Finance & Administration
1. Taxes
a) Tax Certificate
The fee chargeable for a tax certificate with respect to the land described in each entry in the tax collectors’ roll for which a tax certificate is furnished – $30.00
b) Penalties:
The penalties payable on outstanding accounts receivable per month commencing with the month following the month in which the account was rendered – 1.25%
c) Tax sale costs – Actual costs plus $50.00
d) Tax statement photocopies – No charge
e) Tax account print outs – No charge
f) Property information (miscellaneous – non-owner) – $20.00
2. Photocopying
The fees chargeable for photocopying shall be:
a) Information required to be provided under the Municipal Act Section 263(1) eg. by-laws, minutes etc.
i) Fewer than 10 pages – No charge
ii) 11 or more pages, per page – $1.00
b) General Information
i) Per page, single sided – $1.00
ii) Per page, double sided – $2.00
3. Returned Cheques
The fee chargeable for each returned cheque shall be $20.00
4. Business Licence Fees
Any person carrying on a business within the Town of Altona who is not otherwise liable to pay a business tax, but is subject to obtain a business licence under the Town of Altona Business Licence by-law shall pay the following fees for such a business licence.
a) If the person or business is located within the limits of the Town of Altona or the R.M. of Rhineland then such a fee shall be:
i) If the business is a hobby or on a part-time basis only – $50.00
ii) If the business is full time or intended to provide significant income for the person – $100.00
b) If the person or business from outside the corporate limits of the Town of Altona or the R.M. of Rhineland then the fee shall be:
i) If the business is a hobby or a part-time basis only – $100.00
ii) If the business is full time or intended to provide significant income for the person – $200.00
c) If the person or business will only conduct business for a period of three consecutive days or less within the corporate limits of the Town of Altona, they can obtain a 3 day licence.
d) That a part time or hobby business for purposes of this section of the by-law shall be those businesses which have gross revenues of less than $7,500 per annum or spend less than 15 hours per week on average at their business.
5. Lottery Licence Fees – $15.00
6. Other
a) Town pins – Administrative discretion for give-aways – No charge
b) Zoning by-law with map (includes tax) – $40.00
c) Development plan (includes tax) – $50.00
