City of Kawartha Lakes Act, 2000

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• 1Definitions

  1 In this Act, “city” means The Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes; (“cité”) “council” means the council of The Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes; (“conseil”, “conseil municipal”) “former municipalities” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the restructuring order; (“anciennes municipalités”) “restructuring order” means the order establishing The Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes that was, (a) made on April 19, 2000 by the commission established under section 25.3 of the Municipal Act and published in The Ontario Gazette dated May 6, 2000, and (b) amended on June 8, 2000 by the commission and published in The Ontario Gazette dated July 1, 2000; (“ordre de restructuration”) “transition board” means the transition board established under subsection 18 (1) of the restructuring order. (“conseil de transition”) 2000, c. 43, s. 1.

• 2Financial matters

  2 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), the city may do the following things by by-law: 1. Identify a special service. 2. Determine the amount of the city’s costs, including capital costs, debenture costs and charges for depreciation or for a reserve fund, that are related to that special service. 3. Designate one or more areas of the city as an area in which the residents and property owners receive or will receive an additional municipal benefit from the special service that is not or will not be received in the other areas in the city. 4. Determine the portion of the amount determined under paragraph 2 that represents the additional cost of providing the additional municipal benefit in each area designated under paragraph 3 and set out the method it used for making that determination. 5. Determine the amount, if any, of the additional cost referred to in paragraph 4 that is to be rai…

• 3Adjustments, general local municipality levy

  3 (1) This section applies with respect to the tax rates levied to raise the general local municipality levy under section 312 of the Municipal Act, 2001. 2000, c. 43, s. 3 (1); 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. Interpretation (2) A reference in this section to the assets or liabilities of an area is a reference to the assets or liabilities on December 31, 2000 of the former municipality that comprises the area and of its local boards. 2000, c. 43, s. 3 (2). Decrease in tax rates (3) Subject to subsections (5) to (7), the city may by by-law decrease the tax rates that would otherwise apply on the assessment within an area if, (a) the council considers that it would be unfair that the taxpayers in the area not receive direct benefit from the assets or any class of assets of the area; and (b) the amount of taxes lost by decreasing the tax rates does not exceed the value of the assets referred …

• 4Special levy

  4 The city may establish one or more municipal service areas and levy one or more special local municipality levies under section 312 of the Municipal Act, 2001 in the municipal service areas for the purpose of raising all or part of the costs for the following services, including the costs of establishing, constructing, maintaining, operating, improving, extending and financing those services: 1. Fire protection and prevention. 2. Horticulture. 3. Public transportation for disabled persons. 4. Street lighting. 5. The supply and distribution of water. 6. The collection and disposal of sewage. 7. The provision of highways. 8. Refuse collection, recycling and disposal. 2000, c. 43, s. 4; 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003

• 5Municipal buildings

  5 Subsection 17 (1) of the restructuring order applies only to, (a) those municipal buildings used as the municipal administrative offices of a former municipality; and (b) those buildings in a former municipality that, in the opinion of the council, are considered to be of benefit to the whole of the city or to more than one of the former municipalities. 2000, c. 43, s. 5.

• 6Drainage matters

  6 (1) The council may by by-law, (a) establish a drainage board; (b) delegate to the drainage board any of the council’s powers and duties under the Drainage Act, except for its power to make by-laws and resolutions; and (c) require the drainage board to exercise the council’s powers and duties with respect to any matter under the Drainage Act in which the council is required by law to hold hearings or afford an opportunity to be heard. 2000, c. 43, s. 6 (1). Drainage board (2) The council shall appoint the members of the drainage board from among persons who are, (a) members of the council; or (b) eligible to be elected as members of the council. 2000, c. 43, s. 6 (2). Same (3) Members of the drainage board shall be paid the remuneration and expenses authorized by the council and those payments shall be deemed not to form part of the cost of the drainage works. 2000, c. 43, s. 6 (3). Co…

• 7Speed limits

  7 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), for the purposes of section 128 of the Highway Traffic Act, the areas in the city that, on December 31, 2000, formed part of a town, village or township municipality shall be deemed to continue to form part of a town, village or township municipality until December 31, 2005. 2000, c. 43, s. 7 (1). Exception (2) Despite subsection (1), the council may exercise any of its powers under section 128 of the Highway Traffic Act with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and control. 2000, c. 43, s. 7 (2). Same (3) Every by-law passed by the council of a former municipality under section 128 of the Highway Traffic Act that applied on December 31, 2000 to a highway or portion of it within the former municipality shall continue to apply to it until the earliest of the following days: 1. The day a subsequent by-law is passed by the council under sectio…

• 8Transitional matters

  8 For the purposes of clause 18 (12) (a) of the restructuring order, the transition board may, on behalf of the city, exercise the same powers as a city may exercise under any Act for the following matters: 1. Providing insurance, including reciprocal contracts of indemnity, for the city and its local boards and entering into agreements for the termination or amendment of existing contracts of the former municipalities and their local boards that provide insurance for the same purpose. 2. Entering into agreements for the provision of banking and auditing services to the city and entering into agreements to amend or terminate agreements for the provision of banking and audit services to the former municipalities. 3. Entering into agreements for the provision of human resource consultation services and technology services to the city. 2000, c. 43, s. 8.

• 9Assets and liabilities

  9 (1) All the assets and liabilities of the transition board immediately before it is dissolved, including all rights, interests, approvals, status, registrations, entitlements and contractual benefits and obligations, become assets and liabilities of the city when the transition board is dissolved, without compensation. 2000, c. 43, s. 9 (1). By-laws and resolutions (2) Every by-law or resolution of the transition board that is in force immediately before the transition board is dissolved, (a) shall be deemed to be a by-law or resolution of the council when the transition board is dissolved; and (b) remains in force, with respect to the part of the municipal area to which it applied immediately before the transition board was dissolved until it expires or is repealed or amended to provide otherwise. 2000, c. 43, s. 9 (2).

• 10Saving

  10 (1) The Police Village of Kirkfield and the public utility commissions and hydro-electric commissions of the municipal corporations listed below, that would otherwise be dissolved under sections 9 and 10 of the restructuring order, are, for the purpose of generating, transmitting, distributing or retailing electricity, continued with the employees, assets, liabilities, rights and obligations that exist as of December 31, 2000, for a period of up to 60 days after the final disposition by the Ontario Energy Board of applications for approval of the sale to Hydro One Networks Inc. of the shares of corporations incorporated or to be incorporated under section 142 of the Electricity Act, 1998: 1. The Corporation of the Town of Lindsay. 2. The Corporation of the Municipality of Bobcaygeon/Verulam. 3. The Corporation of the Village of Fenelon Falls. 4. The Corporation of the Village of Omeme…

• 11

  11 Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Act). 2000, c. 43, s. 11.

• 12

  12 Omitted (enacts short title of this Act). 2000, c. 43, s. 12. ______________