The Ontario Municipal Act: A User’s Manual, 2008

Description:

• Full text of the Municipal Act, 2001, the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, and the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, fully annotated, with commentary and case references;
• Text of unique provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006;
• All significant regulations and forms, located under each relevant section of the Act;
• Practical commentary explaining the operation of each Part of the Act and key sections;
• Summaries explaining the meaning of hundreds of court decisions decided under the current and former legislation;
• 31 checklists setting out key procedures, timelines and restrictions, the powers and duties of municipal clerks, treasurers, auditors, local boards and elected representatives, as well as distribution and ways of challenging the exercise of municipal powers;
• The authors’ combined years of practical experience, giving much-needed perspective to the challenges now faced by municipal officials and lawyers.

• New regulations dealing with administrative penalties, payments in lieu of taxes, the form and content of property tax bills;
• Complete coverage of the Supreme Court of Canada decision in London (City) v. RSJ Holdings Inc. (closed council meetings);
• Ontario Court of Appeal decisions including:
  • Adult Entertainment Association of Canada v. Ottawa (by-law prohibiting use of certain words in name of establishment),
  • Blandford Square Developments Limited v. Oxford (unlawful bonus),
  • Fraser v. Shuniah (covering expenses of conflict of interest litigation),
  • Cash Converters Canada Inc. v. Oshawa (by-law requiring disclosure by second-hand goods dealers),
  • Farber v. Kingston (openness of council meetings),
  • Scozzafava v. St. Catharines (valid by-law requiring seal and signature).