HomeMy WebLinkAbout21 171 Municipality of Kincardine Council Composition By-lawTHE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
BY-LAW
NO. 2021 - 171
BEING A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL
OF THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE AND TO
REPEAL BY-LAW NO. 2005 - 140
WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, Section 217, provides that a
municipality may divide or redivide the municipality into wards or dissolve the
existing wards, and change the composition of its Council;
AND WHEREAS an order made under made under the authority of the former
Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45 by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
and dated January 30, 1998 gave effect to a restructuring proposal affecting the 27
municipalities located within the County of Bruce;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the said Minister’s Restructuring Order, Wards –
Section 10, the former Township of Kincardine-Bruce-Tiverton was divided into
three (3) wards;
AND WHEREAS Bill Pr15, An Act to Change the Name of The Corporation of the
Township of Kincardine-Bruce-Tiverton to The Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine received Royal Assent on December 23, 1999;
AND WHEREAS the Municipality of Kincardine’s Council current composition are
set out in By-law No. 2005-140 passed by Council on September 2, 2005 and
amended by the Order of the Ontario Municipal Board issued December 20, 2005
as Order No. 3326, “
AND WHEREAS Council Resolution #01/18/21 – 04 was passed on January 18,
2021 directing Staff to receive public input on various options for electing the Deputy
Mayor starting in the 2022 Municipal Election;
AND WHEREAS a Public Meeting was held on August 9, 2021 and a public survey
was conducted from July 21, 2021 to September 30, 2021;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine
deems it desirable to amend the composition of Council per Report Clerk 2021-33
Election Process for the Deputy Mayor and that the new composition take effect for
the 2022 Municipal Elections;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine ENACTS as follows:
1. That the composition of the Council of the Corporation of The Municipality of
Kincardine as permitted by and in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001,
S.O. 2001, c. 25, Section 217 (1) shall be:
(a) A mayor elected at-large;
(b) A deputy mayor elected at-large;
(c) Three (3) councillors elected at-large;
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(d) Four (4) councillors elected using a ward system from the three wards
as they exist at the time of passage of this by-law, with two (2)
councillors being elected from Ward 1 and one each from Ward 2 and
Ward 3.
2. In this by-law:
(a) “at-large” means an electoral system in which all eligible voters in
the Municipality’s boundaries vote on the same list of candidates;
and
(b) “ward system” means an electoral system in which the
Municipality is divided into smaller areas (wards) and voters living
in each ward votes on a list of candidates seeking to represent
that ward.
3. That By-law No. 2005-140 is hereby repealed.
4. That pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, Section 217(3),
the 2022 Municipal Election, and all subsequent elections and/or by-
elections shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of this by-law.
5. This by-law may be cited as the “Municipality of Kincardine Council
Composition By-law”.
READ a FIRST and SECOND TIME this 1st day of November, 2021.
READ a THIRD TIME and FINALLY PASSED this 1st day of November, 2021.
Mayor Clerk