The City of Weyburn taxation process is 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 in May.
- Penalties start being applied: Aug. 1 (1.50%), Sept. 1 (1.50%), Oct. 1 (1.50%), Nov. 1 (1.50%), Dec. 1 (1.50%).
- Amounts not paid by Dec. 31 will have a 10% penalty added (amounts unpaid as of this time may be subject to tax enforcement).
For questions regarding tax enforcement, please contact city hall at (306) 848-3200.
View the interactive property tax notice explanation.
Under provincial legislation, the City of Weyburn is responsible for providing services to its residents, such as:
Police servicesFire servicesEngineeringParksRecreation and leisureLibrariesEnvironmentEconomic developmentAdministration
Visit the Weyburn Police Service website for more information.
Visit the Weyburn Fire Department website for more information.
This includes road maintenance, snow removal, traffic lights and other public works.
This includes park maintenance, insect and pest control, weed control and urban forestry.
This includes swimming pools, sporting venues and cultural programs.
Visit the Weyburn Public Library and the Southeast Regional Library websites for more information.
This includes all environmental and public health programs, such as the land fill and cemetery.
This includes urban development, low rental housing subsidies, charitable grants and tourism.
This includes council expenses, taxation costs, information technology, 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.