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A BYLAW OF THE SUMMER VILLAGE OF CASTLE ISLAND, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA TO ESTABLISH THE POSITIONS OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND DESIGNATED OFFICERS.
WHEREAS Section 205 of the Municipal Government Act provides that a council must establish by bylaw a position of chief administrative officer;
AND WHEREAS Section 210 of the Municipal Government Act provides that a council may by bylaw establish one or more positions to carry out the powers, duties or functions of a designated officer;
AND WHEREAS Council wishes to exercise its authority pursuant to the Municipal Government Act by establishing the positions of chief administrative officer and designated officers;
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Summer Village of Castle Island, in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
TITLE
This Bylaw may be cited as the "CAO and Designated Officers Bylaw".
INTERPRETATION
In this Bylaw, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Bylaw" means this CAO and Designated Officer Bylaw;
"CAO" means the chief administrative officer for the Summer Village appointed pursuant to this Bylaw and as defined in the Municipal Government Act;
"Council" means the municipal council of the Summer Village;
"Designated Officer" has the same meaning as defined in the Municipal Government Act;
"FOIP" means the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, RSA 2000 c F-25 and the regulations thereunder;
"Municipal Government Act" means the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26 and the regulations thereunder; and
"Summer Village" means the municipal corporation of the Summer Village of Castle Island.
Any references in this Bylaw to any statutes, regulations, bylaws or other enactments is to those statutes, regulations, bylaws or other enactments as amended or replaced from time to time and any amendments thereto.
Whenever a singular or masculine form of a word is used in this Bylaw, it shall include the plural, feminine or neutral form of the word as the context requires.
The headings in this Bylaw do not form part of this Bylaw and shall not affect its interpretation.
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
The position of the CAO is hereby established.
The CAO shall be given the title "Chief Administrative Officer".
The CAO shall be appointed by resolution of Council and may be engaged by an employment or other contract. If applicable, all aspects of employment not addressed in the employment contract shall be addressed by the Summer Village personnel policies.
The CAO shall have all the powers, duties and functions of a chief administrative officer as set out in the Municipal Government Act.
Without limiting the generality of section 3.4 of this Bylaw, the CAO is the head of the Summer Village within the meaning of FOIP.
Unless a Designated Officer is expressly appointed in this Bylaw or another Bylaw of the Summer Village, the CAO has all the powers, duties and functions given to a Designated Officer under the Municipal Government Act or any other statute or enactment.
The powers, duties and functions assigned to the CAO by this Bylaw are in addition to any other powers, duties or functions assigned or delegated by Council to the CAO or to any other Summer Village employee.
DELEGATION BY CAO
The CAO is authorized to delegate and to authorize further delegations of any powers, duties and functions assigned to the CAO by Council under the Municipal Government Act and under this or any other bylaw to a Designated Officer or an employee or agent of, or contractor for, the Summer Village.
Without limiting the generality of section 4.1 of this Bylaw, the CAO is authorized to appoint an Administrative Assistant and delegate the CAO's powers, duties and functions to that Administrative Assistant and to authorize that Administrative Assistant to act as the CAO during absences of the CAO. The Administrative Assistant shall be a designated officer.
Without limiting the generality of section 4.1 of this bylaw, the following designated officer positions are established:
Administrative Assistant
Finance Officer
b)Bylaw Enforcement Officer(s)
c)Development Authority
d)Subdivision Authority
e)Assessment Review Board Clerk
f) Municipal Assessor(s)
g)Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Clerk
h)Safety Codes Officer
Without limiting the generality of section 4.1 of this bylaw, the CAO is authorized to appoint an acting designated officer during an illness, scheduled absence or other incapacity of a designated officer.
