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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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Village of Andrew inspection : reasons for decision

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Sets out the reasons behind the issuing of directives to the Village of Andrew by the Minister of Municipal Affairs following a municipal inspection. The municipal inspection of the village was... More ≫

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Sets out the reasons behind the issuing of directives to the Village of Andrew by the Minister of Municipal Affairs following a municipal inspection. The municipal inspection of the village was conducted from April to October, 2023.

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Ministerial Order MSD:008/24 [Municipal Affairs]

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A municipal inspection of the Village of Andrew was conducted from April to October, 2023, at the request of Andrew municipal council. This ministerial order sets out binding directives issued by... More ≫

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A municipal inspection of the Village of Andrew was conducted from April to October, 2023, at the request of Andrew municipal council. This ministerial order sets out binding directives issued by the Minister of the Municipal Affairs following the municipal inspection.

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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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Specialized and rural municipalities and their communities

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A list of specialized municipalities and the communities in which they are located.

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Services commissions and their municipalities

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A listing of services commissions within Alberta and the communities they serve.

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Municipalities within services commissions

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A listing of Alberta communities and which services commission they are served by. A spreadsheet versions of municipal codes. is also available (see Related tab).

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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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