2.            REQUEST TO AMEND BY-LAW NO. 2010-111 – A BY-LAW OF THE CITY OF OTTAWA TO ESTABLISH FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES, ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE REVENUE BRANCH OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE

 

                DEMANDE DE MODIFIER LE RÈGLEMENT NO. 2010-111 - RÈGLEMENT DE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA VISANT À FIXER LES DROITS POUR LES SERVICES, LES ACTIVITÉS ET LES RENSEIGNEMENTS FOURNIS PAR LA DIRECTION DES RECETTES DU SERVICE DES FINANCES DU BUREAU DU DIRECTEUR MUNICIPAL.

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve:

 

A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2010-111 respecting certain fees and charges in the Revenue Division.

 

The Council of the City of Ottawa enacts as follows:

 

1.                   Schedule “B”, Revenue Branch Fees, of By-law No. 2010-111 entitled “A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish fees and charges for services, activities and information provided by the Revenue Branch of the Finance Department of the City Manager’s Office, is amended by striking out the dollar figure “31.00” where it occurs in Column 2 next to “Payment distribution” and substituting:

 

  0.00 (First time)

31.00 (Second or subsequent time)

 

 

RECOMMANDATION DU COMITÉ

 

Que le Conseil approuve :

 

Le Règlement de la Ville d’Ottawa visant à modifier le Règlement no 2010-111 concernant certaines taxes et redevances de la Direction des recettes.

 

Le Conseil municipal de la Ville d’Ottawa adopte ce qui suit :

 


1.                  L’Annexe B, frais de la Direction des recettes, du Règlement no 2010-111 intitulé Règlement de la Ville d’Ottawa visant à fixer les droits pour les services, les activités et les renseignements fournis par la Direction des recettes du Service des finances du Bureau du directeur municipal est modifiée par le retrait de la valeur de 31,00 dollars à la colonne 2 à côté de « distribution des paiements », qui est remplacée par :

 

  0,00 (Première fois)

31,00 (Deuxième fois ou plus)

 

 

 

 

DOCUMENTATION :

 

1.                  Councillor Desroches’ report dated 23 September 2011 (ACS2011-CMR-ENV-0008);

 

 

 


Report to/Rapport au :

 

Environment Committee

Comité de l’environnement

 

and Council / et au Conseil

 

23 September 2011 / le 23 septembre 2011

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : Quartier Sud Gloucester-South Ward

Councillor / Conseiller Steve Desroches

 

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Steve Desroches,

Councillor, Gloucester-South Ward / Conseiller, quartier Sud-Gloucester

(613) 580-2751, Steve.Desroches@ottawa.ca

 

 

City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville

Ref N°: ACS2011-CMR-ENV-0008

 

 

SUBJECT:

REQUEST TO AMEND BY-LAW NO. 2010-111 – A BY-LAW OF THE CITY OF OTTAWA TO ESTABLISH FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES, ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE REVENUE BRANCH OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE

 

 

OBJET :

DEMANDE DE MODIFIER LE RÈGLEMENT NO. 2010-111 - RÈGLEMENT DE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA VISANT À FIXER LES DROITS POUR LES SERVICES, LES ACTIVITÉS ET LES RENSEIGNEMENTS FOURNIS PAR LA DIRECTION DES RECETTES DU SERVICE DES FINANCES DU BUREAU DU DIRECTEUR MUNICIPAL.

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Environment Committee recommend Council approve:

A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2010-111 respecting certain fees and charges in the Revenue Division.

The Council of the City of Ottawa enacts as follows:

1.                  Schedule “B”, Revenue Branch Fees, of By-law No. 2010-111 entitled “A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish fees and charges for services, activities and information provided by the Revenue Branch of the Finance Department of the City Manager’s Office, is amended by striking out the dollar figure “31.00” where it occurs in Column 2 next to “Payment distribution” and substituting:

 

  0.00 (First time)

31.00 (Second or subsequent time)

 

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

 

que le Comité de l’environnement recommande au Conseil d’approuver le :

Règlement de la Ville d’Ottawa visant à modifier le Règlement no 2010-111 concernant certaines taxes et redevances de la Direction des recettes.

Le Conseil municipal de la Ville d’Ottawa adopte ce qui suit :

1.         L’Annexe B, frais de la Direction des recettes, du Règlement no 2010-111 intitulé Règlement de la Ville d’Ottawa visant à fixer les droits pour les services, les activités et les renseignements fournis par la Direction des recettes du Service des finances du Bureau du directeur municipal est modifiée par le retrait de la valeur de 31,00 dollars à la colonne 2 à côté de « distribution des paiements », qui est remplacée par :

 

  0,00 (Première fois)

31,00 (Deuxième fois ou plus)

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

At the 20 September 2011 meeting of the Environment Committee, Councillor Desroches submitted the following notice of motion:

 

WHEREAS taxpayers and ratepayers who mistakenly direct payments for property taxes or for water and sewer charges to wrong accounts are charged a $31 payment distribution fee, as per By-law No. 2010-111, to cover the administrative costs of distributing the payment to the correct accounts;

 

AND WHEREAS taxpayers and ratepayers regularly contact Councillors and staff requesting that a change of policy be made to waive this fee when it is applied to a ratepayer for the first time where the City is in receipt of the payment;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Environment Committee recommend Council approve:

A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2010-111 respecting certain fees and charges in the Revenue Division.

The Council of the City of Ottawa enacts as follows:


1.        Schedule “B”, Revenue Branch Fees, of By-law No. 2010-111 entitled “A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish fees and charges for services, activities and information provided by the Revenue Branch of the Finance Department of the City Manager’s Office, is amended by striking out the dollar figure “31.00” where it occurs in Column 2 next to “Payment distribution” and substituting:

 

  0.00 (First time)

31.00 (Second or subsequent time)

 

 

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no rural implications to implementing the recommendation in this report.

 

 

CONSULTATION

 

Notice of this meeting was advertised on the City’s website as per Section 77(1)(b) of the Procedure By-law.

 

 

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no legal impediments to implementing the recommendation in this report.   

 

 

RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no risk implications.

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There are two tax billings and six water billings each year.  If Council passes this amendment there will be a reduction in revenue from the fee of about $10,000.  This amount is not material and can be absorbed by the Revenue Branch.

 

 

DISPOSITION

 

City Clerk and Solicitor Department to prepare amending by-law and forward to Council for enactment.