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A BYLAW OF THE SUMMER VILLAGE OF CASTLE ISLAND, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING ONE OR MORE ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARDS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD CLERK
WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO Part 2 of the Municipal Government Act, being Chapter M-26
R.S.A 2000 and amendments thereto, Council may enact a Bylaw;
AND WHEREAS PURSUANT TO Part 11 of the Municipal Government Act, being Chapter M26 R.S.A 2000 and amendments thereto, the requirements and duties of Council and the municipality in providing for the establishment and operation an assessment appeals process within the municipality are set forth;
AND WHEREAS PURSUANT TO Section 454 of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000,
c. M-26 and amendments thereto, a municipality must establish, by bylaw, both an Local Assessment Review Board and a Composite Assessment Review Board;
AND WHEREAS PURSUANT TO Section 456 of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000
c. M-26 and amendments thereto, a municipality is required to appoint a designated officer to act as the Clerk of the Assessment Review Boards having jurisdiction in the Municipality;
AND WHEREAS PURSUANT TO Bylaw 2023-06, as amended, being the Chief Administrative Officer and Designated Officers Bylaw, Council has assigned generally that the Clerk of the Assessment Review Boards for the municipality shall be a designated officer;
AND WHEREAS Council has, as it may do, arranged for the provision of Assessment Review Board and Clerk services through an external contractor holding a service agreement binding the parties to the performance of the required duties;
AND WHEREAS, the Council of the Summer Village of Castle Island deems it proper and expedient to pass such a Bylaw;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Summer Village of Castle Island, in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled, enacts as follows:
TITLE
This bylaw may be cited as "Assessment Review Board Bylaw"
DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw, the following definitions apply:
"Act" means the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c/ M-26 and amendments thereto;
"Assessment Review Boards" (ARB) means either the Local Assessment Review Board (LARS) or the Composite Assessment Review Board (CARB);
"Assessment Clerk" means an individual appointed pursuant to Section 456 of the Act who is accredited by the Municipal Government Board to act as the Clerk of Assessment Review Boards for the Municipality;
"Composite Assessment Review Board" (CARB) means a board established pursuant to Section 454 of the Act to hear and make decisions on complaints referred to in Section 460.1(2) of the Municipal Government Act;
"Contracted Service Provider" means the external purveyor engaged by the Municipality to perform the duties and actions of the Assessment Review Board and supporting services, including Clerk services; principally Capital Region Assessment Services Commission (CRASC), as engaged by contract;
"Council" means the duly elected Council of the Summer Village of Castle Island;
"Local Assessment Review Board" (LARB) means a board established pursuant to Section 454 of the Act to hear and make decisions on complaints referred to in Section 460.1(1) of the Municipal Government Act;
"Panelist" means an individual who is accredited by the Alberta Municipal Government Board to hear complaints and who will be appointed to the Assessment Review Boards.
"Summer Village" means the Summer Village of Castle Island.
ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARDS
For the purposes of the Summer Village's assessment review and appeals process, Council hereby establishes the following Boards:
Local Assessment Review Board, and;
Composite Assessment Review Board.
DUTIES
The Assessment Review Boards shall carry out all duties and responsibilities as set out in the Municipal Government Act and its regulations.
APPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS, CHAIR AND ASSESSMENT CLERK
All panelists and the Assessment Clerk serve at the pleasure of Council:
Council shall annually appoint the list of Panelists, as provided by the Contracted Service Provider, and names of the Chair of the LARB and CARB, as well as the name of the Assessment Clerk provided to the Summer Village Council by the Contract Service Provider;
All Panelists and the Assessment Clerk may be removed by resolution of Council where, in the opinion of Council, removal is warranted.
FEES AND EXPENSES
Compensation payable to the Contract Service Provider for its performance, including annual fees, hearing fees, panelist fees and Assessment Clerk fees will be outlined in the approved and binding agreement between the Summer Village and Contract Service Provider.
FILING A COMPLAINT
In addressing a Complaint:
Upon receipt of an assessment complaint, the Summer Village shall provide to the Contract Service Provider a completed Assessment Review Board Complaint form and the supporting documentation in a timely manner, as received.
All complaints must be accompanied by the appropriate fee, as established by Council.
RESCINDING OF PRIOR BYLAW
THAT this Bylaw, Bylaw 2023-06, being an originating bylaw of this purpose for this municipality, does not repeal, rescind, nor amend any previously passed bylaw.
COMING INTO FORCE
This Bylaw shall become effective when it has received third and final reading and has been signed by the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer.
READ a first time this 12th day of September, 2023.
READ a second time this 12th day of September, 2023.
UNANIMOUS CONSENT to proceed to third reading 12th day of September, 2023.
READ a third and final time this 12th day of September, 2023.
SIGNED this 12th day of September, 2023.
Mayor, Ian Kupchenko
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C.A.O., Wendy Wildman