Transition board
3 (1) A transition board is established consisting of up to five members appointed by the Minister, or up to such other number as may be prescribed. Chair (2) The Minister may designate one of the members of the transition board as chair. Body corporate (3) The transition board is a body corporate without share capital. Non-application of corporate Acts (4) The Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 and the Corporations Information Act do not apply to the transition board except, in the case of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, as is prescribed by regulation. Duties (5) The transition board shall do the following: 1. Provide recommendations to the Minister, by the date or dates directed by the Minister, respecting the municipal restructuring required for the purposes of section 2, including recommendations with respect to, i. winding down the financial operations of The Regional Municipality of Peel, ii. transferring assets of The Regional Municipality of Peel, iii. assigning liabilities, debt and other financial obligations of The Regional Municipality of Peel, iv. employment matters, including pension and benefit obligations, v. the allocation, governance, use and control of services provided by The Regional Municipality of Peel, including whether joint municipal service boards or other entities should be established or other shared servicing arrangements would be advisable, vi. the impact on any municipality that may be affected by the dissolution of The Regional Municipality of Peel, vii. the long-term economic sustainability of the City of Mississauga, the City of Brampton and the Town of Caledon as single-tier municipalities, and viii. any other matters that the board considers advisable or that the Minister may direct. 2. Monitor, as the board considers appropriate, the actions, duties or decisions of the councils of The Regional Municipality of Peel, the City of Mississauga, the City of Brampton, the Town of Caledon and their local boards. 3. Monitor, as the board considers appropriate, the actions, duties or decisions of The Regional Municipality of Peel, the City of Mississauga, the City of Brampton and the Town of Caledon that have been delegated to committees, staff or officers of the municipalities or any of their local boards, as the case may be. 4. Advise or report to the Minister on any matter that the Minister considers advisable. 5. Carry out any other prescribed duties. Fees, etc. (6) The fees or remuneration paid to the transition board and travelling and other expenses incurred by the transition board shall be determined by the Minister and may be apportioned by the Minister from among The Regional Municipality of Peel, the City of Mississauga, the City of Brampton and the Town of Caledon. Co-operation, access to information (7) The members of the council of The Regional Municipality of Peel, the City of Mississauga, the City of Brampton and the Town of Caledon, and the employees and agents of those municipalities and the members, employees and agents of each local board of those municipalities, shall, (a) co-operate with the transition board and its employees and agents, and assist them in the performance of their duties and comply with their requests under this Act; and (b) on request, allow any person or entity described in clause (a) to examine and copy any document, record or other information in the possession of the member, employee or agent’s respective municipality or local board. Power to require information, etc. (8) Without limiting the generality of subsection (7), the transition board has power to, (a) require The Regional Municipality of Peel, the City of Mississauga, the City of Brampton, the Town of Caledon or local boards of any of those municipalities to, (i) furnish information, records or documents that are in its possession or control, (ii) create a new document or record and furnish the document or record, (iii) update earlier information furnished under this subsection, and (iv) provide support and expertise to the transition board; and (b) impose a deadline for compliance with a requirement under clause (a). Disclosure despite privilege (9) A person who is required under subsection (7) or (8) to provide information or to produce documents shall comply with the requirement even if the information or documents are privileged or confidential. Sharing information with the Crown (10) The transition board may share any information or documents that it receives under subsections (7) and (8), including privileged or confidential information, with the Crown. No waiver of privilege (11) A disclosure under subsection (9) or (10) does not constitute a waiver of privilege. Duty to give information (12) If the transition board requires any municipality or local board to do anything under subsection (8), the council of the municipality or the local board, as the case may be, shall comply with the requirement by the deadline imposed by the transition board. Dissolution of transition board (13) The transition board is dissolved on January 31, 2025 or on such later date as the Minister may prescribe.