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Bylaw 1104-2026
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BYLAW #1104-26
The City of Beaumont
Access to Information Bylaw
Whereas, Section 7 of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26, and amendments
thereto, provides that a council may pass bylaws for municipal purposes;
Pursuant to Section 98(a) of the Access to Information Act, SA 2024, C A-1.4, ("ATIA") a
municipality, as a local public body, must designate a person or group of persons as the head of
the local public body for the purposes set out in the ATIA; and
Pursuant to Section 98(b) of ATIA a municipality, as a local public body, may set fees the local
public body requires to be paid for services rendered;
Council therefore enacts:
PART I - DEFINITIONS, AND INTERPRETATION
Definitions
1 In this bylaw:
(a) "Acts" means the the Access to Information Act, SA 2024, c A-
1.4, and the Protection of Privacy Act, SA 2024, c P-28.5;
(b) "Applicant" means a person who makes a request for access to
a record under section 7(1) of the Access to Information Act;
(c) "Chief Administrative Officer" means the chief administrative
officer of the City or delegate;
(d) "City" means the municipal corporation of The City of
Beaumont; and
(e) "Head" has the same meaning as in the Acts.
Interpretation
2 The following rules apply to interpretation of this bylaw:
(a) headings, titles, and margin notes in this bylaw are for ease of
reference only;
(b) gender-specific words, phrases, and references are intended to
be gender-neutral, and the singular includes the plural as the
context requires;
(c) every provision of this bylaw is independent of all other
provisions and if any provision of this bylaw is declared invalid
by a Court, all other provisions of this bylaw remain valid and
enforceable; and
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(d) references to bylaws and enactments in this bylaw include
amendments and replacement bylaws and enactments, and
regulations and orders thereunder.
PART II - APPLICATION
Designation of Head
3 For the purpose of carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the
Head under the Acts, the Chief Administrative Officer is designated
as the Head of the City.
Delegation of Head
4 The Chief Administrative Officer may delegate, in writing, any
powers, duties or functions of the Head to carry out the purposes
of the Acts.
PART III - TRANSITIONAL
Consequential
Amendment
5 Bylaw 969-20, Designated Officers Bylaw, is amended by deleting
the following section:
8.5 The City Clerk is the designated officer for the purposes of
carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the "FOIP"
coordinator under the Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act, RSA 2000 c-F25 and the regulations thereunder.
6 Bylaw 1093-25, Fees and Charges Bylaw, is amended by inserting
the following after section 3:
3.1 Where an applicant is required to pay a fee for services to
which the Access to Information Act, SA 2024, c A-1.4, and the
Protection of Privacy Act, SA 2024, c P-28.5 apply, the fee payable
is the maximum set out in the Access to Information Act
Regulation, Alberta Regulation 133/2025, Schedule 1: Fees, as
amended or repealed and replaced from time to time.
FIRST READING: May 26, 2026
SECOND READING: May 26, 2026
THIRD READING: May 26, 2026
SIGNED THIS 26 day of May, 2026.
Joanne Dargis
Lisa Vanderkwaak
CLERK
MAYOR