2024-027 By-law to Amend By-law 2021-130, A By-law to Provide for the Imposition of Fees or ChargesThe Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
By -Law No. 2024-027
A By -Law to Amend By -Law, 2021-130, "A By-law of The Corporation of the
Township of Oro-Medonte to Provide for the Imposition of Fees or Charges"
(Fees and Charges By-law)
Whereas Part XI I, Section 391(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as
amended, authorizes a municipality to impose fees or charges on persons, for
services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it; for costs payable by it for
services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of any other municipality or
local board; and for the use of its property including property under its control;
And Whereas Section 391(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001 c.25, as
amended, provides that a fee or charge for capital costs related to services or
activities may be imposed on persons not receiving an immediate benefit from the
services or activities but who will receive a benefit at some later point in time;
And Whereas subsection 391(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides that the costs
included in a fee or charge may include costs incurred by a municipality related to
administration, enforcement and the establishment, acquisition and replacement of
capital assets;
And Whereas Section 11(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as
amended, provides that a municipality may pass by-laws respecting matters relating
to public utilities;
And Whereas The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte operates and
maintains municipal water systems and communal tile systems;
And Whereas Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte did, on the 8th day of
December, 2021, enact By-law No. 2021-130 to provide for the imposition of fees or
charges;
And Whereas Council deems it necessary, per Motion No. SC231122-3, to amend
Schedule "G" to By -Law No. 2021-130 — Communal Tile;
And Whereas Council deems it necessary, per Motion No. SC231122-2, to amend
Schedule "J" to By -Law No. 2021-130 — Water;
Now Therefore the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte hereby enacts as
follows:
1. That Section 1 of Schedule "G" to By-law No. 2021-130 — Communal Tile be
deleted in its entirety and replaced with:
1. Communal Tile Rates
Effective January 1 of each year, each unit connected to the municipal
communal tile fields in Horseshoe Valley shall be assessed a fixed
operating and capital charge, as noted below:
Year Quarterly Charge
Operating Capital Total
2024 $129.85 $63.60 $193.45
2025 $137.65 $67.43 $205.08
2026 $145.90 $71.48 $217.38
2027 $154.65 $75.78 $230.43
2028 $163.93 $80.33 $244.26
2. That Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of Schedule "J" to By-law No. 2021-130 — Water be
deleted in their entirety and replaced with:
3.1 Water Rates — Municipal Water Systems
Effective January 1 of each year, each unit shall be assessed a fixed
operating and infrastructure charge and a per cubic meter consumption
charge, as noted below.
Effective January 1 of each year, each vacant lot shall be assessed a
fixed infrastructure charge, as noted below.
Year
Quarterly Operating Rates
Fixed
Quarterly
Charge
2024 $84.00
2025 $87.40
2026 $90.90
2027 $94.50
2028 $98.30
Consumption
Charge
<75 m3
per
quarter
$1.51
$1.57
$1.63
$1.70
$1.77
>75 m3
per
quarter
$2.29
$2.38
$2.48
$2.58
$2.68
Quarterly
Infrastructure
Charge (Capital)
$109.10
$117.80
$127.20
$137.40
$148.40
3. That Sections 3.3 to 3.7, be renumbered accordingly to 3.2 to 3.6.
4. And that this by-law shall take effect on July 1, 2024.
By -Law Read a First, Second and Third time, and Passed this 13th day of
March, 2024.
The CoJ-pgration of the Township of Oro-Medonte
ayor, R. Greenlaw
Cle*k\Yvonne Aubichon