Property Taxes and Assessment

VULCAN COUNTY

PUBLIC NOTICE

Attention Taxpayers

2009 Assessment and Tax Notice

Vulcan County hereby gives notice in accordance with the conditions of Section 311(1) Municipal Government Act, Chapter M-26 2000 that combined assessment and tax notices were mailed June 30, 2009 for all assessed property of the assessment roll of the municipality.

The following information from the Municipal Government Act describes the procedure for complaints:

1) A complaint must be in writing.

2) A complaint may be made only by an assessed person or a taxpayer.

3) A complaint may relate to any assessed property or business.

4) A complaint may be about any of the following matters, as shown on an assessment or tax notice:

• a) the description of a property or business;
• b) the name and mailing address of an assessed person or taxpayer;
• c) an assessment;
• d) an assessment class;
• e) an assessment sub-class;
• f) the type of property;
• g) the type of improvement;
• h) school support
• i) whether the property is assessable;
• j) whether the property or business is exempt from taxation under Part 10.

5) There is no right to make a complaint about any tax rate.

6) A complaint must explain why the complainant thinks that information shown on an assessment or tax notice is incorrect.

7) The complaint must include the mailing address of the complainant.

8) If you are not satisfied with the assessment, written notice giving the particulars and grounds of the complaint, and payment of a $20.00 fee per parcel, must be delivered or mailed to the County Administrator within thirty (30) days of the mailing of the notice. Fee to be refunded on each successful appeal.

The final date for lodging complaints is July 30, 2009.

Any complaints must be delivered or mailed to the following address:

County Administrator
Vulcan County
Box 180
Vulcan, Alberta
T0L 2B0

Assessment Review Board Complaint Form