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2. (1) On or before December 31, 2000, the transition board, on behalf of the city and local boards of the city, may exercise the same powers as a city and a local board of a city may exercise under any Act for providing insurance, including reciprocal contracts of indemnity, for the city and its local boards and their employees and retired employees and for the members of council of the city and of local boards of the city.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 2 (1). (2) An agreement under subsection (1) takes effect on January 1, 2001.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 2 (2). (3) In subsection (1), “retired employees” includes retired employees of an old municipality or a local board of an old municipality who were insured by the old municipality or local board of the old municipality on December 31, 2000 for the same type of insurance that is being provided by the transition board under subsection (1).  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 2 (3). (4) If the transition board enters into an agreement under subsection (1), the board may, on or before December 31, 2000, enter into agreements for the termination or amendment of existing contracts of old municipalities and their local boards that provide insurance for the same purpose.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 2 (4). (5) An agreement under subsection (4) takes effect on or after January 1, 2001.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 2 (5). (6) Nothing in this section authorizes an agreement that reduces or eliminates insurance coverage required by a collective agreement.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 2 (6).
2.1 On or before December 31, 2000, the transition board may, on behalf of the city, exercise the power of a city under section 370 of the Municipal Act
to provide for interim levies for the 2001 taxation year.  O. Reg. 590/00, s. 1.
3. On or before December 31, 2000, the transition board may, on behalf of the city, exercise the same powers as a city may exercise under any Act and as the treasurer of a city may exercise under clause 80 (1) (a) of the Municipal Act for the provision of banking and other financial services to the city.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 3.
4. On or before December 31, 2000, the transition board may, on behalf of the city, exercise the power of a city under subsection 86 (1) of the Municipal Act to appoint one or more auditors for the city effective January 1, 2001, and may enter into such agreements as the transition board considers advisable for the provision of audit services to the city by the auditor or auditors.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 4.
5. (1) The transition board may enter into agreements to amend or terminate agreements for the provision of audit and banking services and other financial services to the old municipalities.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 5 (1). (2) An agreement made under subsection (1) shall provide that it takes effect on a specified date that is not earlier than January 1, 2001.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 5 (2). (3) An agreement under subsection (1) for terminating or amending an agreement for the provision of audit services to an old municipality shall ensure that all obligations of the auditor under the agreement with respect to the 2000 and prior fiscal years of the old municipality are continued.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 5 (3).
6. (1) On or before December 31, 2000, the transition board may, on behalf of the city, pass a by-law or resolution adopting policies to govern the purchasing of goods and services by the city and amending or repealing the by-laws or resolutions of old municipalities adopting policies to govern the purchasing of goods and services by the old municipalities.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 6 (1). (2) A by-law or resolution under subsection (1) comes into force on January 1, 2001.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 6 (2).
7. On or before December 31, 2000, the transition board, on behalf of the city, may exercise the same powers as a city may exercise under any Act with respect to the prohibition and regulation of the parking, standing or stopping of vehicles and the prohibition and regulation of traffic.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 7.
8. (1) An agreement entered into by the transition board under sections 1 to 7 is binding on the city as of January 1, 2001.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 8 (1). (2) A by-law or resolution passed by the transition board under sections 1 to 7 shall be deemed to be a by-law or resolution of the city on January 1, 2001.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 8 (2).
9. An old municipality or a local board of an old municipality shall not exercise any of the powers or perform any of the duties of the type described in sections 1 to 7 unless it is done with the approval of the transition board or in accordance with guidelines issued by the transition board.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 9.
10. (1) The transition board shall establish the key elements of the Greater Sudbury Public Library Board’s organizational structure and hire those employees of executive rank whom the transition board considers necessary to ensure the good management of the library board.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 10 (1). (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), “employees of executive rank” includes employees in a managerial or supervisory position but does not include such employees if their position is subject to a collective agreement.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 10 (2). (3) When the transition board hires a person under subsection (1), the following rules apply: 1. The transition board has the authority to negotiate the terms of the employment contract with the person. 2. The library board is bound by the employment contract. 3. The employment contract may take effect on or before January 1, 2001. 4. If the contract takes effect before January 1, 2001, the person is the employee of the transition board before January 1, 2001 and the employee of the library board beginning on January 1, 2001. 5. If the contract takes effect on January 1, 2001, the person is the employee of the library board. 6. While the person is an employee of the transition board, the person shall be deemed to be an employee under the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act and the transition board shall be deemed, in respect of the person, to be an employer under that Act. 7. On January 1, 2001, the library board shall be deemed to have taken all the steps that may be required to make the person the effective holder of his or her office.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 10 (3).
11. In subsection 20 (1) of the Act, “employees of executive rank” includes employees in a managerial or supervisory position but does not include such employees if their position is subject to a collective agreement.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 11.
12. Despite subsection 257.2 (5) of the Municipal Act, a by-law of an old municipality or a local board of an old municipality, including all amendments to the by-law, to which that subsection applies, expires on the later of five years after the day on which it comes into force and January 1, 2003 unless the by-law is repealed earlier.  O. Reg. 539/00, s. 12.