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Region of Queens Municipality
Administrative Policy No. 57 - Utility Assistance Rebate
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BE IT ENACTED by the Council of Region of Queens Municipality, under the
authority of the Municipal Government Act, S.N.S. 1998, Chapter 18, as follows:
This policy shall be known as Policy Number 57 and may be cited as "Utility
Assistance Rebate".
POLICY PURPOSE
This policy provides guidelines for establishing and providing a rebate to users of
the Water Utility of Region of Queens Municipality. This rebate must be funded
separately from the Water Utility annual operations budget. Other funding sources
may include operations or surplus funds in reserve.
In addition, this policy covers procedures to:
a) set the annual qualifying thresholds;
b) determine the application process for users;
c) outline responsibility for administration of the rebate.
DEFINITIONS
"Utility" refers to Region of Queens Municipality Water Utility as defined by the
Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board.
"Finance Staff" is any employee of the Finance department at Region of Queens
Municipality.
"Rebate" is the applicable amount applied to Utility accounts as a credit.
"Application" is a document to be completed annually by users requesting
consideration for the rebate.
"Household Income" is the total income for tax purposes and as disclosed on the
Canada Revenue Agency Notice of Assessment for all people residing at the
service address.
"Primary Residence" is the residence occupied by the owner year-round.
"Applicant" is the person(s) who have an active Utility account in the applicant's
name or a valid tenant acknowledgement agreement is on file with Region of
Queens Municipality.
UTILITY ASSISTANCE REBATES
QUALIFICATIONS
1) Primary residents of Region of Queens who are users of the Water Utility,
2) Total household income falls below the threshold as approved by Council
for the fiscal year.
3) All other criteria as outlined in Administrative Policy No. 9 Tax Exemption.
THRESHOLD
The income threshold for this rebate will be the same as the highest income
threshold approved by Council annually for Administrative Policy No. 9 Tax
Exemption.
REBATE AMOUNT
A rebate of $200 will be applied to the applicant's Utility account as a credit. This
credit will be applied to Utility accounts by Finance staff after the application has
been reviewed and approved. Only one rebate per service address or applicant
per fiscal year is available. Rebates will be provided until annual funding has been
utilized.
APPLICATION
Region of Queens Municipality will advertise the availability of the program
annually. Applications will be available at the Municipal Administration office and
on the Region of Queens Municipality website. Applications will be accepted
until the end of February of the current fiscal year.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This policy shall take effect from the date of approval by Council.
Version
Number
Amendment
Description
Amendment/Policy
Owner
Approved
By
Approval
Date
1.0
Creation of
Policy
Director of Finance
Council
2025-10-28
2.0
Clerical
Correction -
policy number
amended from
Policy No. 56 to
Policy No. 57
Municipal Clerk
N/A
N/A
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT this policy was passed by the Council of Region of Queens
Municipality at a duly constituted meeting of said Council held on the 28th day
of October 2025.
SIGNED by the Mayor and Municipal Clerk this 29th day of October 2025.
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Mayor
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Municipal Clerk
This Policy will be reviewed every four years.