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1The following definitions apply in this Act.

“Commission” means the Greater Saint John Regional Facilities Commission. (Commission)

“Minister” means the Minister of Local Government and Local Governance Reform and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf.(ministre)

“municipal tax base” means municipal tax base as defined in the Local Governance Act. (assiette fiscale municipale)

“net operating costs” means operating expenses excluding depreciation, debt principal and interest charges minus operating revenues and includes an amount approved by the Commission under section 8. (coûts nets d’exploitation)

“participating municipality” means Grand Bay-Westfield, Quispamsis, Rothesay and The City of Saint John. (municipalité participante)

“regional facility” means(installation régionale)

(a) the facility under the control and management of the Saint John Arts Centre Inc., called the Saint John Arts Centre,

(b) the facility under the control and management of the Saint John Aquatic Centre Commission called the Canada Games Aquatic Centre,

(c) the facility under the control and management of the Harbour Station Commission called Harbour Station,

(d) the facility under the control and management of Imperial Theatre Inc., called the Imperial Theatre, and

(e) the facility under the control of The City of Saint John called the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre.

“total municipal contribution” means the amount determined under paragraph 10(1)(b). (contribution municipale totale)

“total tax base” means the amount that represents the total of the combined municipal tax base of Grand Bay-Westfield, Quispamsis, Rothesay and The City of Saint John. (assiette fiscale totale)

1998, c.G-5.1, s.1; 1998, c.41, s.59; 2000, c.26, s.147; 2006, c.16, s.77; 2012, c.39, s.75; 2017, c.20, s.79; 2020, c.25, s.59

Greater Saint John Regional Facilities Commission

2There shall be a Greater Saint John Regional Facilities Commission consisting of persons appointed by the councils of participating municipalities in accordance with this Act.

1998, c.G-5.1, s.2

Purpose of Commission

3The purpose of the Commission is to determine

(a) the annual amount of the total municipal contribution to be made towards the operation of regional facilities in accordance with section 10, and

(b) the amount of the contribution of each participating municipality in accordance with section 11.

1998, c.G-5.1, s.3

Membership

4(1)A person is not eligible to be a member of the Commission unless the person is a member of council of a participating municipality.

4(2)The council of The City of Saint John shall appoint two members to the Commission, and the councils of Grand Bay‑Westfield, Quispamsis and Rothesay shall each appoint one member to the Commission.

4(3)The council of each participating municipality shall appoint an alternate member.

4(4)If for any reason a member of the Commission appointed by the council of a participating municipality cannot act as a member, the alternate member appointed by that council shall act in the place of that member.

1998, c.G-5.1, s.4

Term of office

5(1)A member of the Commission shall be appointed for a term not exceeding three years and may be reappointed.

5(2)A member of the Commission shall hold office at the pleasure of the council that appointed the member.

5(3)When a person ceases to be a member of a council of a participating municipality, the appointment of that person to the Commission is revoked.

5(4)When a member of the Commission dies, resigns, vacates office or is removed from office, the council that appointed the member shall appoint another person to replace that member, and that person shall hold office at the pleasure of the council that appointed the member for the remainder of the term of the member replaced.

1998, c.G-5.1, s.5

Selection of chair

6The members shall elect from among themselves a chair.

1998, c.G-5.1, s.6

Quorum

7Quorum for a meeting of the members of the Commission shall be all five members of the Commission.

1998, c.G-5.1, s.7

Capital expenditure

8A capital expenditure may be included in the net operating costs of a regional facility on the unanimous vote of the members of the Commission.

1998, c.G-5.1, s.8

Budget of regional facility

9(1)The budget of each regional facility shall be submitted to the Commission on or before August 31 of each year.

9(2)The Commission may request that the budget of a regional facility be revised.

9(3)The Commission shall provide a copy of the budget of each regional facility to the council of each participating municipality on or before September 15 of each year.

1998, c.G-5.1, s.9

Total municipal contribution

10(1)No later than October 15 of each year the Commission shall

(a) determine the amount of the net operating costs or portion of the net operating costs for each regional facility that is to be included in the calculation of the total municipal contribution, and

(b) calculate the total municipal contribution as the sum of the net operating costs determined under paragraph (a) of each regional facility.

10(2)The Commission shall calculate the amount that each participating municipality shall contribute to the total municipal contribution in accordance with section 11.

10(3)No later than October 15 of each year the Commission shall notify the Minister and the council of each participating municipality as to the total municipal contribution and the contribution of each participating municipality.

10(4)If the Commission is unable to act under subsection (1), the Commission shall notify the Minister by October 15.

10(5)If the Commission has not acted under subsection (1) or (2) or if the Minister has been notified under subsection (4), the Minister may fix the amounts under subsections (1) and (2) and, when the Minister fixes the amounts, the Minister shall notify the Commission and the participating municipalities as to the amounts no later than October 31.

10(6)The determination of the amounts under paragraph (1)(a) shall be by affirmative vote of three members of the Commission, one of whom shall be a member appointed by The City of Saint John.

1998, c.G-5.1, s.10

Contribution by participating municipality

11The Commission shall calculate the contribution to be made by the councils of Grand Bay-Westfield, Quispamsis, Rothesay and The City of Saint John in proportion to the total municipal contribution as follows:

(a) for Grand Bay-Westfield, in proportion to the percentage that the municipal tax base of Grand Bay-Westfield for the previous year bears to the total tax base for the previous year;

(b) for Quispamsis, in proportion to the percentage that the municipal tax base of Quispamsis for the previous year bears to the total tax base for the previous year;

(c) for Rothesay, in proportion to the percentage that the municipal tax base of Rothesay for the previous year bears to the total tax base for the previous year; and

(d) for The City of Saint John, in proportion to the percentage that the municipal tax base of The City of Saint John for the previous year bears to the total tax base for the previous year.

1998, c.G-5.1, s.11

Obligation of participating municipality

12Despite any provision of any other public or private Act or any municipal charter, the amount of the contribution of each participating municipality calculated by the Commission under section 11 shall

(a) be deemed to be a cost incurred by the participating municipality,

(b) be included by the participating municipality as part of the estimate of the money required for the operation of the participating municipality under paragraph 87(2)(a) of the Municipalities Act, and

(c) be raised by taxation by the participating municipality.

1998, c.G-5.1, s.12

Quarterly payments

13(1)The amount calculated by the Commission under section 11 shall be paid to The City of Saint John in quarterly instalments on the first day of the first month of each quarter by Grand Bay-Westfield, Quispamsis and Rothesay.

13(2)If a participating municipality is in arrears for a period in excess of 30 days with respect to any payment due under subsection (1), the Minister may make the payment to The City of Saint John and deduct the amount of the payment from any money owing to the participating municipality by the Province.

13(3)The City of Saint John shall forward the quarterly instalments to the respective managing bodies of each regional facility.

1998, c.G-5.1, s.13

By-laws

14The Commission may make by-laws not inconsistent with this Act for all or any of the following purposes:

(a) for the administration and management of the Commission;

(b) for the selection of a chair of the Commission;

(c) for the procedures for the calling and holding of regular and special meetings of the Commission and generally for the conduct of business of the Commission.

1998, c.G-5.1, s.14

N.B. This Act was proclaimed and came into force February 9, 2017.

N.B. This Act is consolidated to January 1, 2023.

2016, c.101 - Greater Saint John Regional Facilities Commission Act

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