Body: Council Type: By-law Meeting: Regular Date: 2014 Collection: By-laws Municipality: South Frontenac
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC BY-LAW NO. 2014-47
Being a by-law to delegate authority to the Chief Administrative Officer WHEREAS Section 23.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 as amended (the Act) provides that without limiting sections 9, 10 and 11 of the Act, those sections authorize a municipality to delegate its powers and duties under this or any other Act to a person or body subject to the restrictions set out in this Part; AND WHEREAS The Council of the Township of South Frontenac adopted By-law th 2007-81 on the 20U1 day of November 2007, being a by-law to adopt a delegation of authority policy as per Section 270(1) of the Act; AND WHEREAS Section 5(i) of By-law 2007-81 states that all delegations of Council powers, duties or functions shall be by by-law; AND WHEREAS the Council of the Township of South Frontenac may be restricted from taking any of the following actions as set out in the Section 275(3) of the Act, from th the day after nomination day, being September 12In, 2014 or the day after election day,
being October 27th, 2014, until the date that the new Council takes office: (a) the appointment or removal from office or any officer of the municipality (b) the hiring or dismissal of any employee of the municipality (c) the disposition of any real or personal property of the municipality which had a value exceeding $50,000 when it was acquired by the municipality; and (d) making any expenditures or incurring any other liability which exceeds $50,000.00 AND WHEREAS Section 275(6) of the Act states that nothing prevents any person or body exercising any authority that is delegated to the person or body prior to nomination day; AND WHEREAS South Frontenac Council does not wish the operations of the municipality to be limited by these restrictions; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac deems it expedient to enact as follows:
- That the Chief Administrative Officer be delegated the following authority from Council:
To expend or incur liability, in the best interests of the Municipality, which may exceed the threshold of $50,000 Execute contracts in the best interests of the municipality including the sale of property To hire or dismiss any employee of the municipality based on a pmdent
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assessment of the situation.
That the delegated authority as outlined in this by-law shall be in effect for the period from September 12, 2014 until the date that the new Council takes office in December 2014.
That accountability and the transparency of the delegate’s actions shall be to the Council of the Township of South Frontenac.
That this by-law shall come into force and take effect on the date of final passing.
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READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME this 5th day of August 2014. READ A THIRD TIME, SIGNED, SEALED AND FINALLY PASSED this 5th day of August, 2014.
The Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac
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