PART V MUNICIPAL REORGANIZATION
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174 (1) At the request of one of the following, the Minister may establish a commission on or before December 31, 2002 or such later date as the Lieutenant Governor in Council may prescribe, either before or after the December 31, 2002 deadline has passed, to develop a proposal for restructuring municipalities and unorganized territory in a geographic area or in such greater or lesser area as the Minister may prescribe: 1.  A municipality in a geographic area. 2.  At least 75 residents of the unorganized territory in the geographic area.  2001, c. 25, s. 174 (1). Restructuring proposal (2) The commission shall develop a restructuring proposal for the prescribed geographic area or for such part of it as the commission considers advisable.  2001, c. 25, s. 174 (2). Limitation (3) A restructuring proposal shall not provide for a type of restructuring other than a prescribed type of restructuring.  2001, c. 25, s. 174 (3). Consultation (4) When developing a restructuring proposal, the commission shall consult with each municipality in the prescribed geographic area and with such persons or bodies as the Minister may prescribe and may consult with such other bodies and persons as the commission considers appropriate.  2001, c. 25, s. 174 (4). Draft proposal (5) The commission shall prepare a draft of the restructuring proposal and shall give a copy of the draft to each municipality and make it available for inspection by members of the public in the prescribed geographic area.  2001, c. 25, s. 174 (5). Public meeting (6) The commission shall hold at least one public meeting at which any person who attends is given an opportunity to make representations about the draft.  2001, c. 25, s. 174 (6). Written submissions (7) The commission shall invite written submissions about the draft and shall establish a deadline for receiving them.  2001, c. 25, s. 174 (7). Inspection (8) The commission shall make the submissions available for inspection by each municipality and by members of the public in the prescribed geographic area.  2001, c. 25, s. 174 (8). Notice (9) The commission shall notify each municipality in the prescribed geographic area of its opportunity to make representations and shall advise them where they can inspect written submissions received by the commission.  2001, c. 25, s. 174 (9). Notice to the public (10) The commission shall give notice to the public in the prescribed geographic area advising them of the opportunity, (a)  to inspect the draft; (b)  to make representations at the public meeting and to give written submissions by the deadline; and (c)  to inspect the written submissions received by the commission.  2001, c. 25, s. 174 (10). Final proposal (11) After considering the representations and submissions about the draft, the commission shall finalize the restructuring proposal and shall give a copy of it to each municipality in the prescribed geographic area and make it available for inspection by members of the public in the prescribed geographic area.  2001, c. 25, s. 174 (11). Notice (12) The commission shall give notice to the public in the prescribed geographic area advising them of the opportunity to inspect the restructuring proposal.  2001, c. 25, s. 174 (12). Method of giving public notice (13) The commission shall give notice to the public under this section in a form and manner and at the times that the commission considers adequate to give the public in the prescribed geographic area reasonable notice.  2001, c. 25, s. 174 (13).