Request for Special Meeting of Council to Deal with

Tax Policy and Tax Rate Matters

 The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee recommends: (1)the adoption of the following motion of Councillor Adams embodied in the transmittal letter (May 4, 1998) from the Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force:

 "BE IT RESOLVED THAT a Special Meeting of City Council be held on June 22 and 23, 1998, to deal with tax policy and tax rate matters; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, in order to accommodate this Special Meeting of Council, the meeting of the Corporate Services Committee, scheduled to be held on June 22, 1998, be rescheduled to June 29, 1998, and the meeting of the Budget Committee, scheduled to be held on June 23, 1998, be rescheduled to the afternoon of June 29, 1998; and

 AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT a Special Meeting of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee be held on June 17, 1998, to consider the report of the Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force for report thereon to Council.@

 (2)that the Budget Committee meet on June 19, 1998, at 2:00 p.m. to approve the levying amounts and corresponding tax rates by-law; and

 (3)that the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee meet on June 22, 1998, at 9:00 a.m. to transmit the Budget Committee recommendations to Council on June 22 and 23, 1998.

 The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee submits the following transmittal letter (May 4, 1998) from the Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force:

 Recommendation:

 The Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force on May 4, 1998, recommended to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee and City Council, the adoption of the following motion of Councillor Adams: ABE IT RESOLVED THAT a Special Meeting of City Council be held on June 22 and 23, 1998, to deal with tax policy and tax rate matters;

 AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, in order to accommodate this Special Meeting of Council, the meeting of the Corporate Services Committee, scheduled to be held on June 22, 1998, be rescheduled to June 29, 1998, and the meeting of the Budget Committee, scheduled to be held on June 23, 1998, be rescheduled to the afternoon of June 29, 1998; and

 AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT a Special Meeting of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee be held on June 17, 1998, to consider the report of the Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force for report thereon to Council.@

 The Task Force reports that it has approved the following schedule for its future meetings:

 Tuesday, May 12, 1998 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, May 26, 1998 2:00 p.m

Friday, June 12, 1998 9:30 a.m.

Monday, June 15, 1998 9:30 a.m. (if necessary)

Tuesday, June 16, 1998 9:30 a.m. (if necessary)

 Comments:

 The Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force had before it a report (April 14, 1998) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer providing an updated process for the development of a tax implementation plan for Council; and a motion by Councillor Adams requesting that a Special meeting of Council and a special meeting of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee be scheduled to deal with tax policy and tax rate matters.