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BY-LAW NO. 2010 -

A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy an annual amount upon public hospitals or provincial mental health facilities for the year 2010.

WHEREAS pursuant to Section 323 (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, (the “Municipal Act, 2001”) the Council of a local municipality may by by-law levy upon a public hospital or a provincial mental health facility designated by the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and situate in the municipality, an annual amount not exceeding the prescribed amount for each provincially rated bed in such public hospital or provincial mental health facility, as determined by the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care;

AND WHEREAS pursuant to Ontario Regulation 384/98 as amended, made under the Municipal Act, 2001, the prescribed amount for the purpose of Section 323(3) of the Municipal Act is $75.00 per rated bed, per year.

AND WHEREAS City Council has, in the past years, levied the maximum allowable amount on these institutions;

AND WHEREAS City Council considers it desirable to continue to levy the maximum allowable amount on these institutions;

AND WHEREAS the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care has determined the capacity of provincially rated beds at:

(a) Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario has 230 beds;

(b) Montfort Hospital has 289 beds;

(c) Royal Ottawa Hospital has 179 beds;

(d) Bruyere Continuing Care Corp has 741 beds;

(e) The Ottawa Hospital has 1,689 beds

(f) Queensway-Carleton Hospital has 288 beds and;

(g) University of Ottawa Heart Institute has 141 beds

THEREFORE the Council of the City of Ottawa enacts as follows:

1. There will be levied upon the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario for 2010 an amount of $75.00 for each of the 230 rated beds in the hospital, the annual amount levied being $17,250.00.

2. There will be levied upon the Montfort Hospital for 2010 an amount of $75.00 for each of the 289 rated beds in the hospital, the annual amount levied being $21,675.00.

3. There will be levied upon the Royal Ottawa Hospital for 2010 an amount of $75.00 for each of the 179 rated beds in the hospital, the annual amount levied being $13,425.00.

4. There will be levied upon the Bruyere Continuing Care Corp for 2010 an amount of $75.00 for each of the 741 rated beds in the hospital, the annual amount levied being $55,575.00.

5. There will be levied upon The Ottawa Hospital for 2010 an amount of $75.00 for each of the 1,689 rated beds in the hospital, the annual amount levied being $126,675.00.

6. There will be levied upon the Queensway-Carleton Hospital for 2010 an amount of $75.00 for each of the 288 rated beds in the hospital, the annual amount levied being $21,600.00.

7. There will be levied upon the University of Ottawa Heart Institute for 2010 an amount of $75.00 for each of the 141 rated beds in the hospital, the annual amount levied being $10,575.00.

8. The amounts levied under this by-law shall be paid to the City of Ottawa on or after July 1, 2010.

9. The amounts levied under this by-law are recovered in the same manner as municipal taxes are recovered and are a special lien on the lands of the public hospitals and provincial mental health facilities pursuant to the provisions of section 349 of the Municipal Act, 2001.

ENACTED AND PASSED this day of 2010.

CITY CLERK MAYOR

BY-LAW NO. 2010 -

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A by-law of the City of Ottawa to levy an annual amount upon public hospitals or provincial mental health facilities for the year 2010.

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Enacted by City Council at its meeting of

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