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M-22 - Municipalities Act

Section 39.1
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Restriction on activities of outgoing council or rural community council
39.1(1)During the period commencing on the day of a quadrennial election and ending on the day of the first meeting of an incoming council, the council of a municipality shall continue to exercise its powers in relation to the day-to-day activities of the municipality but shall not
(a) enact, amend or repeal a by-law under the authority of this or any other Act,
(b) become a party to any agreement, contract, deed or any other document other than those provided for in the estimates adopted under paragraph 87(2)(a), by function, for the current year,
(c) borrow or make payments of funds other than those provided for in the estimates adopted under paragraph 87(2)(a), by function, for the current year,
(d) purchase or dispose of capital assets, or
(e) appoint or dismiss officers or employees.
39.1(2)If a council acts in contravention of subsection (1), that action is void and has no force or effect.
39.1(3)Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), a council may do those things referred to in subsection (1) if
(a) it is in the public interest and is urgently required, or
(b) it is authorized by a by-law made before the day of the quadrennial election.
39.1(4)This section applies with the necessary modifications to a rural community council.
2003, c.27, s.25; 2004, c.2, s.12; 2005, c.7, s.49
Restriction on activities of outgoing council or rural community council
39.1(1)During the period commencing on the day of a quadrennial election and ending on the day of the first meeting of an incoming council, the council of a municipality shall continue to exercise its powers in relation to the day-to-day activities of the municipality but shall not
(a) enact, amend or repeal a by-law under the authority of this or any other Act,
(b) become a party to any agreement, contract, deed or any other document other than those provided for in the estimates adopted under paragraph 87(2)(a), by function, for the current year,
(c) borrow or make payments of funds other than those provided for in the estimates adopted under paragraph 87(2)(a), by function, for the current year,
(d) purchase or dispose of capital assets, or
(e) appoint or dismiss officers or employees.
39.1(2)If a council acts in contravention of subsection (1), that action is void and has no force or effect.
39.1(3)Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), a council may do those things referred to in subsection (1) if
(a) it is in the public interest and is urgently required, or
(b) it is authorized by a by-law made before the day of the quadrennial election.
39.1(4)This section applies with the necessary modifications to a rural community council.
2003, c.27, s.25; 2004, c.2, s.12; 2005, c.7, s.49