1094.3. The by-law establishing a financial reserve must be submitted for approval, in the case of a local municipality, to the qualified voters of the entire territory of the municipality or of the sector for whose benefit the reserve is established or, in the case of a regional county municipality, to the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy. The by-law must set out(1) the purpose for which the reserve is established;
(2) the projected amount of the reserve;
(3) the mode of financing of the reserve;
(4) in the case of a reserve of specified duration, the duration of the existence of the reserve;
(5) the allocation of the amount, if any, by which income exceeds expenditures at the end of the existence of the reserve.
The by-law shall also state that the reserve is established for the benefit of the entire territory of the municipality or for the benefit of a specific sector, and shall, in the latter case, describe the limits of the sector.
The approval required under the first paragraph is not required where a reserve is established to meet a requirement of the Government, a minister or a government body as a result of the application of an Act or regulation or to finance election-related expenditures.
1997, c. 93, s. 94; 2000, c. 19, s. 12; 2001, c. 68, s. 44; 2003, c. 19, s. 250; 2005, c. 28, s. 196; 2009, c. 26, s. 109; 2010, c. 18, s. 54.