Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Report

Request for Deferment/Cancellation of Taxes and Penalties

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THAT collection of the 2018 taxes owing and associated penalties for late payment on the tax accounts identified in Attachment 1 in the amount of $507,989.06, be deferred for a period of 12 months from December 31, 2020; and

THAT collection of the 2019 taxes owing and associated penalties for late payment on the tax accounts identified in Attachment 1 in the amount of $494,914.34, be deferred for a period of 24 months from December 31, 2020; and

THAT taxes or tax arrears and associated penalties in the amount of $2,556,273.78 be cancelled without further resolution of Council, at the end of the 24-month deferment period, if municipal taxes for those properties for 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 are paid in full according to attached Attachment 2.

Meeting History

Dec 8, 2020 11:00 AM Video Council Meeting

Linda Ollivier, Chief Financial Officer, and Maureen Deverdenne, Manager, Accounting Services, presented the request for deferment/cancellation of taxes and penalties.

RESULT:CARRIED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER:Jane Stroud, Councillor
SECONDER:Claris Voyageur, Councillor
FOR:Don Scott, Krista Balsom, Sheila Lalonde, Keith McGrath, Phil Meagher, Verna Murphy, Jeff Peddle, Jane Stroud, Claris Voyageur
ABSENT:Mike Allen, Bruce Inglis