HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 7458/15 The Corporation of the City of Pickering
By-law No. 7458/15
Being a by-law to authorize the temporary
borrowing of monies to meet the current and
capital expenditures of the City of Pickering
for the year 2016.
Whereas Section 407(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, provides that the Council of the
City of Pickering may by by-law authorize the Mayor and Treasurer of the City to borrow
from time to time by way of promissory note such sums as the Council may deem
necessary to meet, until the taxes for the current year are collected and other revenues
are received, the current expenditures of the City for the year, including the amounts
required for principal and interest falling due within the year upon any debt of the City,
and the sums required by law to be provided by the Council for any local board of the
City;
Whereas Section 407(2) limits the total of such borrowings to not exceed 50% of the
estimated annual revenues from January 1 to September 30, 2016 and 25% thereafter;
Whereas it is deemed necessary by the said Council to borrow the sum of forty-two
million ($42,000,000) to meet, until the taxes for the current year are received, the
current expenditures of the City for the year 2016, including the amounts and sums
aforesaid;
Whereas the said sum of forty-two million ($42,000,000) plus any similar borrowings
that have not been repaid, is less than 50% of the total amount of the estimated
revenues of the City from January 1 to September 30 as set forth in the estimates
adopted by the Council for the year 2015 exclusive of revenues derivable from the sale
of assets, borrowings or issues of debentures or from a surplus including arrears of
levies, and twenty-one million dollars ($21,000,000) is less than 25% of the estimated
revenues thereafter;
Whereas the Municipal Act, 2001, provides that if a municipality has by by-law approved
an undertaking to be financed in whole or in part by incurring long-term debt, the
Council may by by-law authorize temporary borrowing to meet expenditures made in
connection with the undertaking; and,
Whereas it is deemed necessary by the Council to borrow the sum of twenty five million
($25,000,000) to meet the capital expenditures approved by Council.
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Now therefore the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as
follows:
1. The Mayor and Division Head, Finance & Treasurer of the City of Pickering are
hereby authorized to borrow from time to time by way of promissory notes a sum or
sums not exceeding forty-two million ($42,000,000) to meet, until the levies for the
year 2016 are received, the current expenditures of the City for such year, including
the amounts required for principal and interest falling due within the year upon any
debt of the City for the period January 1 to September 30, 2016 inclusive and
twenty-one million dollars ($21,000,000) thereafter until December 31, 2016.
2. The Mayor and Division Head, Finance &Treasurer of the City of Pickering are
hereby authorized to borrow from time to time by way of promissory notes a sum or
sums not exceeding twenty five million ($25,000,000) to meet the capital
expenditures as approved by Council, of the City including the amounts required for
principal and interest.
3. Any promissory notes made under the authority of this by-law shall be sealed and
signed in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001, and may be
countersigned in writing by the Manager, Accounting Services of the Corporation in
accordance with the provisions of the said Act.
4. This By-law shall come into effect on the first day of January, 2016.
By-law passed this 14th day of December, 2015..
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Debbie Shields, City Clerk