Ontario Municipal Law: A User's Manual, 2012

Description:

• New checklist on freedom of information requests under the MFIPPA regime
• New checklist on the rights and responsibilities of municipal integrity commissioners
• Impact of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision regarding liability of governments in public tender process (Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia).
• Digests for all relevant Ontario Court of Appeal decisions on issues such as dedication of public highways (Sioux Lookout v. Canada), causation in MVA context (Repic v. Hamilton), duty to repair highways (Frank v. Central Elgin), reliance by municipality on union workers to clear ice (Billings v. Mississauga), no conflict between provincial legislation and municipal by-law regarding demolition materials (Wangler v. Fort Erie), council's duty of procedural fairness (Drake v. Stratford), tax refunds (80 Mornelle Properties Inc. v. Malla Properties), council meeting re: tax reduction on a property (Toth Equity Ltd. v. Ottawa), solicitor-client privilege on FOI requests (LCBO v. Magnotta Winery Corp. ), along with lower court decisions discussing the municipal legislation.
• A model draft code of conduct for members of council

• Full text of the Municipal Act, 2001, with case law annotations and regulations located under the relevant section for ease of reference
• 31 checklists designed to provide quick and practical reference to key issues
• Comparisons of Municipal Act, 2001 and equivalent provision of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 throughout, including all cases decided under the City of Toronto Act, 2006
• Full text of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, along with unique provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, all with annotations of key sections
• Cerlox binding with tab dividers and an index prepared by George Rust-D'Eye for instant access to the information
• CD-ROM of fillable Municipal Election Act forms, Municipal Tax Sales Rules forms, and forms under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.