Water and Sewer Services Amendment No. 3 (Bylaw No. 2023-06)

Dawson, Yukon · adopted 2023-06-14

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Water and Sewer Services Amendment No. 3 Bylaw Bylaw No. 2023-06 Water and Sewer Services Amendment No. 3 Bylaw Page 1 of 2 ________ ________ CAO Presiding Officer WHEREAS Section 229 of the Municipal Act, RSY 2002, C 154 authorizes council to provide community water and sewer services, and WHEREAS Section 248 of the Municipal Act, RSY 2002, C. 154 and amendments thereto from time to time, provides that council may impose fees and other sources of revenue for the above services, and WHEREAS it is deemed desirable and expedient to amend the Water and Sewer Services Bylaw 2011-03, now THEREFORE, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Act of the Yukon, the council of the City of Dawson, in open meeting assembled, ENACT AS FOLLOWS: PART I - INTERPRETATION 1.00 Short Title 1.01 This bylaw may be cited as the Water and Sewer Services Amendment No. 3 Bylaw. 2.00 Purpose 2.01 The purpose of this bylaw is to amend bylaw 2011-03 being the Water and Sewer Services Bylaw. PART II - APPLICATION 3.00 Amendment 3.01 That the City of Dawson Water and Sewer Services Bylaw 2011-03 is hereby amended as follows: i) Section 2.13 is hereby replaced by the following: "Senior Citizen" shall refer to a person who on or before March 31 of the year for which a subsidy is provided has reached the age as follows: i. In the year 2023, 61 years of age ii. In the year 2024, 62 years of age iii. In the year 2025, 63 years of age iv. In the year 2026, 64 years of age Water and Sewer Services Amendment No. 3 Bylaw Bylaw No. 2023-06 Water and Sewer Services Amendment No. 3 Bylaw Page 2 of 2 ________ ________ CAO Presiding Officer v. In the year 2027, 65 years of age ii) Section 6.01(b) is hereby replaced by the following: Senior citizens shall be entitled to a discount as set out in the annual Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw i) the account being current, and ii) proof of age being provide in a form satisfactory to the chief administrative officer, and iii) the senior citizen being both the registered owner and the occupant of the property at the due date of the fee and charge. PART III - FORCE AND EFFECT 4.00 Severability 4.01 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by the decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion shall be severed and the part that is invalid shall not affect the validity of the remainder unless the court makes an order to the contrary. 5.00 Enactment 5.01 This bylaw shall come into force on the day of the passing by Council of the third and final reading. 6.00 Bylaw Readings Readings Date of Reading FIRST April 19, 2023 SECOND May 17, 2023 THIRD and FINAL June 14, 2023 Original signed by: William Kendrick, Mayor David Henderson, CAO Presiding Officer Chief Administrative Officer