Bill 42 explained in plain English
Municipal Amendment Act (Election of Chair of York Region), 2016
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 42 mandates that the head of The Regional Municipality of York's council must be elected by general vote, changing the previous ability to appoint this position.
Bill 42, the Municipal Amendment Act (Election of Chair of York Region), 2014, amends the Municipal Act, 2001. It changes how the head of council for The Regional Municipality of York is selected. Previously, this position could be appointed. Now, it must be elected by general vote. This change took effect on the day the bill received Royal Assent.
- Amends the Municipal Act, 2001.
- Specifies that the head of council for The Regional Municipality of York must be elected by general vote.
- Removes the possibility of appointing the head of council for The Regional Municipality of York.
- States that this change applies to elections held after the bill receives Royal Assent.
- The Regional Municipality of York
- Electors of The Regional Municipality of York
- Members of The Regional Municipality of York council
- The head of council for The Regional Municipality of York must be elected by general vote in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.
- The requirement for the head of council to be elected does not apply until the next regular election after the bill comes into force.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what happens if a regular election is not held within a certain timeframe after the bill comes into force, only that the new rule applies after the next regular election.
Adds a rule requiring the head of council of The Regional Municipality of York to be elected by general vote, replacing any previous provision that allowed this position to be appointed. This change does not apply until after the next regular election following the bill's assent.
Source: Section 1
Provides the framework for how the head of council for The Regional Municipality of York will be elected.
Source: Section 1 (1.1)
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