Vancouver City Council

MOTION - PERMISSIVE EXEMPTIONS FOR VETERANS
For City of Vancouver Council Meeting of Tuesday, March 1, 2005

MOVER: Councillor Tim Louis
SECONDER: __________________

WHEREAS:

1. The Vancouver Charter does not give the City of Vancouver the legal authority to grant permissive exemptions lowering or eliminating property taxes on properties owned by charities.

2. The Community Charter permits all municipalities governed by it to grant permissive exemptions lowering or eliminating property taxes on properties owned by charities.

3. The BCYukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Army, Navy, and Airforce Veterans units of Vancouver are seeking a lowering of their property taxes.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

1. The City of Vancouver request the BC Provincial Government to amend the Vancouver Charter to make it consistent with the appropriate sections of the Community Charter (BC) which allow municipal councils to give "permissive exemptions" to lower or eliminate property taxes on veteran's clubhouses.