HomeMy WebLinkAbout24 114 - Appoint Fire Chief By-law - Guy GallantTHE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
KBT
BY-LAW
NO. 2024 — 114
Being a By-law to appoint Guy Gallant as Fire Chief for
The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine
Whereas subsection 5(0.1) of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, as amended,
provides that the council of a municipality may establish, maintain and operate a fire
department for all of any part of the municipality; and
Whereas Section 6 of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act provides, among other
things, that, if a fire department is established, the council of the municipality, shall appoint
a fire chief for the fire department, who may exercise all of the powers assigned to them
under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act within the territorial limits of the municipality;
and
Whereas Section 8 (1) and 9 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
provides that the powers of a municipality under this or any other Act shall be interpreted
broadly so as to confer broad authority on the municipality to enable the municipality to
govern its affairs as it considers appropriate and to enhance the municipality's ability to
respond to municipal issues and a municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and
privileges of a natural person for the purpose of exercising its authority under this or any
other Act;
Whereas By-law No. 2020-162 is the By-law to Establish and Regulate a Fire Department
in the Municipality of Kincardine; and
Whereas Section 3.0 of By-law No. 2020-162 provides that the Council of The
Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine shall appoint a Fire Chief; and
Whereas the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine deems it
expedient to appoint a Fire Chief for the Municipality of Kincardine; now therefore be it
Resolved that the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine Enacts
as follows:
That Guy Gallant be appointed as Fire Chief for The Corporation of the Municipality
of Kincardine.
2. That By-law 2023 — 198 appointing Ron Simmons and Matt Cottrill as Acting Fire
Chiefs for the Municipality of Kincardine Fire Department on an interim basis, be
repealed; and all other By-laws inconsistent with this By-law be repealed.
3. That this By-law shall come into full force and effect on August 19, 2024.
4. That By-law may be cited as the "Guy Gallant Fire Chief Appointment By-law".
Read a First, Second and Third Time and Finally passed this 14t" day of August, 2024.
Kenneth Craig Jennifer Lawrie
Signed with ConsignO Cloud (2024/08/15) • Signed with ConsignO Cloud (2024/08/16) •
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