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City Assessor - Brenna Keeler
Work Phone Number:  (306) 848-3205 (General Tax Inquiries or Searches call 848-CITY(2489))
Email:  bkeeler@weyburn.ca

Information on Tax Enforcement

2011 Taxation Appeal Form

The City of Weyburn 2012 and going forward taxation process will be as follows:

• No prepayment notices will be sent to residents 
• No discounts for paying of taxes in advance will be given as of January 1, 2012
• Assessment notices are sent as soon as information from Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) is received and balanced (usually in March)
• Taxation notices are then sent as soon as the mill rates from the school divisions are received (May)
• Penalties start being applied to balances due on:
  August 1st - 1.50%
  September 1st - 1.50%
  October 1st - 1.50%
  November 1st - 1.50%
  December 1st - 1.50%
• Amounts not paid by December 31 will have a 10% penalty added (amounts unpaid as of this time may be subject to Tax Enforcement)

For questions with regard to tax enforcement, please read the following City policy tax enforcement policy.

The City of Weyburn mill rates and mill rate factors for the 2011 taxation year are as follows process is as follows:

• Uniform Municipal Mill Rate = 18.648
  Uniform Public School Mill Rate = as per Provincial set guidelines
  Uniform Separate School Mill Rate = as per Provincial set guidelines
  
  Municipal Mill Rate factors are as follows (schools no longer follow as per new Provincial guidelines):
  
  
• Agriculture = 0.64007
  Agriculture Municipal Mill Rate = 11.936
  Agricultural School Mill Rate = 3.910
  Agricultural Combined Mill Rate = 15.846
  
  
• Commercial = 1.46985
  First 499,999 of Assessment
  Commercial Municipal Mill Rate = 27.410
  Commercial School Mill Rate = 12.250
  Commercial Combined Mill Rate = 39.660
  
  Next 5,500,000 of Assessment
  Commercial Municipal Mill Rate = 27.410
  Commercial School Mill Rate = 14.750
  Hotel Combined Mill Rate = 42.160
  
  On Assessment over 5,999,999
  Commercial Municipal Mill Rate = 27.410
  Commercial School Mill Rate = 18.550
  Commercial Combined Mill Rate = 45.960
  
  
• Hotel = 0.70845
  First 499,999 of Assessment
  Hotel Municipal Mill Rate = 13.211
  Hotle School Mill Rate = 12.250
  Hotel Combined Mill Rate = 25.461
  
  Next 5,500,000 of Assessment
  Hotel Municipal Mill Rate = 13.211
  Hotel School Mill Rate = 14.750
  Hotel Combined Mill Rate = 27.961
  
  On Assessment over 5,999,999
  Hotel Municipal Mill Rate = 13.211
  Hotel School Mill Rate = 18.550
  Hotle Combined Mill Rate = 31.761
  
  
• Mall = 1.17785
  First 499,999 of Assessment
  Mall Municipal Mill Rate = 21.965
  Mall School Mill Rate = 12.250
  Mall Combined Mill Rate = 34.215
  
  Next 5,500,000 of Assesment
  Mall Municipal Mill Rate = 21.965
  Mall School Mill Rate = 14.750
  Mall Combined Mill Rate = 36.715
  
  On Assessment over 5,999,999
  Mall Municipal Mill Rate = 21.965
  Mall School Mill Rate = 18.550
  Mall Combined Mill Rate = 40.515
  
  
• Motel = 0.49610
  First 499,999 of Assessment
  Motel Municipal Mill Rate = 9.251
  Motel School Mill Rate = 12.250
  Motel Combined Mill Rate = 21.501
  
  Next 5,500,000 of Assessment
  Motel Municipal Mill Rate = 9.251
  Motel School Mill Rate = 14.750
  Motel Combined Mill Rate = 24.001
  
  On Assessment over 5,999,999
  Motel Municipal Mill Rate = 9.251
  Motel School Mill Rate = 18.550
  Motel Combined Mill Rate = 27.801
  
  
• Non-arable Land = 0.41198
  Non-arable Land Municipal Mill Rate = 7.683
  Non-arable Land School Mill Rate = 3.910
  Non-arable Land Combined Mill Rate = 11.593
  
  
• Single Family Residential = 0.41198 (plus a $505.00 base tax)
  Single Family Municipal Mill Rate = 7.683
  Single Family School Mill Rate = 9.510
  Single Family Combined Mill Rate = 17.193 plus $505.00 base tax
  
  
• Multi-unit Resedential under 12 units = 1.17785
  Multi-unit Municipal Mill Rate = 21.965
  Multi-unit School Mill Rate = 9.510
  Multi-unit Combined Mill Rate = 31.475
  
  
• Multi-unit Residential 12 units and over = 1.01959
  Multi-unit Municipal Mill Rate = 19.013
  Multi-unit School Mill Rate = 9.510
  Multi-unit Combined Mill Rate = 28.523
  
  
• Trailer Court = 2.08266
  Trailer Court Municipal Mill Rate = 38.837
  Trailer Court School Mill Rate = 9.510
  Trailer Court Combined Mill Rate = 48.347
  
  
• Nursing Homes = 0.70845
  Nursing Homes Municipal Mill Rate = 13.211
  Nursing Homes School Mill Rate = 9.510
  Nursing Homes Combined Mill Rate = 22.721
  
  
• Condominiums = 0.64007
  Condominiums Municipal Mill Rate = 11.936
  Condominiums School Mill Rate = 9.510
  Condominiums Combined Mill Rate = 21.446
  
  
• Vacant land = 0.70845
  Vacant land Municipal Mill Rate = 13.211
  Vacant land School Mill Rate = 9.510
  Vacant land Combined Mill Rate = 22.721
  
  
• Municipal tax mill rate has been approved for 2011

Check out the assessment page for answers to questions regarding taxation and assessment processes and how the two relate with regard to the taxation levy.

Under Provincial legislation, the City of Weyburn is responsible for providing services to its residents, such as:

Engineering (road maintenance, snow removal, street gravelling and repairs, etc., street lights, traffic and parking control, airport, other public works)

Parks (insect and pest control/monitoring, weed control, park operation expenses)

Recreation/Leisure (operation and control of swimming pools, rinks and all other sporting venues, Signal Hill and other cultural programs, Heritage Village)

Libraries (regional and public library funding)

Environment (all environmental and public health programs like landfill/garbage and cemetery)

Economic Development (urban development, economic development, industrial development, low rental housing subsidies, transit for the disabled, charitable grants, farmland maintenance, tourism and public relation expenses)

Administration (Council expenses, taxation costs, City Hall expenses, information technology/computers, reception and collection expenses)

All of these services are paid for with funds collected through taxes, grants and other revenues such as user fees.

Each year, City Council approves an estimate of the funds that will be required to finance the above services for the current year. The proposed operating budget identifies each one of the service programs to be offered along with their respective cost and how they will be financed.

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