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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NO. 6720/07
Being a by-law to authorize the temporary
borrowing of moneys to meet the current and
capital expenditures of the City of Pickering
for the year 2007.
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 Municipality
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 Municipality for the year,
including the amounts required for principal and interest falling due within the year upon
any debt of the Municipality, and the sums required by-law to be provided by the
Council for any local board of the Municipality; and,
WHEREAS Section 407(2) limits the total of such borrowings to not exceed 50 per cent
of the estimated annual revenues from January 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007 and 25
per cent thereafter; and, .
WHEREAS it is deemed necessary by the said Council to borrow the sum of twenty
seven million seven hundred thousand dollars ($27,700,000) to meet, until the taxes for
the current year are received, the current expenditures of the Municipality for the year
2007, including the amounts and sums aforesaid; and,
WHEREAS the said sum of twenty seven million seven hundred thousand dollars
($27,700,000) plus any similar borrowings that have not been repaid, is less than 50 per
centof the total amount of the estimated revenues of the Municipality from January 1 to
September 30 as set forth in the estimates adopted by the said Council for the year
2006 exclusive of revenues derivable from the sale of assets, borrowings or issues of
debentures or from.a surplus including arrears of .Ievies and $13,900,000 is I.ess than
25 per cent thereafter; and,
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 said Council to borrow the sum of eighteen
million dollars ($18,000,000) to meet the capital expenditures approved by Council.
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCil OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOllOWS:
1. The Mayor and 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
seven million seven hundred thousand dollars ($27,.'00,000) to meet, until the levies.
for the year 2007 are received, the current expenditures of the Municipality for such
year, including the amounts required for principal and interest falling due within the
year upon any debt of the Municipality for the period January 1, 2007 to September
30,2007 inclusive and $13,900,000 thereafter until December 31 , 2007.
2. The Mayor and 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 in all the
sum of eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) to meet the capital expenditures as
approved by Council, of the Municipality 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 effecton the first day of January 2007.
BY-lAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 15th day of January,
2007.
David Rya~