2017-161 By-Law to Appoint an Alternate Member to the Council of the County of Simcoe during an Absence of the Mayor or Deputy MayorThe Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
By -Law No. 2017-161
Being a By -Law to Appoint an Alternate Member to the Council of the
County of Simcoe during an absence of the Mayor or Deputy Mayor
Whereas Bill 68, Modernizing Ontario's Municipal Legislation Act, 2017 received
Royal Assent on May 30, 2017, and amends the Municipal Act, 2001, S. 0. 2001,
c. 25, herein referred to as the "Act'; and
And Whereas section 268(1) of the Act provides that the council of a local
municipality may appoint one of its members as an Alternate Member to the
upper -tier council, to act in place of a person who is a member of the councils of
the local municipality and its upper -tier municipality, when the person is unable to
attend a meeting of the upper -tier council for any reason; and
And Whereas the Lieutenant Governor proclaimed that January 1, 2018 is the
date that Section 268(1) of the Act regarding Alternate Members will take force;
And Whereas Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte did, on December 13,
2017, adopt Motion No. C171213-20 to appoint an alternate member to the
Council of the County of Simcoe during an absence of the Mayor or Deputy
Mayor.
Now Therefore be it resolved that:
That Councillor John Crawford is hereby appointed as the Alternate
Member to Simcoe County Council for the term of the council that
appointed them, or until their appointment by-law is rescinded, or
November 30 in the year of a Regular Election, or until such time as the
Alternate Member's seat is declared vacant in accordance with section
259 of the Act.
2. The Alternate Member appointed herein shall not sit on behalf of
the Mayor or Deputy Mayor at an Inaugural Meeting of County
Council.
3. This by-law shall come into force and take effect on the day the
Lieutenant Governor proclaims Section 268 of the Act in force.
By -Law Read a First, Second and Third time, and Passed this 13th day of
December, 2017.
The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
Clerk, Janette