O. Reg. 561/00: PROVINCIAL INTEREST

 

ontario regulation 561/00

made under the

municipal elections act, 1996

Made: October 12, 2000
Filed: October 12, 2000

Amending O. Reg. 425/00

(Provincial Interest)

1. (1) Subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 425/00 is amended by adding the following paragraph:

4. Without limiting paragraphs 1 and 2, municipal restructuring, including the consideration, investigation, discussion and negotiation of municipal restructuring.

(2) Section 1 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsections:

(4) Despite subsection (1), The Corporation of the Town of Ajax may ask the following question at the 2000 regular election:

Are you in favour of the Town of Ajax initiating negotiations on amalgamation with the City of Pickering?

Yes ___

No ___

(5) Despite subsection (1), The Corporation of the Town of Whitby may ask the following question at the 2000 regular election:

Are you in favour of the Town of Whitby initiating negotiations on amalgamation with other municipalities in The Regional Municipality of Durham?

Yes ___

No ___

(6) For the purposes of this section,

“municipal restructuring” means,

(a) annexing part of a municipality to another municipality,

(b) annexing a geographic area that does not form part of a municipality to a municipality,

(c) amalgamating a municipality with another municipality,

(d) separating a local municipality from an upper-tier munici­pality for municipal purposes,

(e) joining a local municipality to an upper-tier municipality for municipal purposes,

(f) dissolving all or part of a municipality,

(g) incorporating the inhabitants of a geographic area as a muni­cipality whether or not the area or any part of the area forms part of a municipality before the incorporation.

 

Tony Clement

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Dated on October 12, 2000.