2009 Tax & Budget Information
2009
General Revenues Other Sources To be Raised by Levy TOTAL BUDGET $121,287,105 35,594,926 47,055,728 $203,937,759
Comparative Tax Levies for 2008 & 2009 Taxes on an Average Residential Property
2008 Assessed Value Taxes County Library TOTAL 797 79 $876 $165,000
2009 $172,000
Difference -
803 83 $886
6 4 $10
Note: County Library rates do not apply to Woodstock and Tillsonburg properties
Tax Rate Calculation:
Tax Levy / Total Assessment = Tax Rate
Your taxes =
Tax Rate X Assessed Value of Your Property
2009 TAX POLICIES County Council is required, on an annual basis, to establish tax policy that will effect the apportionment of the tax burden both within and between tax classes, and among area Municipalities. The tax policy by-laws in effect for the 2009 year may be found on the County website at: www.oxfordcounty.ca Oxford County 2009 Revenue Sources
Development Charges 2% Other Revenues 21% Federal 5%
Oxford County 2009 Expenditure Distribution
Woodingford Lodge 13% Other Departments 5%
Library 2% Public Health & EMS 10%
User Fees 10% Province 44% Water/Sewer Rates 18%
Social Services & Housing 29%
Public Works 41%
Cost Per Household
Public Health & EMS, $155 Planning, $30 Other Departments, $78 Public Works, $406
Public Works Social Services & Housing Woodingford Lodge Planning Public Health & EMS
Woodingford Lodge, $173 Social Services & Housing, $264
Other Departments
3,500,000,000
Assessment Analysis by Municipality
3,000,000,000
2,500,000,000
2005 2006 2007
2,000,000,000
1,500,000,000 2008 1,000,000,000 2009
500,000,000
BlandfordBlenheim East ZorraTavistock Norwich South-West Oxford Zorra Ingersoll Tillsonburg Woodstock
What Your 2009 Tax Dollars Support
Regional Roads 621 km of roads and 72 bridges Emergency Medical Services 1200 ambulance call per month (average) 7 Ambulance Stations Long Term Care Woodingford Lodge Woodstock………….160 Residents Tillsonburg…………..34 Residents Ingersoll……………...34 Residents Tourism Oxford www.tourismoxford.ca General Administration Services CAO/Clerk and Corporate Services Water and Wastewater Services 19 water systems serving 70,000 people 9 wastewater systems Water & sewer rates available online at www.oxfordcounty.ca/water County Forest Management Over 850 acres Children’s Services 848 licenced day care spaces Ontario Early Years Centres in 18 locations Social Services Ontario Works Caseload – 969 (2008 avg.) Emergency Housing Domiciliary Hostels Land Use Planning Land use planning policies Health Services Funding of public health programs Housing Services Public Housing …………….628 units Non Profit Housing………...600 units County Archives Beachville Information Centre