Item No. 8.11

Council Report: C 76/2020

Subject: Extension of due date for the 2020 1st Quarter remittance of the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) - Confirm & Ratify-City Wide

Reference:

• Date to Council: April 27, 2020
• Author: Steve Vlachodimos
• Deputy City Clerk/Senior Manager of Council Services
• (519) 255-6100 ext 6488
• svlachodimos@citywindsor.ca

• Council Services
• Report Date: April 15, 2020
• Clerk's File #: MH/13786 AF2020

To: Mayor and Members of City Council

Recommendation:

That the results of the email poll conducted by the Deputy City Clerk on April 8, 2020 approving the following recommendation BE CONFIRMED AND RATIFIED:

That, consistent with CR 127/2020 which provided all taxpayers property tax relief in the form of an extension for payment of the third interim tax instalment, City Council EXTEND the due date for the 2020 1st quarter remittance of the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) from April 30, 2020 to June 30, 2020; and further,

That there WILL BE NO late payment charges in either form, penalty and/or interest through the period June 30, 2020; and further,

That the City Solicitor AMEND By-law 133-2018.

Executive Summary:

N/A

Background:

Section 3.7 of Procedure By-law 98-2011 provides the following:

"Telephone and/or email polls of Members of Council shall be permitted only upon authorization by the Mayor or CAO, in emergency situations requiring Council direction where time does not permit holding a special meeting of Council and/or quorum of Council cannot physically convene