Please be advised that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound will hold a Public Meeting to receive input regarding changes to building fees in the City's proposed 2018 Fees and Charges By-law.

Be further advised that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound will hold a Public Meeting to consider the adoption of the 2018 Budget.

Both public meetings will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 29, 2018 at the Bayshore Community Centre, Christie Hare Room, 1900 3rd Avenue East, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H4.

Oral and written comments on both matters will be considered at the Public Meetings. Written comments will be accepted until Wednesday, January 24, 2018 and may be submitted to Briana Bloomfield, City Clerk at the following:

Electronic Mail: [email protected]

Regular Mail: 808 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H4

Hand Delivered: 945 3rd Avenue East, Suite 22A, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2K8

Written comments will appear on the Council Meeting agenda which will be available for review on January 26, 2018 at owensound.civicweb.net.

The following information respecting building fees will be made available at no cost to any member of the public upon request:

a. an estimate of the costs of administering and enforcing the Act by the City;

b. the amount of proposed fees and proposed changes to existing fees; and

c. the rationale for imposing new fees and changing existing fees.

To request the above information please contact Alex Rousselle, Chief Building Official at 519-376-4440 ext. 1234 or [email protected].

For information about the budget, please contact Kate Allan, Director of Corporate Services at 519-376-4440 ext. 1238 or [email protected].

Notice is being provided in accordance with City Policy No. CrS-C29 and the Building Code Act S.O. 1992, c.23 (Section 7) and O. Reg. 305/03 Section 2.23.1.2. If either matter is postponed or considered at a subsequent Council meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Council agenda.

Personal information provided at the public meeting or in written submissions is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001. The information will be used to complete the budget review and/or fees and charges amendment process and will form part of the public record. Questions about this collection should be addressed to the City Clerk at 519-376-4440 ext. 1247 or [email protected].

source: media release, City of Owen Sound