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Exploring the Tariffing System in the Municipality of Canton de Stratford

The Municipality of Canton de Stratford has implemented a tariffing system aiming for fairness and transparency in property taxation. This approach has seen various adjustments in property tax rates from 2007 to 2011, with a notable focus on lakefront properties that experienced significant assessment increases. The budget transfer in service costs reflects a collective responsibility, balancing costs between all residents and those who specifically benefit from services like snow removal and fire protection. This article discusses the evolution of property assessments and the rationale behind these appraisals.

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Exploring the Tariffing System in the Municipality of Canton de Stratford

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  1. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD TARIFFING: STRATFORD’S EXPERIENCE

  2. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD Region : Townships MRC : Le Granit Surface : 125,6 km2 MRC DU GRANIT

  3. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • GENERAL INFORMATION • Total propertyassessment : 178,000,000$ (2011) ; • Budget (2011) : 1,673,834 $ ; • PropertyTax rate : • 2007 : 0,94 $ / 100 $ ; • 2008 : 0,94 $ • 2009 : 0,85 $ • 2010 : 0,40 $ • 2011 : 0,36 $

  4. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • WHY WE CHOSE THE TARIFFING ? • 2008 • New propertytax roll on January 1st ; • 40 to 60 % assessmentincrease on a lakefront • property; • Propertytax rate maintainedat 0,94 $ / 100 $ ; • Severaltaxpayersregrouped. • 2009 • - Propertytax rate loweredat 0,85 $ / 100 $ ; • «Fairness and transparency» team formed; • Electoral campaign = Tariffinginstead of • propertytax; • 6 members of the team elected in november.

  5. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • PROPERTY ASSESSMENT ALLOTMENT IN THE MUNICIPALITY • Village : 7,7 % • Rural : 12,3 % • Lakefront (first and second row) : 80,0 % (5 lakes) • Note : Aylmer and Elgin lakes = 130 millions (73 %). • Note 2: The average value of a building around these 2 lakes is 156,526 $ whereas the average value of a building in the village is 78,453 $

  6. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • PROPERTY ASSESSMENT EVOLUTION • 1990 : 36,417,700 $ • 2011 : 180,000,000 $ (RAISED 5 TIMES) • ELGIN LAKE = LAKEFRONT ASSESSMENT • 1990 : 10,900 $ • 2011 : 106,000 $ (RAISED 10 TIMES)

  7. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • ELGIN LAKE = LAND ASSESSMENT • The land assessment differs from one lake to the other and between 1st and 2nd row for the same lake.

  8. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • TARIFFING IN STRATFORD • In 2000, tariffs were applied to : • Garbage ; • Recycling; • Septic tank pumping(resident and non resident); • Water (village) sector rate; • Sewer (village) sector rate. • Tariffingwasnot an unknown concept in Stratford.

  9. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • NEW TARIFFS IN 2010 • Section 244.3 of the actrespecting municipal taxation: • Tariffing must berelated to the benefitsderived by the • debtor. • WE TALK ABOUT IMMOVABLES SERVED OR NOT SERVED • TARIFFING • ( Re: Stratford-Info february 2011 on the municipal site http://munstratford.qc.ca/indexFr.asp?numero=26 ) USER - PAYER ≠

  10. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • NEW TARIFFS IN 2010 • BUDGET ALLOTMENT CHANGES : • Note: • Tariffing of a service must berelated to the benefitsderived by the debtor. • It cannotbeused to create a surplus.

  11. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • NEW TARIFFS IN 2010

  12. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • FIRE PROTECTION • 2009 = 0,0668 $ / 100 $ of de propertytax This example shows that you can adjust or even change the way you charge a services to the tax payer.

  13. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • SNOW REMOVAL SERVICE : 2010 AND 2011 • Provincial roads : 2 • Municipal roads : 40 • Privateroads : 26 • 2009 = 0,11 $ / 100 $ of assessment

  14. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • NOTION OF COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY • Eachcollectivity must develop and maintain a road system ; • So : part of the cost must beassumed by everyone ; • 2010 : 33 % of the budget paid by everyone • 67 % of the budget paid by those owners who received the service • 2011 : 40 % of the budget paid by everyone • 60 % of the budget paid by thoseownerswhoreceived the service

  15. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • ROADS SERVICE : 2010 AND 2011 • Provincial roads : 2 • Municipal roads : - paved : 7 • - dirt : 33 • Privateroads : 26 • 2009 = 0,16 $ / 100 $ of assessment

  16. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD • NOTION OF COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY • Eachcollectivity must develop and maintain a road system; • So : part of the cost must beassumedby everyone; • 2010 : 33 % of the budget paid by everyone • 67 % of the budget paid by those owners who received the service • 2011 : 40 % of the budget paid by everyone • 60 % of the budget paid by thoseownerswhoreceived the service

  17. MUNICIPALITÉ DU CANTON DE STRATFORD QUESTION PERIOD

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