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CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX <br />BY -LAW NUMBER 09 -2005 <br />A BY -LAW TO ADOPT THE ESTIMATES FOR THE SUMS <br />REQUIRED DURING THE YEAR 2005 FOR THE <br />CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX AND TO <br />ESTABLISH TAX RATES FOR SAME AGAINST THE <br />LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES. <br />WHEREAS the Council of the County of Essex has reviewed its estimates for the <br />year 2005; <br />AND WHEREAS Section 289(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as <br />amended, provides that the Council of an upper -tier municipality shall in each year prepare <br />and adopt a budget including estimates of all sums required during the year for the <br />purposes of the upper -tier municipality; <br />AND WHEREAS the Council of the County of Essex has approved the 2005 <br />County of Essex estimates in accordance with Schedule 1 attached hereto; <br />AND WHEREAS the distribution of the amount to be levied for County purposes <br />is illustrated in Schedule 2 attached hereto; <br />AND WHEREAS Section 311(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as <br />amended, provides that the Council of an upper -tier municipality shall, after the adoption <br />of estimates for the year, pass a by -law directing each lower -tier municipality to levy a <br />separate tax rate, as specified in the by -law, on the assessment in each property class in the <br />lower -tier municipality rateable for upper -tier purposes. <br />AND WHEREAS Sections 311 (6) of the said Act require tax rates to be <br />established in the same proportion to tax ratios; <br />AND WHEREAS the tax ratios for the 2005 taxation year have been set out in <br />By -law Number 08 -2005 of the Corporation of the County of Essex dated March 16 th , <br />2005; <br />AND WHEREAS certain regulations require reductions in certain tax rates for <br />certain classes or subclasses of property; <br />