THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL
 
BY-LAW NUMBER 21-2007
 
A by-law to amend By-law 43-2002 titled the "Fees By-law" and to repeal By-laws 1-2004, 135-2004, 102-2005 and 10-2006.

 

WHEREAS section 391 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, provides that a municipality may pass by-laws imposing fees or charges for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it, for costs payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of any other municipality or local board, and for the use of its property including property under its control;

AND WHEREAS section 69 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, c. P.13 permits a council of a municipality, by by-law to establish a tariff of fees for the processing of applications made in respect of planning matters;

AND WHEREAS the Council of The Regional Municipality of Peel ("Regional Corporation") on July 11, 2002 passed By-law 43-2002 to impose fees for services and activities provided by the Regional Municipality of Peel, or for the use of its property, referred to as the "Fees By-law";

AND WHEREAS the Council of the Regional Corporation on October 10, 2002 passed By-law 53-2002 and on December 12, 2002 passed By-law 66-2002, both to amend By-law 43-2002;

AND WHEREAS the Council of the Regional Corporation on March 4, 2004 passed By-law 1-2004, on December 9, 2004 passed By-law 135-2004, on December 15, 2005 passed By-law 102-2005 and on February 16, 2006 passed By-law 10-2006, all of which amended By-law 43-2002;

AND WHEREAS the Council of the Regional Corporation has by resolution adopted on March 8, 2007, authorized that By-law 43-2002 be further amended as provided herein;

NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Regional Corporation enacts as follows:

1. Schedule A to By-law 43-2002 is hereby deleted and replaced with the amended Schedule A as attached hereto.

2. Section 5 of By-law 43-2002 is amended by deleting section 5 and replacing it with the following:

5. Notwithstanding section 2 herein, adjustments to specified fees may be granted as follows:


(1) Any Health Information Custodian ("HIC") or their agent is authorized to exempt, in whole or in part, any person from the Personal Health Information Protection Act ("PHIPA") fees, where he or she is of the opinion that the payment of such fees may cause undue financial hardship to the person requiring the service in question.

(2) Any supervisor, manager or director of Paramedic and Emergency Services is authorized to exempt, in whole or in part, any person from the Ambulance, Emergency or 911 fees, where he or she is of the opinion that the payment of such fees may cause undue economic hardship to the person requiring the service in question.

(3) Fees charged by Finance for a Front-end Financing Agreement ("FEFA") may be adjusted such that "All staff time required for the processing, review and execution of a FEFA are to be recovered from the proponent - billing rates will be set at the specific staff rate established for internal charge purposes";

(4) Any Reproductive Health Supervisor is authorized to exempt, in whole or in part, any person from the Prenatal/Postpartum Class Fees where he or she is of the opinion that the payment of such fees may cause undue economic hardship to the person requiring the service in question;

(5) Any manager, supervisor, physician, registered nurse or public health nurse employed by or on behalf of the Regional Corporation's Healthy Sexuality Program is authorized to exempt, in whole or in part, any person from the Healthy Sexuality Clinic Fees, where he or she is of the opinion that the payment of such fees may cause undue economic hardship to the person requiring the service in question;

(6) Healthy Sexuality Program Staff (managers, supervisors, physicians, registered nurses and/or public health nurses employed by the Regional Corporation) are authorized to adjust Healthy Sexuality Clinic Fees as a result of changes to the cost of existing projects and/or changes in products as directed by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care";

(7) The Administrator of a long-term care facility is authorized to exempt, in whole or in part, any person from Hall Rental Fees, where he or she is of the opinion that the payment of such fees may cause undue economic hardship to the person requiring the service in question or where the activity will benefit the residents of the long-term care facility;


3. By-laws 01-2004, 135-2004, 102-2005 and 10-2006 are hereby repealed.

4. Despite the repeal of By-laws 1-2004, 135-2004, 102-2005 and 10-2006 and the amendment of By-law 43-2002 herein, the tariff of fees set out in Schedule A to By-law 43-2002, as amended, that was in effect on the day any such fees became payable, shall continue to apply to fees which became payable prior to the date upon which this by-law comes into effect.

5. This by-law takes effect on the day it is passed.


READ THREE TIMES AND PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL this 29th day of March, 2007.

 

C. Gravlev
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Regional Clerk

E. Kolb
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Regional Chair

Schedule A to By-law 21-2007