APPLICATION
The delegation of Finance Officer as a designated officer shall include, but not be limited through this bylaw to additional powers assigned by the CAO or Council through other bylaws, the following authorities:
Section 309(1.d)-MGAContents of assessment notices
Section 334(1.e)-MGAContents of tax notices
Section 336(1)-MGACertifying date of sending tax notices
Section 343(2)-MGAApplication of the tax payments
Section 350-MGAIssuing Tax Certificates
Section 612-MGACertified Copies
The delegation of Bylaw Enforcement Officer(s) as a designated officer shall include, but not be limited through this bylaw to additional powers assigned by the CAO or Council through other bylaws, the following authorities:
Section 420(2)-MGAObtaining possessions of lands
Section 436.11-MGAObtaining possession of manufactured homes
Section 439(2)-MGAPreparing and issuing distress warrants and seizing goods
Section 542-MGAMunicipal inspections and enforcement
Section 543-MGACourt authorized inspections and enforcement
Section 544-MGAInspecting Meters
Section 545-MGAIssuing orders to cease contravention of any bylaw
Section 546-MGAOrders to remedy dangerous and unsightly properties
The delegation of Development Authority as a designated officer shall include, but not be limited through this bylaw to additional powers assigned by the CAO or Council through other bylaws, the following authorities:
Section 623-MGADevelopment Authority
Section 542-MGAMunicipal inspections and enforcement
Section 543-MGACourt authorized inspections and enforcement
Section 545-MGAIssuing orders to cease contravention of any bylaw
Section 546-MGAOrders to remedy dangerous and unsightly properties
Section 645-MGAStop Orders
The delegation of Subdivision Authority as a designated officer shall include, but not be limited through this bylaw to additional powers assigned by the CAO or Council through other bylaws, the following authorities:
Section 623-MGASubdivision Authority
The authority of the Subdivision Authority is restricted in that the decision to grant approval, with or without conditions, or to refuse subdivision approval shall be retained by the Village and shall be delegated expressly to Council.
The delegation of Assessment Review Board Clerk as a designated officer shall include, but not be limited through this bylaw to additional powers assigned by the CAO or Council through other bylaws, the following authorities:
Section 456(1)-MGADuties of the clerk of Assessment Review Board
Section 461 & 462-MGAAssessment Complaints
Section 469(1)-MGANotice of decision of Assessment Review Board
Section 483-MGADecision admissible on appeal
The delegation of Municipal Assessor(s) as a designated officer shall include, but not be limited through this bylaw to additional powers assigned by the CAO or Council through other bylaws, the following authorities:
Section 284.2-MGACarry out duties and responsibilities of an assessor
The delegation of Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Clerk as a designated officer shall include, but not be limited through this bylaw to additional powers assigned by the CAO or Council through other bylaws, the following authorities:
Section 627.1-MGADuties of the clerk of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board
The delegation of Safety Codes Officer as a designated officer shall include, but not be limited through this bylaw to additional powers assigned by the CAO or Council through other bylaws, the following authorities:
Section 542-MGAMunicipal inspections and enforcement
Section 543-MGACourt authorized inspections and enforcement
GENERAL
Each provision of this Bylaw is independent of all other provisions. If any provision of the Bylaw is declared invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Bylaw shall remain valid and enforceable.
This Bylaw rescinds Bylaw 2023-08 Designated Officer - Assessor Bylaw, Bylaw 2013-04, Designated Officer - Development Authority, Bylaw 2023-10 Designated Officer - Assessment Review Board Clerk, Bylaw 2024-07 Designated Officer - Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Clerk, and Bylaw 2023-02 Chief Administrative Officer Bylaw.
COMING INTO FORCE
This Bylaw shall come into effect upon the third and final reading and signing of this Bylaw
READ a first time this 16th day of June, 2025.
READ a second time this 16th day of June, 2025.
UNANIMOUS CONSENT to proceed to third reading this 16th day of June, 2025.
READ a third and final time this 16th day of June, 2025.
SIGNED this 16th day of June, 2025.
Original Signed
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Mayor, Calvin Smith
Original Signed
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Chief Administrative Officer, Wendy Wildman