By-law # 2005-12 Confirmatory By-law
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF GORDON
BY-LAW NO. 2005-12
Being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of The Corporation if the Township of Gordon at its meeting held on June 7th, 2005
WHEREAS the Municipal Act R.S.O. 2001, Chapter 25, Section 5(1), provides that the powers of a municipal corporation shall be exercised by its Council;
AND WHEREAS the Municipal Act R.S.O. 2001, Chapter 25, Section 5 (3), provides a municipal power, including a municipality’s capacity, rights, powers and privileges under section 8, shall be exercised by by-law unless the municipality is specifically authorized to do otherwise and any of the matters shall be implemented by the exercise of a natural person powers.
AND WHEREAS in many cases action which is taken or authorizes to be taken by Council does not lend itself to the passage of an individual by-law;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF GORDON ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. THAT the minutes of the meeting of the Council of the corporation of the Township of Gordon held on June 7, 2005 be and the same are hereby approved, and in respect of each motion, resolution and other action taken by Council at its said meeting is, except where the prior approval of the Ontario Municipal Board or other authority is by law required, hereby adopted, ratified and confirms as if all such proceedings were expressed embodied in this by-law;
2. THAT where no individual by-law has been or passed with respect to the taking of any action authorized in or by the Minutes mentioned in Section 1 hereof or with respect to the exercise of any powers by the Council , then this by-law shall be deemed for all purposes to be the by-law required for approving and authorizing the taking of any action authorized therein or thereby required for the exercise of any powers therein by Council;
3. THAT the Reeve and proper staff of the Corporation of the Township of Gordon are hereby authorized and directed to all things necessary to give to the recommendations, motions, resolutions, reports, action and other decisions of the Council as evidenced by the above mentioned to execute all necessary documents in the name of the Corporation of the Township of Gordon and to affix the seal of the Corporation thereto.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME ENACTED PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL
The 5th day of July, 2005
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REEVE
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CLERK