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C.C.S.M. c. M225

The Municipal Act

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Sections: 1 - 124 | 125 - 249 | 250 - 381 | 382 - 480
PART 1
DEFINITIONS AND MUNICIPAL PURPOSES
DEFINITIONS
1(1) Definitions
(2) Meaning of "must" and "shall"
(3) References to population
(4) Registered common-law relationship
2 Indian Reserves excluded
MUNICIPAL PURPOSES
3 Municipal purposes
PART 2
FORMATION, FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES AND DISSOLUTION
DIVISION 1
TYPES OF MUNICIPALITIES
4(1) Types of municipalities that may be formed
(2) Urban municipality
(3) Rural municipality
(4) Exception for amalgamation of municipalities
(5) Municipality in remote area
DIVISION 2
MUNICIPALITIES OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF WINNIPEG
SUBDIVISION 1
GENERAL
5(1) Definitions
(2) Application of Division to Winnipeg and to land in Winnipeg
6(1) Application of Division to unorganized territory
(2) Formation and annexation proposals
(3) Minister of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs as a municipality
7 Regulations by minister
8(1) Joint proposal to annex non-contiguous land
(2) Only one proposal or application permitted
SUBDIVISION 2
FORMATION AND DISSOLUTION
9 Application
PROPOSALS
10(1) Proponents
(2) Formation proposal for Northern Manitoba
(3) Initiating a proposal
(4) Proposal by voters
11(1) Sufficiency of petition
(2) Information about each petitioner
(3) Manner of witnessing signature on a petition
(4) Number of petitioners required
(5) Counting the number of petitioners
(6) Representative of petitioners
(7) Filing of petition
(8) Secretary to determine sufficiency of petition
(9) Process where petition is not sufficient
(10) Re-filing of petition
(11) No change in petition after filing or re-filing
12 Content of proposal
13(1) Notice when minister is proponent
(2) Notice when council is proponent
(3) Notice when voters are proponents
REPORT BY PROPONENT
14(1) Application of section
(2) Negotiations and consultations
(3) Report on negotiations and consultations
(4) Report to Municipal Board
15 Consultations and report when no negotiations
16(1) Notice and public availability of report
(2) Response when report inaccurate
(3) Giving copies of response
17 When report or consultation insufficient
18 Notice when report not to be considered
CONSIDERATION BY MUNICIPAL BOARD
19 Report to be application
20(1) Procedure on general agreement
(2) When no objection
21(1) When hearing required
(2) When hearing may be held
22(1) Notice and conduct of hearing
(2) Notice of hearing
23(1) Duties and powers in making decision
(2) Failure to conduct study
(3) Vote held by municipality
(4) Vote held by minister
(5) Regulations Act does not apply
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL BOARD
24(1) Report by Municipal Board
(2) Content of report
(3) Notice of report
(4) Availability of report
(5) Copy of report to be provided on payment of fee
(6) Fee
25 Referral of report by minister
26 Reference to Municipal Board
27 Notice when no regulation is made
28 No further proposals for one year
FORMATION AND DISSOLUTION REGULATIONS
29 Validity of formation or dissolution regulation
30(1) Formation regulation
(2) Requirements of regulation
(3) Limitation on naming cities
(4) Additional regulation-making powers
(5) Repeal of regulation under clause (2)(e) or (4)(a)
31(1) Dissolution regulation
(2) Requirements of regulation
SUBDIVISION 3
PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
32 Change of name regulation
33(1) Effect of name change
(2) Use of former name
SUBDIVISION 4
AMALGAMATION AND ANNEXATION PROPOSALS
34(1) Proponents
(2) Initiating a proposal
35 Content of proposal
36(1) Notice when minister is proponent
(2) Notice when council is proponent
REPORT BY PROPONENT
37(1) Negotiations and consultations
(2) Report on negotiations and consultations
(3) Report to Municipal Board
38 Application of sections 16 to 22
39(1) Duties and powers in making decision
(2) Failure to conduct study
(3) Vote held by municipality
(4) Vote held by minister
(5) Regulations Act does not apply
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL BOARD
40(1) Report of Municipal Board
(2) Content of report
(3) Notice of report
(4) Availability of report
(5) Copy of report to be provided on payment of fee
(6) Fee
41 Referral of report by minister
42 Reference to Municipal Board
43 Notice when no regulation is made
44 No further proposals for one year
AMALGAMATION AND ANNEXATION REGULATIONS
45 Validity of amalgamation or annexation regulation
46(1) Amalgamation regulation
(2) Requirements of regulation
(3) Amalgamation within three months after election
47 Annexation regulation
48 Minor annexation
49 Requirements of annexation regulation
SUBDIVISION 5
GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REGULATIONS
50(1) Effect of certain regulations
(2) When public reserve sold
(3) Use of proceeds or money
(4) Powers of minister
51 Power to transfer land and other property
52(1) Additional matters under certain regulations
(2) Extent of regulation-making under subsection (1)
(3) Amendment or repeal of regulation
53(1) Retroactivity and coming into force
(2) Limit on retroactivity
(3) Correction of errors in regulations
DIVISION 3
LOCAL URBAN DISTRICTS: FORMATION, FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES AND DISSOLUTION
54 Interpretation of sufficient petition
55
56 Requirements to form local urban district
57(1) Initiating a petition
(2) Content of petition
58 Direct negotiations
59 Procedure on agreement
60(1) Procedure when no agreement
(2) Municipal Board
61 Referral of request or recommendation to L.G. in C.
62 Notice when no regulation is made
