By Adam Ophus

Tax Rate Bylaw

Residents could see lower property taxes

May 13, 2019 | 10:55 AM

Rocky Mountain House town council has adopted the 2019 tax rate bylaw.

In accordance with the Municipal Government Act, council is required to pass an annual tax rate bylaw to levy sufficient taxes for its operation.

“We, as council, were determined that there would be no increase to the municipal tax dollars from the 2018 level,” said Mayor Tammy Burke. “The Town’s administration staff worked diligently to find efficiencies to fulfill that goal.”

The tax rate bylaw will provide a levy of $9,185,229 for municipal purposes.

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Although the municipal tax rate will increase from .0089276 to .009187, taxpayers could still see lower taxes due to the drop in property assessment values of most properties in Rocky Mountain House.

“The reality that we’re dealing with is that certain assessment sub-classes have dropped in value in 2019 compared to 2018. So the tax rates as established by council will reflect those fluctuations in assessment,” said Communications Coordinator Laura Button. “But at the end of the day we are collecting the same dollar value from the community for municipal tax purposes as we did in 2018.”

Property owners should receive their 2019 combined assessment and property tax notice by the end of May. Property owners have the opportunity to appeal their assessment, or any other assessment on the roll, within 60 days from the date of mailing. The assessment roll is available for viewing during regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., at the Town office (5116-50 Ave).

Related documents:

Tax Rate Bylaw 2019/12F

Small Business Property Tax Class bylaw 2019/11F

Tax Instalment Payment Plan bylaw 2019/10F

Town of Rocky Mountain House Assessment Summary and Change 2018/2019