Municipal Law (Mascarin) - 2013-2014 (3)

8/9/2019 Municipal Law (Mascarin) - 2013-2014 (3)

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Sout(am v !tta%a..................................................................................13ow to put a by1law together.....................................................14

Morrison v >ingston...............................................................................14Sea c(ange?Annus Mirabelis: 199'......................................................14S(ell Products and /ancouver................................................................15#ill 13+? #road 2ut(ority Po%ers?..........................................................15

4imitations..............................................................................................16Spraytec( v 7udson................................................................................16@nited aAi v Calgary.............................................................................16Cropli5e Canada v oronto......................................................................16Catalyst Paper Corp v ort( Co%ic(an..................................................16Eng v oronto..........................................................................................17Conclusions?............................................................................................17

y1Law "nforcement...........................................................17=(at is a byla%B.....................................................................................17Resolutions.............................................................................................17Procedures to Enact by


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riends o5 4ansdo%ne 0nc v !tta%a.......................................................28o%a v ort Erie *o%n-.......................................................................28

!unici"al Con-ict o+ nterest /ct.........................................28Lorello v. Mefe (2010, 99 !.".#.$. (4t% 107 (&.C.'..............................28Moll v is(er *19"9-...............................................................................29

Council Members !at( o5 !8ice?...........................................................29Direct interest.........................................................................................30Mo8at v =etstein *199,-........................................................................300ndirect interest......................................................................................30)ee*ed +nteret......................................................................................30

nterest in common with the electors.........................................(1Greene v. Borins *19.-6 & M)P)4)R) &.1 *Div) Ct)-?...............................31)-Arce v. !ino (1991............................................................................ 31Moll v is(er...........................................................................................31Whiteley v. Schnurr *1999-6 ' M)P)4)R) *3d- 3+9 *!nt) S)C);)-?................31Craig v) !ntario *2ttorney General- *&+13-6 1. M)P)4)R) *.t(- &3 ..........327aine( v McCallion...............................................................................32

)uty of )isclosure3....................................................................(2Kazowski v. Rexe, *19"- 3 M)P)4)R) .9................................................32Re ;acson v =all *19"-........................................................................32' !bligations o5 Disclosure.....................................................................32

6uorum....................................................................................((2lleged Contravention............................................................................33

/enalties for Contra#ention un!er the MCA...............................((Sa#ing /ro#isions......................................................................(4Appeals....................................................................................(4

Standard o5 Revie%.................................................................................34uc(en(agen v) MondouA.......................................................................34

2maral v) >ennedy..................................................................................34

!ii/ug/ 'udici/l +nuir.....................................................................34/ine% v !cC/llion................................................................................ 35Magder v ord........................................................................................35

/lanning an! Lan! 7se 'egulation.......................................()Euclid /illage v 2mbler Reality 19&, @S................................................35

8 9ey /layers in Lan! 7se /lanning............................................(6Cloverdale S(opping Centre v Etobicoe *19,,-....................................36Metropolitan Separate Sc(ool #oard v Scarboroug( 19....................37

/lanning Act for Sub!i#isions....................................................(7Consent to sever.....................................................................................37Mills v Yor 4and Division Committee 19"............................................37

=est Don 4ands Case Study...................................................................37Land *se %lanning..............................................................(7

eritage %rotection and /""lication...........................................(7&t. "eter- v/ngelic/l #ut%er/n C%urc% v. tt// (Cit (&.C.C........ ..37

at uali3es +or "rotection...................................................(8)eign/tion o +ndividu/l "roertie........................................................39

5inancial A!ministration.....................................................(9'oles an! 'esponsibilities.........................................................40

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5inancial 'eporting..................................................................41/olicy 5ramewor%......................................................................42Con-rmation of roa! Municipal Authority................................42

riend o #/ndone +nc v tt//.........................................................42o/: v ort rie.................................................................................... 43

5a Collection..........................................................................44

"/*ent in #ieu o T/;e.........................................................................45!ii/ug/ v C/n/d/.............................................................................45

!unici"al ,udgets....................................................................46ee /nd C%/rge....................................................................................46

