Back to SearchPrince Albert City Council will consider the proposed tax plan from Administration at the Monday, March 13 Executive Committee meeting. The proposed plan includes a 2.86% mill rate increase for 2023 along with a $12 snow management special tax increase to $72 and a $15 roadways special tax increase to $204 for residential properties.
The Snow Management Special Tax increase will fund two new positions for the roadways crew to support improved snow management response to requests for service and coordination of work.
The Roadways Special Tax funds the City’s $4.1 million paving program. The proposed increase will fund dedicated resources for the replacement and reconstruction of concrete sidewalks and curbs as part of this program.
This combination of tax tools including the mill rate and special taxes will raise the $1.5 million needed to fund 2023 priorities this year. This amount was down from $3.079 million which was originally proposed by Administration heading into budget deliberations.
The following table illustrates the estimated impact on homes with different assessed values.
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2023 Residential Impact to Properties |
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Taxable Value |
$80,000 |
$160,000 |
$200,000 |
$280,100 |
$360,300 |
|
2022 Taxes |
$1,565 |
$2,807 |
$3,428 |
$4,671 |
$5,915 |
|
2023 Taxes |
$1,616 |
$2,882 |
$3,515 |
$4,782 |
$6,050 |
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Dollar Increase Change |
$51.01 |
$75.02 |
$87.02 |
$111.06 |
$135.13 |
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Total per month |
$4.25 |
$6.25 |
$7.25 |
$9.26 |
$11.26 |
|
Change % |
3.26% |
2.67% |
2.54% |
2.38% |
2.28% |
The tax plan also includes a new residential vacant land minimum tax of $1,600. This revenue will be set aside in a reserve to be used for a future incentive program for economic development initiatives that encourage further development. These funds will not be used to pay for the $1.5 million required for budget priorities this year.
There is also a proposed increase to the minimum tax from $772 to $800 which ensures all properties pay at least this amount to contribute to funding City services.
The Civic Facilities Levy, Destination Marketing Tax (applied to hotels), Police Special Tax and Base Tax will remain unchanged. The Business Improvement District Special Tax will decrease by 7.81%. This tax was established in 2005 and applies only to the Central Business District to fund activities of the association. The Library Levy will increase by 2.71% from 0.664 to 0.682 to fund library priorities for 2023.
The additional funds generated will be used to pay for notable projects like:
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$150,000 |
Playground replacement/upgrades |
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$60,000 |
Park Pathways (areas identified for improvements: James Isbister, Midtown, Cook drive, Lake Estates, A.C Howard Park) |
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$210,000 |
Little Red Phase 3 Improvements
|
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$25,000 |
Boat Launch design for River Street East and West to improve access for the public and Emergency Services. |
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$60,000 |
Cooke Municipal Golf Course Pathway network improvements. |
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$150,600 |
Two additional Roadways/Snow Operator crew members. |
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$277,300 |
Three Fire Fighters to achieve minimum staffing on 4 platoons. |
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$100,500 |
One Infrastructure Systems Analyst in the Information Technology Department to support implementation of new projects. |
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$300,000 |
Concrete Sidewalk, Curb & Media Rehabilitation Program. |
|
$4.1 M |
Roadways Recapping Program to repave city streets. |
Tax tools are approved through the Tax Tool Bylaw which requires three readings. Once a property tax plan is approved by City Council, Administration will forward a Tax Tools Bylaw for consideration and final approval. The Bylaw is scheduled for consideration at the Monday, March 27, 2023 City Council meeting.
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Mayor Greg Dionne
(306) 953-4300
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