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Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Municipal Code: 0251

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Twp Rge Mer Longitude Latitude 6 1 W5 114°3' 49°29'

Urban municipalities within the municipal boundary Town of Pincher Creek Village of Cowley Hamlets/urban service areas within the municipal boundary Beaver Mines Lowland Heights Lundbreck Pincher Station Twin Butte

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Status: Municipal District Effective Date: April 01, 1945 Authority: Ministerial Order Authority Date: April 06, 1945 Gazette: Apr 14, 1945, p. 335 Comments: The Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 39 was renumbered as the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9. Numbers were changed for all municipal districts throughout the province.

Status: Municipal District Effective Date: March 15, 1944 Authority: Ministerial Order Authority Date: March 15, 1944 Gazette: Mar 31, 1944, p. 269 Comments: The name was changed from the Municipal District of Crowsnest No. 39 to the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 39.

Status: Municipal District Effective Date: January 01, 1944 Authority: Ministerial Order Authority Date: December 06, 1943 Gazette: Dec 15, 1943, p. 1065 Comments: The Municipal Districts of Livingstone No. 70, part of Castle River No. 40, part of Kerr No. 39 and that part of the Peigan Indian Reserve No. 147 not included in any municipal district or improvement district were merged into one new municipal district to be known as and designated as the Municipal District of Crowsnest No. 39.

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Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Municipal Code: 0251

Web Site: www.mdpinchercreek.ab.ca PO Box 279 Email: [email protected] Pincher Creek, AB T0K 1W0 Hours of Operation: Phone: 403-627-3130 8:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri Fax: 403-627-5070 Reeve Quentin Stevick Email: Councillors Beverly Joan Everts Brian Hammond Rick Lemire Terry Yagos

Chief Administrative Officer Roland Milligan Email: [email protected] MLA & Constituency Pat Stier, Livingstone-Macleod Grant Hunter, Cardston-Taber-Warner

Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Municipal Code:0251

Membership in regional services commissions Oldman River Regional Services Commission Pincher Creek Emergency Services Commission

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013

Population 2,965 3,158 3,158 3,158 3,158

Total Full-Time Municipal Positions 34 34 32 31

Total Area of Municipality (Hectares) 351,501.0 351,501.0 351,501.0 351,501.0

Number of Hamlets (Specialized 5 5 5 5 Municipalities & Municipal Districts Only)

Length of all Open Roads Maintained 1,238.25 1,238.55 1,238.00 911.00 (Kilometers) 213.92 212.42 212.42 4.00 Water Mains Length (Kilometers) *

Wastewater Mains Length (Kilometers) * 4.77 4.77 4.77 3.00

Storm Drainage Mains Length 2.00 2.00 2.00 (Kilometers) Number of Residences (Summer Villages Only)

Number of Dwelling Units 1,960 1,940 1,920 1,830

* Effective in 2008, reporting for water mains and wastewater mains includes: municipality owned systems, service providers, co-ops, regional systems and other types of service delivery.

Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Municipal Code: 0251

2016 2015 2014 Assets Cash and Temporary Investments $9,303,333 $4,456,353 $830,406 Taxes & Grants in Place of Taxes Receivable Current 297,089 216,674 218,511 Arrears 91,602 87,797 85,696 Allowance 0 0 0 Receivable From Other Governments 696,183 4,401,713 1,044,070 Loans Receivable 0 0 0 Trade and Other Receivables 138,565 193,345 286,875 Debt Charges Recoverable 2,284,160 2,394,533 2,501,730 Inventories Held for Resale Land 0 0 0 Other 0 0 0 Long Term Investments 8,405,716 8,003,513 11,250,259 Other Current Assets 0 0 0 Other Long Term Assets 0 0 0 Total Financial Assets $21,216,648 $19,753,928 $16,217,547 Liabilities Temporary Loans Payable $0 $168,763 $918,476 Payable to Other Governments 0 0 0 Accounts Payable & Accrued Liabilities 502,563 433,682 369,185 Deposit Liabilities 0 0 0 Deferred Revenue 5,779,239 4,157,404 183,863 Long Term Debt 5,827,608 6,351,174 6,862,308 Other Current Liabilities 733,001 772,259 796,883 Other Long Term Liabilities 0 0 0 Total Liabilities $12,842,411 $11,883,282 $9,130,715

Net Financial Assets (Net Debt) $8,374,237 $7,870,646 $7,086,832

Non-Financial Assets Tangible Capital Assets $53,850,494 $55,183,001 $52,055,092 Inventory for Consumption 2,203,080 2,170,552 2,212,418 Prepaid Expenses 154,246 133,703 122,380 Total Non-Financial Assets $56,207,820 $57,487,256 $54,389,890

Accumulated Surplus $64,582,057 $65,357,902 $61,476,722

Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Municipal Code: 0251

2016 2015 2014 Accumulated Surplus

Unrestricted Surplus 2,193,091 1,654,366 886,913 Restricted Surplus 12,081,922 12,477,176 12,895,295 Equity in Tangible Capital Assets 50,307,044 51,226,360 47,694,514

2016 2015 2014 Debt Limit Information

Debt limit 18,613,570 19,352,964 16,353,514 Actual debt 5,827,609 6,351,174 6,862,308 Debt servicing limit 3,102,262 3,225,494 2,725,586 Actual servicing 707,925 711,631 715,359

Education Taxes 2,614,768 2,559,698 2,515,836

Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Municipal Code: 0251

Property Tax Rates (expressed in mills)

2017 Residential/ Non-Residential Farmland

Municipal Tax Rate 4.4017 8.1578

Education - Alberta School Foundation Fund Tax Rate 2.4216 3.9317

Education Opted Out Tax Rate 2.4216 3.9317

Allowance For Non-Collection of Requisitioned Taxes 0 0

Seniors Lodge Accommodation Tax Rate 0.2137 0.2317

2016 Residential/ Non-Residential Farmland

Municipal Tax Rate 4.1921 7.6960

Education - Alberta School Foundation Fund Tax Rate 2.4822 3.7704

Education Opted Out Tax Rate 2.4822 3.7704

Allowance For Non-Collection of Requisitioned Taxes 0 0

Seniors Lodge Accommodation Tax Rate 0.2083 0.2083

2015 Residential/ Non-Residential Farmland

Municipal Tax Rate 4.0700 7.4000

Education - Alberta School Foundation Fund Tax Rate 2.4329 3.3115

Education Opted Out Tax Rate 2.4329 3.3115

Allowance For Non-Collection of Requisitioned Taxes 0 0

Seniors Lodge Accommodation Tax Rate 0.2067 0.2067

Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Municipal Code: 0251

2017 2016 2015

Equalized Assessment

Residential $499,854,658 $506,568,465 $481,292,931 Farmland 59,044,300 59,068,100 59,096,800

Non-residential 68,660,702 67,317,552 64,346,323

Non-residential linear 725,584,670 745,327,690 669,546,490

Non-residential railway 7,047,700 6,682,400 6,421,300

Non-res. co-generating M&E 0 0 0 Machinery and equipment 221,918,400 215,555,900 215,171,100 Total $1,582,110,430 $1,600,520,107 $1,495,874,944

Equalized municipal tax rates* 0.0067 0.0063 0.0060 * The formula is to divide prior year's Municipal Property Taxes by current year's Total Equalized Assessment

Assessment Statistics Total assessment services cost $0 $126,909 $123,989

Number of Asst. Complaints Heard 0 0 0 by Assessment Review Board