Joint Boards
2. (1) In this section, “joint board” means a local board as defined in the Municipal Affairs Act whose expenses are paid by two or more municipalities in accordance with a cost-sharing agreement; “participating municipality” means any municipality which is a party to a joint board cost-sharing agreement. O. Reg. 783/93, s. 2 (1). (2) On or before December of each year, every municipality which reports the compensation costs for a joint board on its financial information return shall determine the share of its expenditure reduction target attributable to that joint board for the current fiscal year. O. Reg. 783/93, s. 2 (2). (3) The attributable share shall be calculated as follows:  (

total compensation costs of the joint board

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compensation costs of board employees earning less than $30,000 annually, excluding overtime pay

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target established for the municipality under section 7 of the Act

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total compensation costs of the municipality – compensation costs related to health and assistance to the aged

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compensation costs of municipal employees earning less than $30,000 annually, excluding overtime pay

) O. Reg. 783/93, s. 2 (3). (4) The reporting municipality shall, (a) determine each participating municipality’s share of the amount according to the percentage of the joint board’s costs that each participating municipality pays; and (b) notify each participating municipality and joint board in writing of the participating municipality’s share. O. Reg. 783/93, s. 2 (4). (5) Each participating municipality shall remit its share to the reporting municipality within sixty days of receiving the notice. O. Reg. 783/93, s. 2 (5). (6) If the participating municipality does not remit its share within the sixty-day period, that amount may be deducted from that municipality’s next grant under the Ontario Unconditional Grants Act and added to the reporting municipality’s next grant under that Act. O. Reg. 783/93, s. 2 (6). (7) Upon receipt of the notice, the joint board shall, on or before December 31 of each year, (a) refund the participating municipality’s share; or (b) notify the participating municipality that it wishes that share to be deducted from the contribution that would otherwise be paid to the joint board by that participating municipality in the subsequent year under the cost-sharing agreement. O. Reg. 783/93, s. 2 (7). (8) If the joint board does not comply with subsection (7), the participating municipality shall reduce its next contribution to the joint board by the share calculated under subsection (4). O. Reg. 783/93, s. 2 (8). (9) Every participating municipality shall, at the request of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, provide the following information: 1. The name of every joint board in respect of which it shares costs. 2. The functions of the joint board. 3. A copy of the cost-sharing agreement which pertains to each joint board. 4. Copies of any written notification required by this Regulation. 5. Any other information that the Ministry may require for the purposes of the Act and this Regulation. O. Reg. 783/93, s. 2 (9). (10) Every reporting municipality shall, at the request of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, provide the following information: 1. The calculations used to determine and the amount of the joint board’s share calculated in accordance with subsection (3). 2. A statement as to whether the calculations used under paragraph 1 are consistent with the figures provided in the most recent Compensation Costs Information form filed with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. 3. The calculations used to determine the participating municipality’s share under subsection (4) and the amount of the share determined by using those calculations. 4. Any other information that the Ministry may require for the purposes of the Act and this Regulation. O. Reg. 783/93, s. 2 (10). Ontario Clean Water Agency