Bill 45 (Legislature 14, Session 2)

L14 S2 2001

Alberta — Bills

No. 45 2nd Session, 14th Legislature, Alberta 9 Elizabeth II BILL 45 A Bill to amend The County Act HON. MR. HOOKE Prlnted by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Quet"n's Most Excellent Majesty. Edmonton, Alberta, 1961

Explanatory Note

Section 15, subsection (1) presently reads: "15.

(1) A county council, at its first meeting in each year, sha.11 appoint nat less than three members of the council, one of whom shall be designated as the committee chairman, to each of the fol lowing committees, (

a) the municipal committee, (

b) Repealed, 1960, c. 20, s. 2. (

c) if a municipal hospital district lies wholly or partly within the county, tbe hospital committee." Members of the municipal hospital board are to be elected or appointed under The Municipal Hospitals Act. See clause 6 of this Bill.

Section 16, subsection (1) presently reads: "16.

(1) At Its first meeting in each year a county cQuncil shall appoint a school committee which shall consist of (

a) not less than three members of the council, and (

b) the representatives, if any, elected pursuant to sections 17 and 17a." Under

section 17, subsection (7) a representative may be ap pointed in the first year after the formation of the county. 4. (

a) Section 17 is amended to permit town and village repre sentatives on the school committee to take office immediately after election rather than waiting until the following April.

Section 17 (3a) presently reads: "(3a) The term of office of a person elected pursuant to

section 17 or 17a shall be for a period of two years commencing on the third day of April following his election." Persons elected under

section 17a are dealt with in a new sub

section to that section. See Clause 5 of this Bill. (

b) A new subsection is added to provide additional town and village representation on the school committee in a situation where under present provisions full town and village representation is taken up with the permanent representation provided by sub sections (2) and (3b). S.

Section 17a provides for the election of a representative to represent all the rural school districts incorporated in a county for school administrative purposes only. This new subsection re enacts a provision covered by the subsection (3a) of

section 17 being repealed by clause 4, subclause (

a) of this Bill.

BI L L No. 45 of 1961

An Act to amend The County Act (Assented to , 1961) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The County Act, being

chapter 64 of the Revised Statutes, is hereby amended.

Section 15, subsection (1) is amended by strikin~ out clause (c).

Section 16, subsection (1), clause (

b) is amended by adding immediately after the word "elected" the words "or appointed".

Section 17 is amended (

a) by striking out subsection (3a) and by substituting the following: (3a) The term of office of a person elected pursuant to this

section shall be for a period of two years commencing on the fifth Monday follow ing the fourth Wednesday in September and the county council shall appoint him to the school committee at its first regular meeting held after the date of such election. (

b) by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (4): (4a) Notwithstanding subsection (4) if the number of districts qualifying under subsections (2) and (3b) exceeds two, and there are further districts eligible for representation pursuant to subsection (1), the council shall appoint to the school committee, in the manner provided in sub section (4), one member in excess of the number required to provide representation under subsec tions (2) and (3b).

Section 17 a is amended by adding the following after subsection (2) :

(3) The term of office of a person elected pursuant to this

section shall be for a period of two years commencing on the third day of April following his election.

Section 18 provides for the representation of a county on the board of a municipal hospital district that lies wholly or partly within the boundaries of the county. This representation will now be provided for under The Municipal Hospitals Act.

Section 26, subsection (1) presently reads: "26.

(1) The council shall by by-law authorize the secretary-treasurer to levy upon the assessed value of all lands, improvements and personal property set out in the assessment roll of the county and situate within any municipal hospital district, a tax to produce the total amount ()f all such sums as may be requisitioned annually by the boards of all municipal hospital districts." Personal property is no longer assessed or taxed and the reference is removed.

Section 18 is repealed.

Section 26, subsection (1) is amended by striking out the words "and personal property". 8. This Act comes into force on the first day of July, 1961.

No. 45 SECOND SESSION FOURTEENTH LEGISLATURE 9 ELIZABETH II 1961 BILL

An Act to amend The County Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ...... . Third time ......... HON. MR. HOOKE Title: 1961 (14th, 2nd) Bill 45,

An Act to amend The County Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L14 S2 2001
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Volume / chapter	L14 S2 2001
Language	en
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