The Councils of The Rural Municipality of Prince Albert and the Rural Municipality of Buckland celebrated the grand re-opening of the newly renovated and expanded Municipal Centennial Building on October 4, 2007.Taxes & Assessments
Taxation
The taxation year for the RM runs from January 1 to December 31.
For 2009 the mill rates are:
| Municipal | 8.5 mills |
| Saskatchewan Rivers School Division No. 119 | as listed below |
| Prince Albert Roman Catholic School Division No. 6 | as listed below |
Update
The 2009 Provincial Budget delivered on March 18, 2009 delivered the largest Education Property Tax Cut in Saskatchewan History. Under the new system, the province will cut and cap education property tax rates (mill rates) by setting province-wide tax rates for each of the three major property classes - residential, agricultural and commercial. 1
Minority faith school boards have a constitutional right to levy an education property tax on members of the minority faith and can choose to enact a bylaw retaining authority to establish its own property tax mill rate.
Municipalities will be advised of the education property tax mill rates for all public school divisions and separate school divisions on or before April 10 of each year. For 2009 the Prince Albert Roman Catholic School Division has agreed to allow the province to set their mill rates, which means they will be set at the same rate as the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division mill rates.
The Provincial tax credit on the education portion of property tax is removed.
1Excerpt from the News Release, BALANCED BUDGET WILL KEEP SASKATCHEWAN’S ECONOMY STRONG AND STEADY
The province has determined the 2009 education property tax mill rates to be applied on a
province-wide basis will be:
- for all agricultural property, 7.08 mills;
- for all residential property, 10.08 mills;
- for all commercial/industrial property;
- on the first $499,999 taxable assessment, 12.25 mills;
- on next $5,500,000 taxable assessment, 15.75 mills; and
- on any taxable assessment over $5,999,999, 18.55 mills.
Each ratepayer is charged an Essential Service Fee of $175.00
This fee is comprised of the requisitions paid by the municipality for the provision of fire service, the RCMP and North Central Saskatchewan Waste Management Corp.
A discount for prompt payment of taxes is available as follows:
| January 1 to July 31 | 7% |
| August 31 | 6% |
| September 30 | 5% |
| October 31 | 4% |
| November 30 | 2% |
The prompt payment discount applies to partial payments as well as full payment.
Payment can be made in the following manner:
- Cash
- Cheque
- Interac
- Preauthorized Fund Withdrawal (Fill in the required information online then print, sign and submit the paper version.)
(Automated Funds Transfer Authorization)
Assessment of Property
Assessments for property within the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert are prepared by the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency. Assessment notices are generally mailed in May.
In a reassessment year all ratepayers will receive an assessment notice. If it is not a reassessment year you will only receive a notice if an inspection of your property has been carried out. Your assessment is official notice of the assessed value that SAMA has calculated for your property.
Please read your assessment notice carefully and contact the municipal office for a copy of your field sheets. These sheets contain details of the assessment of your property.
If you have concerns regarding your assessment you can review all of the information on your field sheet directly with an assessor at 752-6142 (Melfort).
If you disagree with the property value established by SAMA, there is a formal appeal process available to you.
For further information please contact the municipal office.
Burning Permits
- Under Bylaw No. 1 of 2002, no burning is allowed in the R.M. of Prince Albert No. 461 without a Permit.
- To obtain a permit please attend the R.M. office and complete an application. There is no fee for the permit.
- The failure to obtain a Permit is an offence under the Bylaw and subject to prosecution.
- Violations of the regulations set out in burning permits are the responsibility of the property owner. If such violation results in fire fighting services and costs are incurred, they are the responsibility of the property owner and the R.M. will be claiming such costs when they are incurred.
- You may want to review your insurance policy to determine the amount of coverage you have for fire fighting costs.
- Permits are available below:
- Burning permits are required from April 1 to November 30 annually.
- Permits for burning barrels and barbeque pits are valid for the season, April 1 to November 30 but must be obtained annually.
