(AGENPARL) – lun 18 luglio 2022 CAPITAL PLANNING REGION
REGULATION
The Manitoba government is launching a 45
day consultation on the draft capital planning
region regulation.
will establish
the governance framework and operating rules for the capital
planning region, a new statutory corporation created by
he Planning Amendment and City of
Winnipeg Charter Am
endment Act.
A regional planning board is responsible for managing or supervising the business and affairs
of the planning region in accordance with its mandate and includes at least one director from
each of 18 municipalities within Manitoba’s capital re
gion.
The new board is responsible for overseeing a co
ordinated approach to land
use planning
and identifying and promoting opportunities for the regional member municipalities to
operate in the
effective development of infrastructure and the pr
ovision of services on
a regional basis.
The new board builds on the collaboration established among the 18 municipalities as part of
the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region organization and enhances
collective responsibility to
promote the region as an int
ernationally recognized area of sustainable development and
investment.
Composition of the capital planning region board
The board of directors
will be comprised
of one director from each of the 18 regional member
municipalities (head of
council by d
efault, unless the municipality
appoints a different
currently
elected member of council). Up to four additional directors may be appointed by the
minister of
unicipal
elations to provide additional experience or technical expertise required
by the board
Decision
making
Decisions require a vote on a motion by the board of directors
in which all directors have a
single vote that is equally weighted. For a motion to pass, it must meet two conditions:
the majority of board directors vote in favour, and
unicipally
appointed directors voting in favour must represent at least 50 per cent of the
population of the capital region.
This majority decision
making model allows the region to move forward together in a spirit of
collaboration and partnership only wh
en the majority of municipalities are in agreement.
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Regional plan adoption
Once the board is established, it will have two years to prepare and adopt a regional plan
bylaw. The regulation sets out expectations and requirements for public hear
ings as
part of the
process for the by
law to proceed through first, second and third readings.
The draft regional plan (Plan
50) has been prepared by the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region
in consultation with over 500 engagements with governments, stakehol
ders and partners. It
provides an important foundation for the work of the new board to continue this consultative
work.
If the minister approves the plan (with or without conditions or alterations), the board m
ay give
third reading to the by
law. After th
e third reading, member municipalities and planning districts
will have up to
three years to ensure local by
laws (e.g.
, development plans, zoning by
laws) are
consistent with the regional plan.
Amendments to an adopted regional plan may be initiated by the
minister, board, regional
member municipality or planning district in the region following the process outlined in the
regulation.
Financial matters
The board must prepare a budget by Feb
28 of each fiscal year. If the board is unable to
reach an agree
ment on
annual budget, the regulation specifies a process for determining
contributions required from each member municipality to fund board operations.