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Mark Jensen, Director of Community & Development Services
A Strategy to Capture Hidden InvestmentCase Study: City of Timmins, Ontario
September 2015 EDAC Conference
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1)City of Timmins Profile
2)Project Overview – Key Components
3)Project Results
4)Concluding Remarks – Lessons Learned
Presentation Overview
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Northeastern Ontario regional center
Local population of 45,000 and regional population of 118,000
Huge Geography – 3,185 km² (1,220 mi²)
Predominantly English and Francophone speaking community with an expanding diversity of cultures
A growing Aboriginal youth population
City of Timmins Profile
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Natural Resource Based Sector
Economic Base
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Economic Diversification in Progress
Economic Base
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Impetus for Assessment Review Project
Structures not reflected in the Municipal Assessment Roll
Largely explained by illegal building activity
No building permit issued = no property assessment completed = no property taxes being collected
Project Overview
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Municipal Response
2-year contract position (Pilot): “Property Assessment Advisor”
Identify and document illegal structures for assessment and taxation purposes
Project Success based on newly found property taxes > salary of position
Project Overview
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Key Project Components
Data Review & Verification
• Municipal Property Assessment Data
• Building Permit Data
• Municipal Geographic Information System (GIS) – Aerial Imagery Layer
• Site Visits
• Resident “Hot Lines”
Project Overview
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Comprehensive Database Development
• Identify structures and details for purposes of assessment
Completing Assessments of Buildings
• Directing database to MPAC for assessment purposes
Media
• Promoting merits of project to public
• Voluntary reporting of offenses
Project Overview
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Project Results
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Project Results
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Project Results
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Two (2) year Pilot Project huge success
New annual property taxes generated > 4.5 times salary of position
12,386 residential and 1,482 non-residential properties still to review
Concluding Remarks
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Contract Position now full-time
Continued Property Reviews
Reviews quarterly MPAC supplementary property assessments
Attends property assessment appeals
Provides Real Estate and Assessment data/advice
Concluding Remarks
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Corrects an inequity situation
Everyone should pay fair share of property taxes
Strategy can be readily adopted in other jurisdictions
Low risk – high reward
Data readily available at limited to no cost
Concluding Remarks
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An approach to grow revenue for municipal operations
Supports municipal operations, including ED budgets
Captures already existing hidden investment
Concluding Remarks
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Resources required to deal with compliance issues
Building Code
Property Standards
Zoning
More significant hidden assessment in “remote areas”
Importance of public awareness & penalties
Concluding Remarks
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Be prepared for unintended consequences:
Scenario A – typical case:• Pool constructed on City and Mattagami Region Conservation Authority property• Storage of personal equipment
Scenario B – not so typical case:• Dumping of fill on City property (in floodplain)• Construction of accessory buildings• Storage of personal equipment• Business operating in garage
Concluding Remarks
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Scenario C – extreme case: Multiple residential units & accessory structures
Concluding Remarks
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Contact Information
Mark Jensen, BA, MPL, MCIP, RPPDirector of Community & Development ServicesCity of [email protected]
Mark Jensen, Director of Community & Development Services