477.2. The council may, by by-law, delegate to any officer or employee of the municipality the power to authorize the spending of money and make contracts therefor in the name of the municipality.
Every by-law under the first paragraph shall indicate(1) the area of competence to which the delegation applies;
(2) the amount of the spending the officer or employee may authorize;
(3) the other conditions to which the delegation is subject.
The rules governing the awarding of contracts by the municipality apply, adapted as required, to a contract awarded under this section. Where, however, the authorization of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Sports and Recreation is required for awarding a contract to a person other than the person who made the lowest tender, only the council may apply for the authorization of the Minister.
Every authorization of expenditures granted under a delegation requires, to be valid, a certificate issued by the treasurer indicating that there are sufficient funds available for that purpose. No such authorization is granted if it entails a financial commitment by a municipality for a period extending beyond the current fiscal year, except in the case of a municipality having a population of 100,000 or more.
The officer or employee who grants an authorization of expenditures shall indicate it in a report that he shall submit to the council at the next regular sitting held after the expiry of a five-day period following the authorization.
Where the executive committee is empowered to authorize an expenditure under a special Act or a charter, the first five paragraphs, adapted as follows, apply to the executive committee:(1) (subparagraph repealed);
(2) the application for authorization referred to in the third paragraph is made by the executive committee;
(3) the report mentioned in the fifth paragraph must be transmitted to the executive committee within five days following the authorization.
1984, c. 38, s. 26; 1996, c. 2, s. 209; 1997, c. 93, s. 62; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2002, c. 37, s. 80; 2003, c. 19, s. 250.