As presented by Councillor Fortin:
WHEREAS low-income seniors and low-income residential property owners with disabilities are experiencing a period of high inflation and increased municipal taxation at the same time as minimal increases to their income;
AND WHEREAS the City has a tax deferral policy (By-Law 2003 – 96F) which provides tax relief in the form of a deferral of tax increases greater than $100, while other municipal tax deferral policies allow for the deferral of the total amount of current property taxes;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to produce a report describing amendments to the existing policy which could allow for deferral of the total amount of property taxes in any given year, and that this report be published during the third quarter of 2024 so that a revised program of tax deferral could be available for the 2025 tax year.