User Fees for Property Tax, Utility and Parking Ticket Accounts:
Notice is given that the City Treasurer is recommending that the Council of the City of Toronto pass a by-law to amend Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, to implement new administrative fees, and to increase certain existing fees for the administration of property tax and utility accounts and parking tag payments. New fees are proposed for the creation of new property tax accounts, and for ownership updates made to utility accounts. Fee increases are proposed for existing fees for issuing prior year tax receipts, charges added to the tax roll for collection, preparation of tax calculation statements, and for Telephone Interactive Voice Response (IVR) payments and internet payments for Parking Tickets. It is proposed that the by-law be adopted at the Council meeting to be held on November 30 and December 1, 2009 or at a subsequent meeting.
The chart below sets out the proposed user fees and fee increases for administration of property tax and utility accounts and parking tag payments:
Table 1:
Proposed New User Fees and Fee Increases for Administration of Property Tax and Utility Accounts and Parking Tag Payments
| User Fees |
Fee |
| Current |
Proposed |
Increase |
| New User Fees: |
| Setting Up a New Tax Account |
- |
$50.00 |
$50.00 |
| Ownership Update to Existing Utility Account |
- |
$35.00 |
$35.00 |
| Increases to Existing User Fees: |
| Prior Year Tax Receipt |
$5.00 |
$16.00 |
$11.00 |
| Charges Added to the Tax Roll for Collection |
$35.00 |
$50.00 |
$15.00 |
| Preparation of a Tax Calculation Statement |
$35.00 |
$50.00 |
$15.00 |
| Use of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Internet payment options for Parking Tickets |
$1.50 |
$2.00 |
$0.50 |
At its meeting to be held in Committee Room 1, 2nd floor, Toronto City Hall on November 9, 2009, commencing at 9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, the Government Management Committee of Toronto City Council will hear in person or by his or her counsel, agent or solicitor, any person who wishes to speak to the matter.
To view a copy of the Report that outlines the proposed fees and related amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, or to submit comments or make a deputation to the Government Management Committee meeting on November 9, 2009, please contact the following City official no later than 12 noon on November 6, 2009.
Patsy Morris
Committee Administrator
City Clerk's Office
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West
10th floor, West Tower
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
Telephone: 416-392-9151
Fax: 416-392-1879
E-mail: pmorris@toronto.ca
To ask questions regarding the content of the report contact:
Casey Brendon
Acting Director, Revenue Services
Telephone: 416-392-8065
Fax: 416-696-3778
E-mail: cbrendo@toronto.ca
Any comments received after the Committee meeting will be processed to Council.
If this matter is deferred at the Committee meeting or Council meeting or considered at a subsequent Committee or Council meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or Council agenda. Please contact the above City officials if you require notice in these cases.
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Dated at the City of Toronto this 26th day of October, 2009.
Ulli S. Watkiss
City Clerk