- Permits for burning brush piles, slough areas, etc are valid for one week only and can be renewed by contacting the municipal office at 763-2469.
- Please call 953-4284 for controlled burns from December 1 to March 31.
Custom Work Options & Equipment Rental Rates
| Equipment | 2010 Rates 1 |
| Cat D6H | $ 180.00/hr |
| Gravel 2 | $ 30.00/yd |
| Mowers | $ 110.00/hr |
| Patrols 3 | $ 125.00/hr |
| Snow Removal4 | $ 50.00 |
| TS14 | $ 150.00/hr |
Rates updated February, 2010
1 above rates subject to fuel rate increases
2 per yard - delivered to ratepayers of the R.M.
3 minimum charge = $50.00
4 minimum charge
Sale Items
Municipal Maps are $12.00 if picked up at the office or $14.00 if mailed.
Photocopy of a historical map (revised in 1916) of the RM of Prince Albert are $6.00 if picked up at the office or $8.00 if mailed.
List of Heritage Properties
The following is a list of property designated as Municipal Heritage Property:
- St. Andrew’s (Halcro) Anglican Church Site
- St. Catherine’s Anglican Cemetery
- St. Mary’s Anglican Church site
- St. Paul’s Lindsay Cemetery
- Vintage Power Machines Museum Site
List of Original Cemetery & School Sites
The following is a list of the original church, cemetery and school sites:
Original School Districts:
| Birson School | SE 13-48-24-W2M |
| Cecil School | SW 28-49-24-W2M |
| Colleston School | SW 22-49-25-W2M |
| Fanford School | NE 26-48-23-W2M |
| Island Lake School (Davis) | NW 17-47-25-W2M |
| Kirkpatrick School | SE 20-47-27-W2M |
| Lindsay School | NW 06-47-27-W2M |
| Maiden Lake School | SW 02-48-26-W2M |
| McIntosh School | SE 11-47-27-W2M |
| Original West Central School | NW 16-47-27-W2M |
| Osborne School | NE 33-46-26-W2M |
| Red Deer Hill School | NE 22-46-27-W2M |
| Ridge School | SW 21-47-27-W2M |
| Riverside School | NE 36-47-26-W2M |
| Royal School | SE 16-47-26-W2M |
| Russelville School | NW 34-47-25-W2M |
| St. Leonards School | RL 6-46-25-W2M |
| Sk Forks School | SW 16-49-23-W2M |
| School Section | NE 02-46-28-W2M |
| School Section | NE 11-46-27-W2M |
| School Section | NE 11-48-23-W2M |
| School Section | NE 11-48-24-W2M |
| School Section | NE 29-45-27-W2M |
| School Section | NE 29-47-24-W2M |
| School Section | SE 29-47-25-W2M |
| Stanleville School | NE 32-47-24-W2M |
| Steep Creek School | SW 22-49-23-W2M |
Cemetery Markers:
| Colleston Church & Cemetery | SE 25-49-25-W2M |
| Deer Park Church & Cemetery | SE 24-46-27-W2M |
| Holy Trinity Cemetery | NE 34-47-24-W2M |
| Red Deer Hill Church | NE 22-46-27-W2M |
| Royal Church | SE 17-47-26-W2M |
| St. Andrews Church | RL 19-46-26-W2M |
| St. Anne’s Church & Cemetery | SE 36-48-23-W2M |
| St. Catherine’s Cemetery | RL 25-47-27-W2M |
| St. Paul’s Lindsay Cemetery | NE 04-47-27-W2M |
| Steep Creek Church | SW 18-49-23-W2M |
| Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Cemetery | SE 19-46-27-W2M |
In the interest of preserving our history within our municipality and to encourage visitors to our municipality to visit the heritage sites the R.M. of Prince Albert created a comprehensive list of our original churches, cemetery and school sites. Each site is marked with a monument.
These monuments can be found on our municipal map, each is shown with a green Saskatchewan shape and a legend on the right hand side of the map lists the legal descriptions of all sites.