63 Validity of regulation
64(1) Formation regulation
(2) Requirements of regulation
65(1) Initiating amendment
(2) Amending formation regulation
(3) Amendment of boundaries only once a year
66(1) Initiating a dissolution of local urban district
(2) Referral of petition to minister
(3) Referral of petition or request to L.G. in C.
67(1) Dissolution regulation
(2) Limitation on forming local urban district again
68 Notice when no regulation made
69 Transitional and other matters
DIVISION 4
FORMATION OF RURAL MUNICIPALITIES AND ANNEXATION OF LAND FROM THE CITY OF WINNIPEG
70 Application of Division
71 Study required before making regulation
72 Boundary alteration referred to Municipal Board
73(1) Vote may be held
(2) Application of The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act
(3) Regulations Act does not apply
74(1) Application of Division 2 to formation regulations
(2) Interpretation
75(1) Initiating an annexation
(2) Annexation regulation
(3) Application of Division 2 to annexation regulations
(4) Interpretation
76 Minor annexation
PART 3
COUNCILS
DIVISION 1
GENERAL
77(1) Council is governing body
(2) Council is continuing body
78 Composition
79(1) Number of councillors
(2) By-law applying to next general election
(3) By-law applying after next general election
(4) Public notice required
80 Titles of councillors and head of council
81(1) Youth member
(2) Qualification
(3) Youth member not counted for quorum or vote
82 Council's role
83(1) General duties of members
(2) Duties of the head of council
84 Member may discuss confidential matter with C.A.O.
85(1) Matters that a council may delegate
(2) Matters that a council may not delegate
DIVISION 2
ELECTIONS
86(1) General election of council every four years
(2)
(3) General election in Dunnottar, Victoria Beach and Winnipeg Beach
87(1) Election by whole municipality or by wards
(2) By-law for election by wards
(3) By-law effective for next general election
(4) Public notice required
(5) Content of by-law
88 Criteria for division into wards
89(1) Review by Municipal Board
(2) Hearing
(3) Power on review
90(1) Eligibility for nomination and election
(2) Application to Flin Flon
91 Persons who are disqualified
92(1) Definition
(2)
(3) Exception of chief administrative officer
(4) Leave of absence for municipal election
(5) Candidacy in other elections
(6)
(7) Election as member of council or committee of L.U.D.
(8)
(9) Reinstatement of defeated candidate
(10) Reinstatement of elected candidate
(11)
(12) Other benefits
93
94(1) When member becomes disqualified
(2) Eligibility at next election
(3) Eligibility after disqualification under Conflict of Interest Act
95(1) Disqualified person must resign
(2) Application to court
(3) How application made
(4) Who may apply
(5) When application may be made
(6) Powers of court on application
96(1) Appeal
(2) No stay
(3) Reinstatement
(4) No reinstatement if term has expired
97 Reimbursement of costs and expenses
98
99(1) Term of office after general election
(2) Powers of outgoing council after election day
100 First meeting of new council after election
101(1) Oath of office
(2) Failure to comply
102(1) Vacancy in councillor position after general election
(2) Vacancy in head of council position after general election
(3) Vacancy after by-election
(4) Section does not apply in case of a tie or death
103 Appointment of administrator if no council or quorum
104(1) Resignation of member
(2) Effective day of resignation
(3)
(4) C.A.O. to report resignation to council
105(1) By-election to fill vacancy on council
(2) Appointment of head of council by councillors
(3) By-election to be held on request of council
106(1) Term of office of appointed member
(2) Term of office of member elected at by-election
(3) Appointed, elected person to file oath of office
DIVISION 3
COUNCIL COMMITTEES
107(1) Composition of council committees
(2) Head of council is member of all committees
108 When committee resolution binds council
109(1) Application of council provisions to committees
(2) Council may exempt employee committee
DIVISION 4
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
110(1) Application of Conflict of Interest Act to member of L.U.D. committee
(2) Application of Conflict of Interest Act to member of committee other than L.U.D. committee
(3) Interpretation of subsection (2)
111 Eligibility of elected member of L.U.D. committee after disqualification
DIVISION 5
LOCAL URBAN DISTRICTS
112(1) Status and membership of committee
(2)
(3) Councillor when municipality has wards
113(1) District to vote in election of committee members
(2) Provisions applicable to election
(3) Appointment when no quorum
(4) Person eligible for only one office
(5) Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act applies
114(1) Committee of L.U.D. to pass procedures resolution
(2) Committee bound by procedures resolution
(3) Application of procedures by-law
115 Duties of committee members
116(1) Compensation and expenses of committee members
(2) Interpretation of compensation provisions
(3) Limit on compensation and expenses
(4) Compensation and expenses of appointed councillor
117(1) Responsibilities of committee
(2) Restriction on delegation
118(1) Definition
(2) Content of service plan
119(1) Application of Part 6, Division 1
(2) Consultation with council
(3) Reserve fund
(4) Administration of fund
120(1) Duties of council
(2) When tax revenue insufficient
(3) Excess tax revenue
121 Prohibition re taxes
122 Resolution of disputes by Municipal Board
123
DIVISION 6
COMPENSATION
124(1) Definitions
(2) Council may set compensation and expenses
(3) Member may accept payment
(4) Financial statements to show payments to members

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