City of Ottawa

The City of Ottawa is the corporate entity of municipal government in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The corporation is responsible for provision of services to the public as well as enforcement of municipal by-laws. It is overseen by the City Manager, and responsible to the Mayor of Ottawa (Jim Watson) and City Council.

This article is about Ottawa's municipal government. For the city itself, see Ottawa. For the defunct electoral district, see City of Ottawa (electoral district).
Ottawa's City Hall, headquarters to the municipal government.

History
Map of post-2001 Ottawa showing urban area, highways, waterways, and historic townships

The City of Ottawa Act, 1999 (French: Loi de 1999 sur la ville d'Ottawa) is an act of the legislature of Ontario which created the City of Ottawa. The Act was first passed in 1999 to provide for the 2001 amalgamation of the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton, the former cities of Ottawa, Nepean, Kanata, Gloucester, Vanier and Cumberland, the former townships of West Carleton, Goulbourn, Rideau, and Osgoode, and the former village of Rockcliffe Park into the new City of Ottawa.

City of Ottawa Departments

City Manager City Manager Steve Kannellakos serves as City Council's chief policy advisor and leads management and staff in implementing Council decisions. While overseeing policy development and major projects, Kannellakos actively promotes the City's interests with other levels of government and external organizations. In addition, Kannellakos is leading new initiatives, which include the implementation of City Council's long-term vision for Ottawa; building strong relationships with the community; improving corporate planning and performance reporting; and improving staff morale.

Business Transformation Services Business Transformation Services is responsible for: Improved customer and client service; Improved employee development and engagement; and Outcome-based performance management and reporting.

Community and Protective Services The Community and Protective Services (CPS) Department brings together 11 service areas.

Planning, Transit and the Environment Planning, Transit and the Environment (PTE) is one of the City of Ottawa's five departments. The others are City Manager, Business Transformation Services, Community and Protective Services, and Public Works and Services.

Planning, Transit and the Environment has five branches:

Office Of The Deputy City Manager Transit Services Planning Building Code Services Economic & Environmental Sustainability

Public Works and Services To build, operate and maintain transportation, utility, fleet, parks and forestry services.

Elected Officials Mayor City Councillors

Office of the Auditor General

Finances
City of Ottawa residential property tax rates between 2010 and 2020

The City of Ottawa is expected to spend CAD $3.764 billion on operational expenditures in 2020[1]. Primary sources of funding will include: 46.7% from property taxes, 24.8% from fees and services charges and 18.9% from government grants. As of 2020, the municipal residential tax rate for the City of Ottawa was 0.515820%.[2] The municipal commercial property tax rate was 0.931752%.[2] The municipal industrial property tax rate was 1.290727%[2]. Additional taxes such as the Transit Zone levy, Ottawa Police Services levy, and Fire Services levy are also charged, but may vary between different regions, service areas, and property types. The City of Ottawa 2019 Effective Property Tax Rate based on market value for residential properties was 0.7571%[3].

An additional CAD $813.8 million is expected to be spent on capital improvements and programs. Primary sources of funding will include: 68.5% from reserves, 14.5% from development charges and 15.5% from debt[1].

See also

References
  1. Dept, Finance (2019-11-06). "2020 Budget highlights". ottawa.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  2. "City Of Ottawa - Doing Business In Ottawa - Property Tax Calculator". app06.ottawa.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  3. "Ottawa Property Tax 2020 - Calculator & Rates | WOWA.ca". wowa.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-23.


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