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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
BY-LAW
NO. 2000 -156
A BY-LAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR
THE PROVISION OF CEMETERY MAINTENANCE AND
SERVICE FOR THE TIVERTON AND PORT BRUCE CEMETERIES FOR
THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
WHEREAS the Council for The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine
deems it advisable to enter into a service contract for the provision of Cemetery
Maintenance for The Tiverton Cemetery and The Port Bruce Cemetery in the
Municipality of Kincardine.
AND WHEREAS the Council for The Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine deems it advisable to enter into a service contract with Randy Roppel
for the provision of these services;
NOW THEREFORE the Council for The Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine ENACTS as follows:
1. That the Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine enter into a contract
with Randy Roppel to provide Cemetery Maintenance for The Tiverton and
The Port Bruce Cemeteries for the Municipality;
2. That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign, on behalf of The Corporation
of the Municipality of Kincardine the contract with Randy Roppel attached to
this by-law and to affix the corporate seal as and when required.
3. This By-law shall come into full force and effect upon its final passage.
4. This By-law may be cited as the "Cemetery Maintenance Tiverton/Port Bruce,
By-law".
READ a FIRST, SECOND and THIRD time and FINALLY PASSED this
13th day of December, 2000.
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THIS CONTRACT, Made in triplicate, this 13-+1-.
BE TW E E N:
day of Ùec~",bt'r ,2000
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
herein referred to as "the Municipality"
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RANDY ROPPEL,
herein referred to as "the Contractor"
WHEREAS the Municipality is desirous of arranging for the provision of
maintenance services for The Tiverton Cemetery and The Port Bruce Cemetery
offered by a provider independent of the Municipality;
AND WHEREAS the Contractor has offered to provide the necessary services
required by the Municipality for the purposes of offering to its residents the provision
of maintenance of the Tiverton and Port Bruce cemeteries.;
NOW THEREFORE WITNESSETH in consideration of the recitals, the covenants
contained herein, and the sum of Two Dollars ($2.00) mutually exchanged between
the parties, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.0 DEFINITIONS:
For the purposes of this Contract:
1.1 ·Counc¡fH means the Council of the Municipality
1.2 ·C/erk" means the Clerk of the Municipality of Kincardine, or any person
duly appointed by Council to act in her absence and on her behalf for the
purposes of this Contract or generally. ..
1.3 "Emeraencv Service" means responding to calls:
(a) outside normal hours to provide for public safety or any
threatening, damaging situation which may arise at the Tiverton
or Port Bruce cemeteries.
2.0 SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED
The Contractor shall provide to the municipality all services required as
Cemetery Superintendent and without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
agrees to:
2.1 Act as Cemetery Superintendent for The Tiverton Cemetery and The Port
Bruce Cemetery.
2.2 Coordinate and assist with all ground maintenance work in and around the
cemeteries, including but not limited to grass cutting, topping up of graves,
planting seeds and flowers, picking up litter, maintaining fences, and
vandalism clean up.
2.3 Make all the necessary arrangements for and assist with all burials in
regards to digging plots, cutting sod, cribbing graves, refilling and
preparing site.
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2.4 Prepare monthly written reports and meet on site with the Public Works
Manager identifying the number and location of burials and document any
outstanding maintenance and/or other operating issues.
2.5 Liaison with Funeral Directors and recommend changes to operating
procedures that may result in better customer service.
3.0 PAYMENT:
For the provisions of all services set out above.
3.1 The Municipality shall pay to the Contractor a weekly rate of $100.00
per week.
3.2 Payment to be made at the end of each month.
4.0 EMPLOYEES OF THE CONTRACTOR.
4.1 While the Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining all obligations
under this Contract under his personal control the Contractor shall be at
liberty to employ such subcontractors, agents or employees (herein
collectively referred to as "Contractor's stafl") as the Contractor deems
necessary to complete all obligations under this contract, provided that
prior to employment of any such staff, the Contractor obtains the
consent of the Municipality expressed by by-law. It is specifically
agreed that the granting of such consent does not in any way relieve
the Contractor of his personal liability under this contract, or his
personal responsibility for the fulfillment of each and every term thereof
notwithstanding the employment of such staff the Contractor shall in
person or through an accredited agent (notice of whom shall be given to
the Town) receive all notices, communications, orders, instructions or
legal service.
4.2 The Contractor shall only employ staff:
(a) who are fully trained and qualified for duties that they may be
required to undertake,
(b) if required to operate a motor vehicle for the purpose of the
service provisions under this contract, such staff shall hold a
valid driver's license which must remain in good standing during
all times that such staff complete duties under this Contract;
and,
4.3 The Contractor shall supply to the Clerk a list of all staff who are
working or who the Contractor intends to have work on his behalf to
complete services under this contract, and the telephone number of
such staff, and the particular duties that they are to perform
4.4 The Contractor shall at all times pay, or cause to be paid, any
assessment or compensation required to be paid for his staff pursuant
to the Workers' Compensation Act, and upon failure to do so the
municipality may pay such assessment or compensation on behalf of
the Contractor and shall deduct or collect such expenses under the
terms of this Contract.
4.5 The Contractor shall ensure that while providing any services required
to fulfill this contract, he shall comply at the minimum with the
Occupational Health and Safety Act, and municipal Health and Safety
Policies and any other applicable Health and Safety Legislation.
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5.0 EQUIPMENT:
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5.1 The Contractor will arrange for equipment under the direction of the
Public Works Manager.
6.0 TERM:
6.1 The term of this contract shall be from January 1s" 2001 to December
31st, 2001.
6.2 This contract may be terminated within 30 days of written notice by
either party.
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INSURANCE
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7.1 The Contractor shall carry a policy, under a comprehensive form to
insure automobile liability for the vehicle of himself and any of the
Contractor's staff providing the services under this contract. The policy
shall cover all operations and shall have limits of not less than one million
dollars ($1,000,000) inclusive of bodily injury, liability and property
damage liability.
7.2 The Municipality shall carry, on behalf of the contractor a comprehensive
general liability policy to cover cemetery maintenance operations for the
Municipality of Kincardine, in addition to any other policies required, with
limits of at least two million dollars ($2,000,000) to cover bodily injury,
liability and property damage.
8.0 INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 The Contractor agrees to indemnify and save harmless the municipality
from and against all actions, suits, claims and demands of any kind
wtüch·.may be brought against or made upon the municipality, Its
officers and employees which may sustain, incur or become liable for
arising out of any of the actions taken by the Contractor or his staff in
carrying its obligation under this contract including any such actions,
suits, claims and demands arising out of the negligence of the
Contractor or his staff.
. 9.0 NOTICE
9.1 Any notice required or permitted to be given for the purposes of this
contract shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given if
personally delivered or delivered by registered mail as follows:
Munlclpallw
Municipality of Kincardine
707 Queen Street,
Kincardine, Ontario
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Attention: Municipal Clerk
Contractor
Randy Roppel
Box 143
24 Queen Street
TIVERTON, Ontario
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. 10.0 CONTRACT BINDING
10.1 This contract shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
municipality, its successors and assigns.
10.2 This contract shall further enure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the Contractor herein, his heirs, executors, successors and assigns.
10.3 In the event that any court of competent jurisdiction declares any
section of this contract to be void or ultra-vires, every other section shall
be deemed to still be in effect and binding between the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Municipality has hereto affixed its corporate seal
attested by the hands of its mayor and clerk this /3..¡J.. day of ¡)ec«....h."r ,
200...Q... The Contractor has hereunto set his hands this ,iM- day of
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SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED
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