{"id":107351,"date":"2021-12-28T11:50:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T16:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=107351"},"modified":"2021-12-28T11:50:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T16:50:52","slug":"town-considering-an-in-house-penalty-system-for-some-bylaw-infractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/town-considering-an-in-house-penalty-system-for-some-bylaw-infractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Town considering an in-house penalty system for some bylaw infractions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Town of Huntsville is considering a different method of enforcement for some of its bylaws\u2014one that would reportedly be more efficient and less costly\u2014using Town resources rather than the provincial court system.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At its Dec. 15 meeting, Huntsville&#8217;s general committee heard about Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs), an alternative to traditional bylaw fines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than being processed by the court system, an AMP is both issued and processed by the municipality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If implemented, the program would apply to violations under Part I of the <em>Provincial Offences Act<\/em>, which are primarily minor offences. The Town already uses AMPs as part of enforcement of its outdoor burning and short-term rental licensing bylaws, and is looking to expand them to its other bylaws\u2014like noise or clean yards, for example\u2014as appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A similar program for Part II tickets, which cover parking infractions, would be considered in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, to issue a Part I ticket, a bylaw officer must deliver the ticket in person. &#8220;We do have difficulties with that in tracking down the person&#8230;to hand them, physically, the ticket,&#8221; noted Andrew Stillar, the Town&#8217;s chief bylaw enforcement officer. &#8220;This way, with sufficient evidence from a complainant, we can actually fill out the administrative penalty and send it in the mail.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once notice of the monetary penalty has been put in the mail or delivered by courier, after five days it is considered delivered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The biggest advantage for the municipality is it keeps us out of the courts&#8230; everything is handled in-house,&#8221; said Stillar. That saves staff time and therefore costs the municipality less, and also would speed up the process for those who have received notice of an infraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stillar stressed that sufficient evidence remains a big part of the process. &#8220;We just can&#8217;t take a phone call or someone coming to the front counter and complaining,&#8221; he said in response to a question about a burning bylaw infraction, as an example. &#8220;Either we need to go out and find that, or they need to give us some sort of evidence, and pictures are always the best way of doing that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An AMP notice must also be issued within 30 days of the infraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who receive an AMP notice would have the ability to request an extension of time for a review of the AMP as well as an extension of time to pay an AMP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The right to appeal would still be part of the process, but instead of being handled by the courts, it would be the responsibility of a hearing officer. That officer would not be the person who issued the AMP notice, but rather would be an impartial third-party, likely retained on a contract basis, who would have the ability to modify, cancel, or affirm penalties. The cost of the hearing officer would be offset by the penalties issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If an AMP is not paid, it would be considered a debt to the municipality and could be added to the taxes for the property on which the AMP has been issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Township of Lake of Bays is in the process of implementing a similar AMP program, and other municipalities across the province are currently using one successfully, including Hamilton, Kitchener\/Waterloo, and Brampton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff have been directed to bring back a draft Administrative Monetary Penalty Bylaw in the new year for committee&#8217;s consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Town of Huntsville is considering a different method of enforcement for some of its bylaws\u2014one that would reportedly be more efficient and less costly\u2014using Town resources rather than the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1903,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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