Municipal Law Summary

What is a Municipality?Subsi!iary /rinciple(ere is a t(eory o5 urban government t(at says services s(ould be asclose to t(e ground as possible)4a%maing and implementation are o5ten best ac(ieved at a level o5government t(at is not only most e8ective6 but also closest tot t(ecitiens a8ected and t(us most responsive to t(eir needsF*Spraytec( v 7udson6 &++1 SCR-6Municipalities are corporations establis(ed by t(e province)Section 1*1- o5 t(eMunicipal Act, !!"de$nes a municipality to mean

a geograp(ic area %(ose in(abitants are incorporated)Section & o5 t(eMunicipal Act, !!"? Municipalities are created byt(e Province o5 !ntario to be responsible and accountablegovernments %it( respect to matters %it(in t(eir Hurisdiction andeac( municipality is given po%ers and duties under t(is 2ct and manyot(er 2cts 5or t(e purpose o5 providing good government %it( respectto t(ose matters)

Ser#ice )eli#ery Mo!elMunicipalities act as a business corporation %it( an administrative

role) (ey provide?Protective servicesransportation servicesEnvironmental servicesSocial and (ealt( servicesRecreation and cultural services4and @se Planning

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I(e (istory o5 municipal corporations is mared by t(e tensionbet%een t(e governance and service delivery roles)

/ublic Meeting 'uleStates t(at all council discussions and decisions (ave to be made inpublic) irst t(oug(t up in 19&&)

Magnusson Article2re Municipalities Creatures o5 t(e ProvinceB2rgues t(at most maHor municipalities in Canada predate t(e country)/ictoria6 oronto6 Juebec City6 etcK so t(e provinces didnLt reallycreate t(em at all)#asically %(at (eLs saying is t(at political po%er eAists %(ere peoplebelieve it does) 0tLs my old mantra? Canada is lie inerbellK stopclapping and it dies) Po%er eAists due to t(e monopoly o5 violenten5orcement6 yea(6 but also because %e believe it does) =e need to(ave more po%er at t(e municipal level i5 %e %ant to be serious aboutdemocracy)

'egina # $reenbaum SCC ::4


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@sed to Hust govern local municipalities6 and t(e regional guys did t(eoutlying areas) (at %as continued on in t(e Municipal 2ct6 but %edonLt really no% %(y)

(is is all very con5using to t(e taAingston did it 5ordi8erent reasons)4o%er


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"ligibilityanyone %(o is entitled to be an elector and %(o is notot(er%ise disuali$ed 5rom (olding o8ice) So you (ave to be aresident or a tenant or t(eir spouse)neligibility2nyone %(o is an employee o5 t(e same municipalityt(ey are running in) ;udge6 MP6 MPP6 public servant

)isEuali-cation? ceases to be a Canadian citien6 is not a resident ortenant o5 land *or spouse o5 o%ner or tenant- in municipality6 ispro(ibited 5rom voting in an election *at 2Y 0ME6 so you canLt go toHail even 5or one nig(t-6 contravenes t(eMunicipal #on&ict o' (nterestAct6

Councils an! Committees

Municipality must ultimately act t(roug( its councilby


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Scale? BBElected or appointed representatives? s(ould t(ey be electedB =(ocaresB (ey (ave t(e same term lengt( as council *usually-

4ocal board means a municipal service board6 transportation

commission6 bla( bla( bla() =(atever6 t(ey are t(e agents o5 amunicipality) =ait M!S are) 2ppointed by one or more councilsand can include members o5 council) 7ard to get rid o5)7as to maintain certain policies) 72S !) Procedural by


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laundry list approac() (e po%ers %ere relatively eApansive6 andt(en t(ey got retrenc(ed) 2t t(e end o5 t(e 1++s a lot o5 po%ers%ere taen a%ay as some municipalities bucled under $nancialpressures)Dillons Rule

*ttawa "lectric Light CompanyCould only get po%ers t(at %ere absolutely essential to a municipality6eApressly granted6 or necessarily or 5airly implied or incident topo%ers granted)

199' (ings all began to c(ange)

ancou#er @CityB # Shell /ro!ucts Cana!aRemember t(is caseB 0tLs t(e one %(ere /anCity banned t(e city eet5rom buying gas a S(ell and S(ell too t(em to court6 saying t(e by

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