Property taxes may change from year to year for the following reasons.

1. There has been a change in the annual budget requirements for municipal expenditures, or changes in the Education and/or Senior Housing Foundation requisitions.

2. The property assessment of your property (market value) has changed more or less than the average from last year’s assessment.

 The County's 2020 municipal budget expenditures total $25,701,413 offset by funding sources of $12,054,309 (user fees, reserves, and grants), leaving a tax levy requirement of $13,647,104.  This is $416,179 more than 2019 (2019 tax levy = $13,230,925), however an increase in the assessment base was used to keep the general municipal mill rate to 0%.

The 2020 budget was a difficult one due to economic challenges in the region, our inability to collect taxes from the oil/gas sector, and the unknown impact of COVID-19 on operations and various services.  Click here for information regarding the County's budget. 

 Property tax and assessment notices were mailed on June 11, 2020.  If you have not received your notice by mid-July, please contact the County Office at 780-663-3730.  Failure to receive a notice will not exempt you from penalty if taxes are not paid by the deadline. 

Any unemployed person may file a claim for UC benefits in Pennsylvania. Your eligibility is based on the information provided by you and your employer(s) after you file an application for UC benefits.

Following your application for benefits, there are three basic steps to determining eligibility for UC benefits:

1. Financial Eligibility:
   The first step is determining whether you are financially eligible for benefits. In other words, did you earn sufficient wages and credit weeks in employment covered by the PA UC Law? Services performed by an individual for remuneration are deemed to be covered employment unless otherwise designated under the PA UC Law. For example, agricultural labor and domestic services performed in a private home are specifically exempt from coverage under the PA UC Law. Services performed in self-employment are likewise not covered, because they do not constitute "employment" under the PA UC Law. After you file, you will receive a notice of financial determination indicating whether you are financially eligible.
   
2. Benefit Eligibility:
   If you have been determined to be financially eligible, the second step involves the nature of your job loss or separation. In other words, are you out of work through no fault of your own? This decision is based on the information you supply when you file for benefits, and information collected from your former employer.
   
3. Maintaining Eligibility:
   The third qualifier to receiving UC benefits involves meeting various tests on a week-to-week basis. For example, you must be able and available to accept suitable work, not refuse work when offered without good cause and participate in reemployment services if required.
   
   You'll also have to register for employment-search services at www.pacareerlink.pa.gov within 30 days after filing an application for benefits and actively seek work during each week that you claim UC benefits.

• Physical Health Options
• Mental Health/Substance Abuse Services Options

The Provider Claim Inquiry window in the PROMISe™ Provider Portal is used to search claims, view original claims by ICN, and check the status of one or more claims. Regardless of submission media, you can retrieve all claims associated with your provider number. A search can be narrowed by specifying the ICN, recipient ID number, patient account number, date range, or claim status criteria. You can perform a search only for claims submitted by your provider number and service location(s).

Note: When performing a claim inquiry for claims submitted via a media other than the internet, please allow for processing time before the claim appears in the system. For example, if you submit your claims via paper, please allow 7 to 10 business days before performing a claim inquiry. Alternatively, you may also contact the Provider Service Center at 1-800-537-8862 to inquire on the status of claims.

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Some patients may have aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or diarrhea. These symptoms are usually mild and begin gradually. Some people become infected but don’t develop any symptoms and don't feel unwell.

Most people (about 80%) recover from the disease without needing special treatment. Around 1 out of every 6 people who get COVID-19 becomes seriously ill and develops difficulty breathing. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes, are more likely to develop serious illness.

People with fever, cough and difficulty breathing should seek medical attention.

You can find a detailed map with the spread of the cases here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html

If you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and develop a fever and symptoms, such as cough or difficulty breathing, call your healthcare provider for medical advice.

You can read more about what the CDC recommends here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/steps-when-sick.html

Most passenger vehicles that are currently insured (trailers do not require insurance) and trucks weighing 54,999 pounds or less are eligible to renew with the following exceptions:

• Dealer registrations
• Fleet vehicles
• Suspended registrations
• Apportioned vehicles
• Farm Vehicles (Biennial certificates)
• Seasonal registration
• Disabled Veteran code
• Taxi registrations
• Limo registrations
• Bus registrations