Dissolution of local boards
210.4(1)In this section, “local board” means a local board as defined in section 1 of the Municipal Affairs Act and any other body performing any public function prescribed by regulation but does not include a police services board, school board or conservation authority; (“conseil local”) “municipality” includes a regional, metropolitan and district municipality and the County of Oxford. (“municipalité”) Dissolution (2)Despite any Act, if a local board is the local board of a single municipality, the council of the municipality may by by-law dissolve or make prescribed changes to the local board. Joint local boards (3)Despite any Act, if a local board is a local board of two or more municipalities, any of the municipalities may pass a by-law to dissolve or make prescribed changes to the local board. Restriction (4)A municipality does not have the power to pass a by-law under subsection (2) or (3) to dissolve a local board until a regulation under subsection (7) relating to the dissolution of that type of local board is in force. Coming into force (5)A by-law under subsection (3) does not come into force until at least half of the municipalities, excluding the municipality which passed the by-law, have passed a resolution giving their approval to the by-law. Amendments, repeal (6)When a by-law under subsection (3) comes into force, the by-law shall be deemed to be a by-law passed under subsection (3) by each of the municipalities and may only be amended or repealed by a by-law passed in accordance with subsections (3) and (5). Regulations (7)For the purposes of this section the Minister may, despite any Act, make regulations, (a) providing that any body performing any public function is a local board; (b) providing that a local board is a local board of the municipality specified in the regulation; (c) prescribing changes that may be made to a local board; (d) providing that a municipality does not have the power to dissolve or make a prescribed change to a local board specified in the regulation; (e) imposing conditions and limitations on the powers of a municipality under this section; (f) providing that, for the purposes specified in the regulation, a municipality shall be deemed to be a local board of the type dissolved or changed under this section; (g) providing that, for the purposes specified in the regulation, a municipality shall stand in the place of a local board dissolved or changed under this section; (h) providing for matters that, in the opinion of the Minister, are necessary or desirable to allow the council of a municipality to act as a local board, to exercise the powers of a local board or to stand in the place of a local board for any purpose; (i) providing that the provisions of any Act specified in the regulation do not apply to the council of a municipality acting as a local board, exercising the powers of a local board or standing in the place of a local board for any purpose; (j) providing for the continuation, cessation or amendment of any or all by-laws and resolutions of a local board which is dissolved or changed under this section; (k) providing that a municipality or local board pay money to another municipality or local board; (l) providing for transitional matters related to a dissolution of or change to a local board under this section. Scope (8)A regulation under this section may be general or specific in its application and may be restricted to those municipalities and local boards specified in the regulation. 1996, c. 1, Sched. M, s. 8.