Electrical service area continued
8. (1) The area within the area municipalities of the City of Waterloo, the Township of Wellesley and the Township of Woolwich is continued as an electrical service area. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (1). Idem (2) The area within the area municipalities of the City of Kitchener and the Township of Wilmot is continued as an electrical service area. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (2). Idem (3) The area within the area municipalities of the City of Cambridge and the Township of North Dumfries is continued as an electrical service area. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (3). Commissions continued (4) The hydro-electric commission established by The Waterloo Electrical Service Areas Act, 1977, being chapter 28, for each of the electrical service areas is continued and each commission shall be deemed to be a commission established under Part III of the Public Utilities Act by the councils of the area municipalities comprising the electrical service area served by the commission acting in concert, and section 45 of the Public Utilities Act does not apply to the commissions. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (4); 1998, c. 15, Sched. E, s. 41 (1). Composition (5) The commission for the electrical service area referred to in subsection (1) shall be known as the ESA-1 Hydro-Electric Commission in English and known as Commission hydroélectrique SSE-1 in French and shall consist of the mayor of the City of Waterloo, the mayor of the Township of Woolwich, the mayor of the Township of Wellesley, three additional members who are qualified electors under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 in the City of Waterloo, and one additional member who is a qualified elector under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 in the Township of Woolwich. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (5). Idem (6) The commission for the electrical service area referred to in subsection (2) shall be known as the ESA-2 Hydro-Electric Commission in English and known as Commission hydroélectrique SSE-2 in French and shall consist of the mayor of the City of Kitchener, the mayor of the Township of Wilmot, four additional members who are qualified electors under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 in the City of Kitchener, and one additional member who is a qualified elector under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 in the Township of Wilmot. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (6). Idem (7) The commission for the electrical service area referred to in subsection (3) shall be known as the ESA-3 Hydro-Electric Commission in English and known as Commission hydroélectrique SSE-3 in French and shall consist of the mayor of the City of Cambridge, the mayor of the Township of North Dumfries, and three additional members who are qualified electors under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 in the City of Cambridge. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (7). Names of commissions (8) The name of a commission may be changed by resolution of the commission to a name commencing with the words Hydro-Electric Commission of in English or, in addition, to a name commencing with the words Commission hydroélectrique de in French. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (8). Additional members of commissions (9) The additional members in respect of each area municipality shall be elected by a general vote of the electors of the area municipality, unless before the 1st day of January, 1978 the council of the area municipality has provided by by-law that the additional member or members in respect of that area municipality shall be appointed by the council. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (9). Eligibility of members of council (10) Members of the councils of the area municipalities comprising an electrical service area may be appointed as members of the commission, but the members of the councils shall not form a majority of the commission. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (10). Term of office (11) A member of a commission shall hold office for the same term as the members of council or until his or her successor is elected or appointed. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (11). Delegates (12) The council of an area municipality may, by by-law passed with the written consent of the mayor, appoint a delegate from among the members of the council to represent the mayor on the commission. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (12). Filling of vacancies (13) Where a vacancy in a commission occurs from any cause, the council of the area municipality in respect of which the person whose seat became vacant was elected or appointed shall immediately appoint a successor who shall hold office during the remainder of the term for which his or her predecessor was elected or appointed. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (13). Salary (14) The salaries or other remuneration of the commissioners shall from time to time be fixed by the council of the area municipality in respect of which they are elected or appointed. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (14); 1998, c. 15, Sched. E, s. 41 (2). Resignation (15) A resignation from a council by a member of the council who is a member of a commission shall be deemed to be a resignation from both the commission and the council. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.17, s. 8 (15).