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Alberta municipal sustainability strategy : self-assessment questionnaire : promoting municipal sustainability [2024]

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The self-assessment questionnaire is intended to provide local municipal councils and administrations with a tool to evaluate and understand their current situation, to identify areas of strength... More ≫

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The self-assessment questionnaire is intended to provide local municipal councils and administrations with a tool to evaluate and understand their current situation, to identify areas of strength to continue building upon, and also to identify areas where improvement may be desirable or necessary. The questionnaire provides linkages to capacity-building tools, offering easy access to meaningful opportunities to strengthen municipal performance where desired or necessary. Information on interpreting the results of the questionnaire, and determining next steps, is included at the end of the questionnaire.

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Information bulletin [Municipal Affairs] [2017 to current]

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Information bulletins highlights legislated dates and deadlines for municipal governments in Alberta.

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Municipal codes

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Provincial codes pertaining to the governing of municipalities in the province of Alberta. A spreadsheet version of the municipal codes is also available under the 'Related' tab above.

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Recording and reporting information for assessment audit and equalized assessment manual

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An annual audit program, involving submissions of data from municipalities to Alberta Municipal Affairs, checks for compliance with regulated assessment standards. The annual submission contains... More ≫

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An annual audit program, involving submissions of data from municipalities to Alberta Municipal Affairs, checks for compliance with regulated assessment standards. The annual submission contains the information about every assessable property in the municipality for the purposes of conducting the annual audit and for determining the equalized assessment. The main section of this manual describes the following: how that information is to be submitted to the ministry's Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal system; and the steps of the annual audit process, including collection & processing of property sales data, sales price adjustments, matching sale data to assessment data, stratification of data, and use of standardized codes. The final sections briefly review scheduled detailed assessment audits, the declaration prepared by the assessor, reporting of linear property assessments, and the municipal audit & assessment process.

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Alberta assessment quality minister's guidelines

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Alberta Municipal Affairs audit program checks assessment data submitted by municipalities for compliance with regulated assessment standards. These guidelines set out direction for recording... More ≫

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Alberta Municipal Affairs audit program checks assessment data submitted by municipalities for compliance with regulated assessment standards. These guidelines set out direction for recording & reporting information for assessment audits & equalized assessments; and directions for conducting annual assessment audits, equalized assessment, and detailed assessment audits.

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Financial information return manual for municipalities

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The Municipal Government Act requires that each municipality annually prepare a financial information return (FIR) and that each municipality prepare annual financial statements of the... More ≫

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The Municipal Government Act requires that each municipality annually prepare a financial information return (FIR) and that each municipality prepare annual financial statements of the municipality in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. This manual is intended to assist municipalities in meeting these reporting requirements.

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Minister’s Awards for Municipal and Public Library Excellence

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Presents the winners and shortlisted initiatives of the Minister's Awards for Municipal and Public Library Excellence, which recognize noteworthy accomplishments in the provision of municipal and... More ≫

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Presents the winners and shortlisted initiatives of the Minister's Awards for Municipal and Public Library Excellence, which recognize noteworthy accomplishments in the provision of municipal and public library services in Alberta. Each year, municipalities and public libraries have highlighted promising practices including new and unique approaches to issues, streamlined processes for existing practices, and creative community partnerships.

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Provincial equalized assessment report

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In Alberta, equalized assessment is the means of comparing property wealth in a uniform manner for all municipalities. Alberta uses an ad valorem assessment and tax system where property taxes are... More ≫

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In Alberta, equalized assessment is the means of comparing property wealth in a uniform manner for all municipalities. Alberta uses an ad valorem assessment and tax system where property taxes are based on wealth and wealth is measured by the value of property expressed as an assessment. Equalizing an assessment is simply a process of adjusting each municipality's taxable assessment to a common year in accordance with current legislation and policy. The equalization process results in a common provincial assessment base that is used to determine the amount of requisition for each requisitioning body.

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LPRT decision 2023/MG0502 : Summer Village of Poplar Bay annexation recommendation

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Deals with an application by the Summer Village of Poplar Bay, in the Province of Alberta, to annex certain territory lying immediately adjacent thereto and thereby its separation from the County... More ≫

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Deals with an application by the Summer Village of Poplar Bay, in the Province of Alberta, to annex certain territory lying immediately adjacent thereto and thereby its separation from the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10.

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LPRT decision 2023/MG0489 : City of Red Deer annexation recommendation

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Deals with an application by the City of Red Deer, in the Province of Alberta, to annex certain territory lying immediately adjacent thereto and thereby its separation from Red Deer County.

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