Bylaw 25-033 - Access to Information Bylaw — full text

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## LETHBRIDGE COUNTY IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA ## BYLAW 25-033 ## A BYLAW TO DESIGNATE A PERSON AS THE HEAD FOR LETHBRIDGE COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT AND TO SET FEES THEREUNDER WHEREAS, pursuant to section 98 (a) of the Access to Information Act, SA 2024, c A-1.4, Lethbridge County must designate a person or group of persons as the head of the local public body for the purposes of the Act; AND WHEREAS pursuant to section 98 (b) of the Access to Information Act, SA 2024, c A-1.4, Lethbridge County may set any fees the municipality requires to be paid under section 96, which must not exceed the fees provided for in the Access to Information Act Regulation AR 133/2025; NOW THEREFORE, the Council of Lethbridge County in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled and under the authority of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000 c M-26, as amended, hereby enacts the following: ## 1.0 TITLE - 1.1 This bylaw shall be cited as the "Access to Information Bylaw". ## 2.0 DEFINITIONS - 2.1 In this bylaw, - a) "Act" means the Access to Information Act, SA 2024, Chapter A-1.4; - b) "Applicant" has the same meaning as defined in the Act; - c) "Chief Administrative Officer" means the person appointed as the Chief Administrative Officer under section 205 of the Municipal Government Act, RSA, 2000, Chapter M-26 or designate; - d) "County" means Lethbridge County ## 3.0 PURPOSE - 3.1 The purpose of this Bylaw is to establish the administrative structure of Lethbridge County in relation to the Access to Information Act, and to set fees thereunder. ## 4.0 DESIGNATED HEAD - For the purpose of section 98 of the Act, the Chief Administrative Officer is designated as the Head of Lethbridge County. - 4.2 The Chief Administrative Officer may delegate, in writing, to any person any power, duty or function of the Head under the Act, except the power to delegate. - 5.0 FEES - Where an Applicant is required to pay a fee for services under the Access to Information Act the fee payable is in accordance with the Access to Information Act Regulation, AR 133/2025, as amended from time to time or any successor regulation that sets fees to access information. ## 6.0 SEVERABILITY & REPEAL - 6.1 Should any provision of this Bylaw be deemed invalid then such invalid provision will be severed from this Bylaw and such severance will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this bylaw except to the extent necessary to give effect to such severance. - 6.2 Bylaw 19-042 is hereby repealed. - 7.0 EFFECTIVE DATE - 7.1 This Bylaw shall come into force and effect after it receives third reading and has been signed by the Reeve and Chief Administrative Officer.   GIVEN first reading this\_4 day of December 2025. Reev hief Administrative Officer GIVEN second reading this Y day of Decene 20 Dught hief Administrative Officer GIVEN third reading this\_4 day of December, 2025.