For information on the Municipal Act reform initiative, a multi-year phase-in of legislative changes to the Municipal Act, refer to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs staff or the Municipal Act reform web site.
Municipal Advice and Approvals Branch
Planning and Governance Division
Ministry of Municipal Affairs
PO Box 9490 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9N7
E-mail: ppp@hq.marh.gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250 356-7377
Fax: 250 356-1873
For related information on the implementation of the 1998 Local Government Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 31, 1998) refer to:
• Using the (Reformed) Municipal Act (URMA) resource manual. Limited quantities are available from Crown Publications. The manual is available on the Municipal Act reform web site www.marh.gov.bc.ca/LGPOLICY/MAR/URMA
For related information on Model Bylaws:
The Municipal Officers' Association has contracted with various firms to prepare the following sample documents, to be available for distribution to all local governments by April 1999. Other samples may be prepared and other firms retained in subsequent phases of this ongoing implementation project.
• Agreements and Explanatory Notes - Staples McDannold, Stewart
• Delegation Bylaw and Explanatory Notes - Lidstone, Young, Anderson
• Officers and Employees Bylaw and Explanatory Notes - Murdy & McAllister
• Request for Proposals and Explanatory Notes - Urban Systems & Lidstone, Young, Anderson
These documents will also be on Municipal Officers' Association (MOA) web site www.vvv.com/~moabc/
Contact Crown Publications for copies of Public Private Partnership: A Guide for Local Government.
Crown Publications automatically places the purchaser on the distribution list for future updates; phone 250 386-4636 or fax 250 386-0221.
Public Private Partnership: A Guide for Local Government is also available on the Municipal Act reform web site www.marh.gov.bc.ca/LGPOLICY/MAR/PPP