Fees and Charges Bylaw

Ghost Lake, Alberta

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BYLAW NUMBER 239 SUMMER VILLAGE OF GHOST LAKE A BY-LAW OF THE SUMMER VILLAGE OF GHOST LAKE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, TO LEVY FEES FOR INFORMATION AND COPIES THEREOF AS PROVIDED BY THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT WHEREAS, in accordance with the Municipal Government Act, S.A. 2000 Chapter M-26, and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Chapter F-25 RSA 2000 as amended the Summer Village must make certain information available to the public; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Municipal Government Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Council may pass a bylaw establishing fees to charge for providing information. NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Summer Village of Ghost Lake in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled, hereby enacts as follows: PARTI: BYLAW TITLE 1. That bylaw shall be known as the " Fees and Charges" Bylaw. PART II: DEFINITIONS Summer Village: Council: Formal Request: Informal Request: the Municipal Corporation of the Summer Village of Ghost Lake, the Council of the Summer Village. Request for information under Section 7(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Chapter F-25 RSA 2000 request for information which is routinely provided by the Summer Village and is not subject to a formal request pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Chapter F-25 RSA 2000 and amendments thereto. PART III: APPLICATION 1. Unless prior written approval is obtained from the Council, when information is released, the Summer Village shall charge fees as established in Schedule A attached hereto. PART IV: ENACTMENT Bylaw 172 is hereby repealed. This Bylaw shall come into force and effect upon the date of the passing of the Third and Final Reading and signing thereof. READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME IN NOVEMBER A.D. 2019. NCIL THIS 26™ DAY OF MAYOR CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER v^ ^fi T.Li -; r'^ I '.v^ - -iz/^r 7wr,. Schedule A Bylaw 239-19 1. The Summer Village shall charge the following fees for items requested as informal requests: a) general information, reports, minutes, bylaws, etc. not otherwise listed in this schedule: i) a photocopying charge of $0.50 per page of information ii) shipping charge - actual cost incurred by the Summer Village to ship documents iii) fax charge - $ 1.00 per page plus toll charges b) for tax information: i) $35.00 for a tax certificate. c) for assessment information: i) $25.00 for information regarding the description of a parcel of land and the latest assessed value of the land and improvements thereon, as set out in the assessment roll. ii) $25.00 for information regarding the yearly assessments of a parcel of land, as set out in the assessment roll. d) for copies of information in other formats: i) $1.00 per page for computer printed sheets, unless otherwise stipulated within this bylaw; ii) $20.00 per 1GB flash drive; iii) $40.00 per hour to extract data from an electronic data base $40 iv) actual costs incurred by the Summer Village to create information. Actual costs shall include staff time and material used. e) Certificate of Compliance Review i) $ 175.00 for each real property report review, including certificate of compliance (if eligible) f) Land Use Bylaw - Office Consolidation i) $50.00 per copy ii) mailing charge - actual cost incurred by the Summer Village to mail the documents 2. Information in media other than that listed will be available at a reasonable cost based on actual costs incurred by the Summer Village 3. Formal requests will be subject to fees as outlined in Bylaw 143-19 and its amendments.