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The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
By-law 2019-002
Being a by-law to authorize the borrowing of $15,000,000 to meet, until the taxes
are collected, the current expenditures of the Municipality for the year 2019
WHEREAS under Section 407 of the Municipal Act, 2001, the Municipality is
empowered to borrow for current expenditures from January 1 St to September 30, up to
50 percent and from October 1 to December 31 up to 25 percent, of the estimated
revenues for the year;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY
OF CLARINGTON HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. THAT the Director of Finance/Treasurer be hereby authorized on behalf of the
Municipality to borrow from time to time by way of operating line of credit/overdraft
facility, from the Bank holding the Municipality's banking contract, (hereinafter called
the "Bank"), a sum or sums not exceeding in the aggregate $15,000,000 to meet until
the taxes are collected the current expenditures of the Municipality for the year,
including the amounts required for the purposes mentioned in Subsection (1) of
Section 407 of the Municipal Act, 2001, with interest at such rate as may be agreed
upon from time to time with the Bank under the banking contract.
2. THAT all sums borrowed pursuant to the authority of this by-law as well as all other
sums borrowed in this year and in previous years from the Bank for any or all of the
purposes mentioned in the said Section 407, shall with interest thereon, be a charge
upon the whole of the revenues of the Municipality for the current year and for all
preceding years as and when such revenues are received.
3. THAT the Director of Finance/Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to apply in
payment of all sums borrowed as aforesaid, together with interest thereon, all of the
monies hereafter collected or received either on account or realized in respect of taxes
levied for the current year and preceding years or from any other source which may
lawfully be applied for such purpose.
4. THAT the Director of Finance/Treasurer is hereby authorized to furnish to the Bank a
statement showing the nature and amount of the estimated revenues of the
Municipality not yet collected and also showing the total of any amounts borrowed
under Section 407 of the Municipal Act, 2001, that have not been repaid.
Passed in Open Council this 14th day of January, 2019. •
Adrian Faster, Mayor
C. A; e Green ee, Municipal Clerk