20-11 Service and Modernization Review by-law March 10, 2020COUNTY OF ELGIN
By -Law No. 20-11
"BEING A BY-LAW TO APPROVE A TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT FOR
THE MUNICIPAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM WITH HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
IN RIGHT OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER
OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING TO FUND AN INDEPENDENT THIRD -
PARTY REVIEWER TO CONDUCT A SERVICE DELIVERY AND MODERNIZATION
REVIEW AND FURTHER THERETO TO AUTHORIZE THE WARDEN AND CHIEF
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER TO EXECUTE THE SAID TRANSFER PAYMENT
AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF ELGIN COUNTY"
WHEREAS Section 5(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
grants municipal power to exercise its capacities, rights, powers, and privileges by by-
law;
AND WHEREAS Section 8(1) of the said Act also confers broad authority to
municipalities to govern its affairs as it considers appropriate;
AND WHEREAS Section 9 of the said Act also confers upon a municipality the right,
power, and privileges of a natural person for the purpose of exercising its authority
under that or any other Act, which right, power, and privileges include the authority to
enter into and execute agreements;
AND WHEREAS the Government of Ontario ("Ontario") has established and funded the
Municipal Modernization Program as a provincial program designed, among other
purposes, to support municipalities in delivering modern and efficient services;
AND WHEREAS Elgin County has applied for financial support under the Municipal
Modernization Program to fund an independent third -party reviewer to conduct a service
delivery and modernization review and Ontario has approved the said Project for
financial support to a maximum contribution of $125,000;
AND WHEREAS a condition for receipt and use of such financial support requires Elgin
County, as a recipient of funding, to enter into a written Transfer Payment Agreement
with Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Ontario as represented by the
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing;
AND WHEREAS Elgin County Council is satisfied that it is in the best interests of an
advisable to enter into the said Transfer Payment Agreement to secure access to the
financial support granted therein.
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin and
enacts as follows:
1. THAT the proposed Transfer Payment Agreement between Her Majesty the
Queen in Right of the Province of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Municipal
Affairs and Housing and the Corporation of the County of Elgin in respect of the
financial support to fund an independent third -party reviewer to conduct a service
delivery and modernization review through the Municipal Modernization Program be and
same is hereby approved for execution.
2. THAT on the advice and direction of the County Solicitor, the Warden and Chief
Administrative Officer be authorized and directed to enter into and execute the
proposed Transfer Payment Agreement between Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the
Province of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and
the Corporation of the County of Elgin in respect of the financial support to fund an
independent third -party reviewer to conduct a service delivery and modernization review
through the Municipal Modernization Program.
3. THAT this By -Law shall become effective once signed by the Warden and Chief
Administrative Officer for the County of Elgin and, further thereto, that the Transfer
Payment Agreement contemplated herein shall become effective once executed by all
Parties thereto.
READ A FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS loth DAY
OF MARCH 2O20.
Julie Go ou,
Chief Administrative Officer.
I (.
ave Mennill,
Warden.