a) Maidstone/Belle River Restructuring Order 1997

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ORDER MADE UNDER THE MUNICIPAL ACT R.S.O. 1990, c,~.45 ORDER WHEREAS subsection 25.2(2) of the Municipal Act authorizes a municipality to make a restructuring proposal to restructure municipalities; AND WHEREAS the restructuring proposal meets the requirements of section 25.2 of the Municipal Act; NOW THEREFORE, under subsection 25.2(4) of the Municipal Act, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing orders as follows: 1. Definitions - In this Order, "former municipalities" means the Corporation of the Town of Belle River and the Corporation of the Township of Maidstone as they existed on December 31, 1997; and "new Township" means the Corporation of Lakeshore Township created as a result of the amalgamation under section 2. 2. Amalga~atlon - (1) On January 1, 1998, The Corporation of the Town of Belle River and The Corporation of the Township of Maidstone are amalgamated as a township under the name of "The Corporation of Lakeshore Township" within the County of Essex. (2) The terms of office of the members of the council of the former municipalities and their local boards are extended until December 51, 1997. 3. Representation - (1) Composition of council - The council of the new Township shall be composed of seven (7) members, a Mayor, a Deputy Mayor and five (5) members of council. (2) Election of councll members - The Mayor and Deputy Mayor shall be elected at large, and the five members of council shall be elected by ward, with two members elected for Ward 1 and three members elected for Ward 2. (3) Number of votes on council - Each member of council shall have one vote. (4) County council representatives - The Mayor and Deputy Mayor shall sit as members of the council of the County of Essex. The Mayor shall have two votes, and the Deputy Mayor one vote, until such time as the county council provides for an alternative voting structure under the Municipal Act.