Provision of services to local service district
(a)
twenty-five or more residents of a local service district, or any area within a local service district, who are qualified to vote under the
Elections Act petition the Minister to provide additional services or to discontinue a service; or
(b)
the Minister is of the opinion that the voters of a local service district, or any area within a local service district, ought to consider the addition of services or the discontinuance of services,
the Minister shall within thirty days call a meeting as prescribed by regulation of those residents who, in the opinion of the Minister, are most affected by the proposal and who are qualified to vote under the
Elections Act.
Provision of services to local service district
25(2)Where at the meeting held under subsection (1)
(ii)
thirty per cent of the people,
who are eligible under subsection (1) to attend the meeting, whichever is the lesser, are in attendance, and
(b)
a majority of those in attendance decides in favour of providing the additional service or services or of discontinuing a service, as the case may be,
the service or services may, on the recommendation of the Minister, be provided or discontinued as the case may be.
Provision of services to local service district
25(2.1)Where a service is discontinued under subsection (2), all liabilities associated with the establishment of that service continue until discharged.
Advisory committee of local service district
(a)
twenty-five or more residents of a local service district who are qualified to vote under the
Elections Act petition the Minister to call a meeting for the election of an advisory committee for that local service district; or
(b)
the Minister is of the opinion that a meeting for the election of an advisory committee for a local service district ought to be called,
the Minister shall call a meeting as prescribed by regulation of all the residents of the local service district who are qualified to vote under the
Elections Act.
Advisory committee of local service district
25(4)Where at the meeting held under subsection (3), a majority of those in attendance decides in favour of the election of an advisory committee, an election of an advisory committee of not less than three or more than five members shall be held at that meeting in the manner prescribed by regulation.
Advisory committee of local service district
25(5)Upon election under subsection (4), the advisory committee
(a)
shall be called the Advisory Committee of the Local Service District of . . . . .,
(b)
shall remain in office for four years from the date of its election, and
(c)
shall advise and assist the Minister in the administration of the district.
Advisory committee of local service district
25(6)Within thirty days prior to the end of the term of office of an advisory committee, the Minister shall call a meeting to elect a new advisory committee in accordance with the procedure provided under subsection (3).
Advisory committee of local service district
25(7)A meeting pursuant to subsection (3) may be combined with a meeting called pursuant to subsection 24(1).
25(8)The date for determining whether the elector qualifications under the
Elections Act are met shall be the date of the making of the petition or the calling of the meeting, as the case may be.
1966, c.20, s.26; 1967, c.56, s.9; 1968, c.41, s.5; 1969, c.58, s.7; 1973, c.60, s.5, 6, 7; 1981, c.52, s.4; 1983, c.56, s.3; 1989, c.27, s.4; 1996, c.77, s.4; 1997, c.47, s.3; 2012, c.44, s.11