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Monthly News & Updates

January 2023 | Issue 16

If you are receiving this newsletter for the first time and you are not the tax professional in your municipality, please be sure to pass this on - they will appreciate it! 

Welcome to 2023! We are sure everyone is swamped with year end duties.  Look to your colleagues if you need some help. Check the website for tools that may help. Don't stress, stay calm and carry on!

Events

Bring your coffee and meet us at the upcoming Webinar

January 18 at 10am

Overview of the Tax Notification Process

In preparation for the upcoming March 31 Tax Notification deadline, we have brought back two presenters from Municipal Affairs (MA) to give us an overview.

The presentation will be about 45 minutes with 15 minutes open to the floor for questions and discussion.

If your membership payment has not been processed, you may have to email education@amtpa.ca to register for this webinar.
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This is available to members only. Members can log in to access.

Membership Renewal

Its a New Year and our first renewal period with the website! We thank you for your patience, especially if you have received more emails than you would like! We are working our way through the process and hope that 2024 will be seamless.

When you login to your profile please be sure to fill out as many fields in your profile that is available. This helps all members to reach out to groups of people with like profiles.

To enhance our Members Directory we are looking for your input on what you would like to search for when looking for another member to reach out too.  This information would be a field that members would update in their Profile.

For example, if your municipality passes Supplementary levies, Business Improvement Levies, Subclass Tax Class 1, or Subclass Tax Class 2 bylaws we can list those features for you in your profile and you would select what all applies. Using that information should allow us to custom build the Membership Directory so you can search on those items and it’ll pull up the members who checked that off. This would provide a list for members to email directly, other members for support or inquiries.

Please email education@amtpa.ca for any subjects you’d like to have added to searchable fields in the Membership Profiles to help find commonalities amongst each other.

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News

  • The Land and Property Rights Tribunal (formerly the Municipal Government Board) is responsible for delivering Assessment Review Board (ARB) and Subdivision and Development Appeal Boards (SDABs) Member and Clerk certification training.

    Registration for 2023 ARB and SDAB training courses is now open, subject to demand. Please refer to the LPRT Website for course information including upcoming course dates and the registration form.

    Courses are now only offered through online sessions.

    To register, please complete a registration form and forward to LPRT.training@gov.ab.ca.

    Any questions with respect to the registration process or program content should be directed to the Land and Property Rights Tribunal at 780-427-2444, or by email to LPRT.training@gov.ab.ca

2023 Conference

SAVE THE DATE!

The 2023 Conference will be held September 20-22, 2023 with a full day of Tax Recovery! This event will be held in Red Deer at the Red Deer Resort & Casino!

Watch for updates in the newsletters!

Do you have questions? Do you have an idea to share? Email Bailee at communications@amtpa.ca.

Early registration will open in May.

Member Spotlight

We would like to introduce Bailee Boulet. Bailee works for the City of Brooks as the Property Tax & Assessment Clerk. She has been there for a mere 3½ years. In her spare time, she loves to camp in the mountains and do some dirt biking and quadding with friends and family.

"I joined AMTPA for the opportunity to learn from a group of experienced professionals. AMTPA provides me a unique chance to network and learn the ins and outs of how Property Tax and Assessment works across Alberta. I am very excited to be a part of this organization and can’t wait to grow along with it!"

Bailee has been appointed our Director of Communications and she is part of the planning committee for the 2023 Conference.

Information Sharing

If you aren't already receiving the GFOA Alberta newsletter, you may want to sign up. They are offering various webinars and valuable information.

Document Library

The Document Library has been added to. Don't forget to check it out for information before sending out a question...your answer may already be there!

If you have any documents, links or ideas to add to this library, feel free to email info@amtpa.ca.
Document Library (members only)
 

Job Postings

NEW! 

Strathcona County is hiring!

Check out the Job Posting here

The AMTPA job bank is available to all municipalities when seeking an educated and experienced candidate to support their growing organization.

This service is available to all municipal entities within Alberta for the low cost of $50 per listing. Each listing is posted on our website and promoted in our member newsletter.

Instructions on How to Post a Position:

  • Write a short position description

  • Upload a PDF with the full job description

Each posting will require a separate registration process

For questions related to job postings, please contact info@amtpa.ca

Please note that positions will be posted on the website for a one-month duration or to the date of closing.
 
Submit a Job

Membership Benefits

  • Reduced rates for municipalities that register more than one employee
  • Free bi-monthly webinars
  • Financial System User Groups
  • Lower Conference Registration Fees
  • Members only access on AMTPA.ca
  • Mentorship Program coming soon
 
Apply Now!

Is there more that we can offer? We would encourage any ideas be forwarded to membership@amtpa.ca and we will see what can be done!

Send in your application. Already a member? You don't have to do anything! You will be notified when your renewal fees are due.

FAQs
How do I login if I don't know my password?

Members can reset their passwords by clicking on the forgot password link and following the instructions on screen.   *Resetting your password also works to setup your password for the first time.

Remember to check your junk folder if you do not receive the forgot password email.

If you are still having issues, please contact info@amtpa.ca. 
How do I change my information displayed in the member directory?

Login to your member profile, navigate to the Privacy link in your profile, click Edit profile.  Setting the field to 'Members' will allow other members logged into the website to see the information in the member directory.  Setting the field to 'No access' will hide this field from all members and only AMTPA administrators will be able to see the information. After making edits, click the Save button.
How can I add members to our municipality's membership?

If you have already paid for a membership with 2 or more members, please forward the other members you paid for this link that will allow them to submit their membership information. 

If you have not purchased a membership yet, fill in an application to join today.

If you've previously purchased a membership and now need to pay for additional members for your municipality, please email info@amtpa.ca with the details.  

Visit AMTPA's FAQ page for answers to the most common questions.
 

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