The factsheets provide answers to frequently asked questions on how municipalities are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
For the past several weeks, Alberta Municipal Affairs has developed a weekly factsheet to provide municipalities with updated information on legislative, operational, financial, and other impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The factsheets are a helpful resource to find answers to common questions municipalities may have related to municipal operations during the pandemic and are emailed directly to municipalities. The following factsheets are currently available, and new versions are expected to be provided weekly as the pandemic continues:
- Planning and development
- Assessment and tax recovery
- Municipal enforcement
- Education property tax deferral
- Time extensions
- Property tax deferrals
- Emergency management
- Municipal cash flow issues
- Shovel-ready projects
- Planning and development
- Emergency management
- Municipal cash-flow assistance
- Tax deferral initiatives
- Deficits and debt limits
- Electronic council meetings
- ICF and IDP extensions
- Business continuity
- Tax recovery
- Municipal Affairs support
Please note that some information in past editions may no longer be accurate. For example, the April 3 edition focuses on Ministerial Order MSD:022/20, which extended a range of municipal deadlines to October 1, 2020, and was later rescinded due to the unintended consequences of some deadline extensions. RMA members are encouraged to seek answers to their questions in older editions of the factsheets but should be advised not all information is current.
For enquiries, please contact:
Wyatt Skovron
Senior Policy Advisor
wyatt@RMAlberta.com
Tasha Blumenthal
Director of External Relations & Advocacy
tasha@RMAlberta.com