20-41 Funding Agreement August 11, 2020COUNTY OF ELGIN
By -Law No. 20-41
"BEING A BY- LAW TO AUTHORIZE A FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
ELGIN COUNTY PIONEER MUSEUM AND DONALD JAMES IAN BEGG AND
MARGARET GOODHUE EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF DONNA VERA EVANS
BUSHELL"
WHEREAS Section 5(3) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, Chapter 25 as amended
grants municipal power to exercise its capacity, rights, powers and privileges by by-law;
and,
WHEREAS Section 8(1) of said Act confers broad authority to municipalities to
govern its affairs as it considers appropriate; and,
WHEREAS Section 9 of said Act confers upon a Municipality the rights, powers and
privileges of a natural person for the purpose of exercising its authority under this or any
other Act: and,
WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin deems it expedient
to enter into a donation agreement in the name of of the Elgin County Pioneer Museum
with Donald James Ian Begg and Margaret Goodhue, Executors of the Estate of Donna
Vera Evans Bushell, in the principal amount of $425,000.00.
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin enacts
as follows:
THAT Council approval of the Donation Agreement between the Elgin County
Pioneer Museum and Donald James Ian Begg and Margaret Goodhue as Executors
of the Estate of Donna Vera Evans Bushell, a draft copy of which Agreement is
attached hereto and forms part of this By -Law and which approval was originally
granted by Resolution made on the 231d day of July, 2020, be and is hereby
confirmed; and,
2. THAT Council authorization and direction to the Warden and Chief Administrative
Officer to execute the Donation Agreement as identified above and a draft of which
is attached hereto and forms part of this By -Law, which authorization and direction
was originally given by Resolution made on the 23rd day of July, 2020, be and is
hereby confirmed; and,
THAT this By -Law shall come into force and take effect on August 11th, 2020.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 11th DAY OF
AUGUST 2020.
Julie Gon u,
Chief Administrative Officer.
Dave Mennill,
Warden.