THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF MONTROSE

BYLAW #551

A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE A REFERENDUM FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING THE ELECTORS’ OPINION ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MONTROSE REGIONAL DIRECTOR.

WHEREAS section 245 of the Municipal Act (RS Chap. 323) authorizes Council to hold a referendum to obtain the electors’ opinion on a question that affects the municipality and with which the council has power to deal, and

WHEREAS Council wishes to determine whether the citizens of Montrose wish to assume a responsibility in the appointment of the director representing the Village of Montrose on the Board of Directors of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Village of Montrose, in open meeting assembled, hereby enact as follows:

SHORT TITLE

1.         (1)        This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the “Regional Director Referendum Bylaw.”

REFERENDUM

2.         (1)        There shall be a referendum, held in conjunction with the general local elections of 1999, to determine whether the citizens of Montrose wish to assume a responsibility in the appointment of the director representing the Village of Montrose on the Board of Directors of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary.

            (2)        The referendum question shall be:

                        “Are you in favour of the voters of Montrose being asked by referendum to nominate the director representing the Village of Montrose on the Board of Directors of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary?”

ENACTMENT

3.         (1)        If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion shall be severed and the part that is invalid shall not affect the validity of the remainder.

            (2)        This Bylaw shall come into full force and effect on the final adoption thereof.

READ A FIRST TIME                                                                             this 5th day of October, 1999

READ A SECOND TIME                                                                        this 5th day of October, 1999

READ A THIRD TIME                                                                            this 5th day of October, 1999

READ A FOURTH TIME AND FINALLY ADOPTED                            this 19th day of October, 1999

            ____________________                                 ____________________

                                         Mayor                                                                                            Village Clerk

I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of the Regional Director Referendum Bylaw.

            ____________________

                                    Village Clerk