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Last Chance to Register for the Webinar on Calculating the Effective Tax Rate
The Ministry of Government Relations is preparing regulatory amendments that will set an effective tax rate limit of 7:1 for the 2023 property taxation year. This will replace the current mill rate factor limit.
Tomorrow is the deadline to register for the ministry's webinar on learning how to calculate the new effective tax rate. The webinar is happening September 7 from 11:00 a.m. to noon.
The effective tax rate is the total municipal property tax levy for a property class divided by the taxable assessment for that property class. All tax tools, such as mill rate factors, base tax and minimum tax, are included when calculating the total municipal property tax levy for each property class.
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Making Asset Management a Priority for Municipalities in Saskatchewan
Asset Management Saskatchewan (AM-SK) is committed to advocating for asset management as a priority in Saskatchewan. They've designed their training continuum to share everything you need to know, not everything there is to know, making the fundamentals accessible and relevant for urban and rural municipalities with a population of 1,000 or less.
The key to knowing why asset management matters is to understand that it is much more than a plan. It is more than a spreadsheet or computer program. It is more than a fad of the moment or funding requirement.
Asset management is the path to identifying resources and how they come together to deliver services. It is a fundamentally different way of managing infrastructure and resources while mitigating risks. It is a powerful system that will help council to set priorities and plan for the future, while also driving public engagement and buy-in for council decisions.
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Flood Damage Reduction Program
Accepting Applications
The Water Security Agency has transitioned the Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program to the Flood Damage Reduction Program for the remainder of the 2022-23 fiscal year.
The transition moves from the emergency focus toward long-term flood mitigation projects. The Flood Damage Reduction Program provides cost share funding for implementing proactive flood damage prevention or reduction measures for urban and rural municipalities that face a risk of suffering recurrent flood damage in the future.
This year the program is anticipated to have $250,000 available. Applications from municipalities are being accepted until September 15.
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Closing September 15: ICIP Intake for Landfill Decommissioning
The deadline to apply for landfill decommissioning funding through the Investing In Canada Infrastructure Program is September 15.
Intake opened on September 18, 2020 for detailed applications for projects to decommission historical, non-engineered landfills.
Learn more and apply for funding before the application deadline.
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Take the Quality of Life Approach to Community Planning Survey
A researcher at the University of Regina, Iryna Khovrenkov, is working on a project called “Well-being in Policy: Cultivating Knowledge with Municipal Stakeholders about the Quality-of-Life Approach to Community Planning”.
As part of the project, they have issued a province-wide survey, which was sent directly to municipalities. Municipalities are encouraged to take the survey before it closes in mid-September.
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Event Series: What Should be on Canada's Policy Radar?
Throughout the spring, and now into the fall, the Institute for Research on Public Policy is hosting a series of panel discussions that focus on challenges that decision makers will face and examine ways in which these issues can be promptly addressed.
Sessions happening this fall include "Housing challenges and the rural-urban divide," "What does the future of Indigenous governance look like?" and "Building climate resilience."
Find out more.
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Applications for the Targeted Sector Support Initiative
Open Thursday
The next funding intake for the Targeted Sector Support (TSS) Initiative opens this Thursday, September 1.
TSS supports municipalities partnering to strengthen their core municipal responsibilities through projects focused on good governance, capacity building, and regional co-operation. Funding is provided through cost-shared grants, covering up to 75 per cent of eligible project costs.
The intake will be open from September 1 to November 15. More information will be available once the application intake opens.
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SUMA Meets with Saskatchewan Cabinet Ministers to Discuss Hometown Concerns
Last week, members of SUMA's Executive Committee met with several Saskatchewan cabinet ministers to discuss issues important to Saskatchewan's hometowns.
On August 24, SUMA President Randy Goulden, Vice-President of Cities Gerald Aalbers, Vice-President of Towns Rennie Harper, Vice-President of Villages, Resort Villages, and Northern Municipalities Mike Strachan, and CEO Jean-Marc Nadeau met with:
- Honourable Donna Harpauer - Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance
- Honourable Don McMorris - Minister of Government Relations
- Honourable Gordon Wyant - Minister of Advanced Education
- Honourable Jim Reiter - Minister of Energy and Resources
- Honourable Bronwyn Eyre - Minister of Justice and Attorney General
- Honorable Lori Carr - Minister of SaskBuilds and Procurement, Minister Responsible for the Public Service Commission, and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming
- Honourable Dana Skoropad - Minister of Environment
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The Executive Committee covered a wide range of topics, from PST on events and municipal construction projects to SUMA resolutions, prompt payment, the municipal election date, landfills and more. | |
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Classifieds
Positions Available:
Have a position to fill or an item to sell? Submit your ad on our website.
Find the latest listings by visiting the classifieds section of our website, under the Programs and Services tab.
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Grants
Upcoming Deadlines:
For a full listing of grants, check the Grants section of our website under the Resources tab.
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MUNICIPAL UPDATE ADVERTISEMENT | |
FOIP in Real Time: Access and Privacy Training for Saskatchewan Public Bodies
Cenera is offering an expanded series of online public workshops that present the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) not just as legislative rules, but as a working program. Beyond learning the rules, participants will be engaged mainly in applying FOIP/LAFOIP to real life, topical situations and problems, facilitated by seasoned and expert course leaders with decades of FOIP/LAFOIP program and training experience:
REGISTER HERE
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