Weed Inspector Appointment By-law - A.-5709-40

A by-law to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers as Weed Inspectors in the City of London.

WHEREAS it is expedient, under the provisions of section 8 of the Weed Control Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. W.5, to appoint Weed Inspectors to enforce the provisions of the said Act, in the City of London.

THEREFORE the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the City of London enacts as follows:

1. The power of appointment of weed inspectors, including the revocation of appointment, under section 8(1) of the Weed Control Act, as amended, for the purposes of enforcement of the Weed Control Act, as amended and any regulations thereunder is hereby delegated from Municipal Council to the Chief Building Official for the City of London, subject to the following conditions:

a. The Chief Building Official must maintain a current list, which shall be provided to the City Clerk, of all weed inspectors appointed under section 8(1) of the Weed Control Act, as amended, for the purpose of enforcement of the Weed Control Act, as amended, in the City of London;

b. Prior to their appointment, each candidate for appointment as weed inspector must hold the necessary legislated qualifications for the position to which they are to be appointed.

1.1 The City Clerk shall maintain a public registry of all appointed weed inspectors, such public registry to be posted on the City’s website.

2. By-law No. A.-5589-221 enacted by Council on June 22, 1998 is hereby repealed.

3. This by-law comes into force on the day it is passed.

Anne Marie DeCicco, Mayor

Cathie L. Best, Deputy City Clerk

First Reading – February 5, 2001

Second Reading – February 5, 2001

Third Reading - February 5, 2001