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TO: Mayor and Council DATE: January 18, 1974

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FROM: L.D. Pollock,
City Administrator

We have received the attached correspondence from the District of Burnaby
asking the City to support a request to the Regional District to have them
pass a by-law that would require member municipalities to levy Regional
District tax rate on hospital assessments. The memorandum attached to the
Burnaby letter explains the reason for this request. It is my understanding
that if such a by~law was passed by the G.V.R.D. the by-law would uot make

it mandatory for us to levy the tax rate on hospital assessments but would
merely give each municipality authority to levy using either the total
assessment for hospital purposes or the total assessment for general purposes.
Contrary te the resolution passed by Burnaby then the by-law cannot require
member municipalities to levy on a particular basis but will merely give each
municipality a choice.

The total assessment for hospital purposes is slightly higher than our total

assessment for general purposes therefore using the hospital assessment as a

tax base would result in a slightly lower mill rate to raise the Regional

District levy. In addition it would simplify our tax roll preparation in : :
that the hospital levy and Regional levy can be shown as one item which is
now required by the Act.

It is my understanding that the Regional District Board will be considering
this matter and it would be appropriate for Council to endorse Burnaby's
recommendation.

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