That South Huron Council receives the report from J.Warwick, Director of Financial Services/Treasurer and K.Farwell, Manager of Revenue & Taxation/Deputy Treasurer, re: By-Law to Delegate Council Authority Pursuant to Sections 354, 357, 358 and 359 and Section 356 of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001;
That a by-law to delegate Council’s authority to the Municipal Treasurer or their designate to cancel, reduce, refund, or increase taxes in accordance with Sections 354, 357, 358, 359 of the Municipal Act and apportion unpaid taxes accordingly under Section 356 of the Municipal Act be approved; and
That the by-law contain a standard percentage reduction of 100% of the affected area to be applied to quantitative data provided by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) in accordance with Section 357 (1)(g) and that said percentage reduction be reviewed and, if necessary, revised during each term of Council; and
That the by-law, in accordance with Section 357(11) of the Municipal Act, 2001, delegate Council’s authority under subsections 357(1) and (5) to the Assessment Review Board (ARB) relating to subsections 357(1)(d.1)