.O.,
Treasurer.
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Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P.,R.P.P.,
Chief Administrative Officer.
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