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THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX BY-LAW NUMBER 40 -2001 A BY-LAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, IN RIGHT OF ONTARIO, AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX WHEREAS the Government of Ontario wishes to invest in strategic initiatives and activities that will develop a network of connected "smart" communities across the Province through partnerships with government, communities and the private sector and has funded, through the government's SuperBuild Corporation, certain Connect Ontario initiatives led by the Ministry; AND WHEREAS the Corporation of the County of Essex, as lead partner, has submitted a proposal and request to Ontario, on behalf of its partners, for funding to assist in the development of a more robust telecommunications infrastructure and a variety of applications to benefit the Windsor-Essex County region through the WEconnect Project; AND WHEREAS Ontario has approved the proposal for funding and is prepared to provide financial assistance to the Corporation of the County of Essex in the form of a grant of funds from Ontario through the Connect Ontario program; NOW THERFORE the Council of the Corporation of the County of Essex enacts as follows: THAT the Warden and the Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to execute the said Agreement between Her Majesty The Queen, in right of Ontario, as represented by the Minister of Energy, Science and Technology and the Corporation of the County of Essex, a copy of which is attached hereto, and affix the Corporate Seal thereto. ° THIS by-law shall come into force~d take effect on the 21st day of November, 2001. PATRICK O'NEIL, WARDEN MAI~Y S4~IRI~NNAN, CLERK