2008 - 21-2008 County Levy and Tax Rates By-law

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CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX BY -LAW NUMBER 21 -2008 A BY -LAW TO ADOPT THE ESTIMATES FOR THE SUMS REQUIRED DURING THE YEAR 2008 FOR THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX AND TO ESTABLISH TAX RATES FOR SAME AGAINST THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES. WHEREAS the Council of the County of Essex has reviewed its estimates for the year 2008; AND WHEREAS Section 289(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, provides that the Council of an upper -tier municipality shall in each year prepare and adopt a budget including estimates of all sums required during the year for the purposes of the upper -tier municipality; AND WHEREAS the Council of the County of Essex has approved the 2008 County of Essex estimates in accordance with Schedule 1 attached hereto; AND WHEREAS the distribution of the amount to be levied for County purposes is illustrated in Schedule 2 attached hereto; AND WHEREAS Section 311(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, provides that the Council of an upper -tier municipality shall, after the adoption of estimates for the year, pass a by -law directing each lower -tier municipality to levy a separate tax rate, as specified in the by -law, on the assessment in each property class in the lower -tier municipality rateable for upper - tier purposes. AND WHEREAS Sections 311 (6) of the said Act require tax rates to be established in the same proportion to tax ratios; AND WHEREAS the tax ratios for the 2008 taxation year have been set out in By -law Number 12 -2008 of the Corporation of the County of Essex dated February 6' 2008; AND WHEREAS certain regulations require reductions in certain tax rates for certain classes or subclasses of property;