By-law 17-13 - Financial Reserve - Prevention and Fight Against Fire

Sep 19, 2026

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Municipality of Pontiac By-law 17-13 establishes a financial reserve to fund initiatives for the prevention and fight against fire, while not affecting expenditures ordinarily budgeted for the fire department. The by-law defines eligible initiatives, sets the purpose and duration of the reserve, and provides that projected deposits may vary. Financing details link interventions using the Jaws of Life to SAAQ compensatory amounts, with claims transmitted regularly. Reserve funds are managed by the Municipal Council with recommendations from fire and general directors, and any excess revenues at the end of the term return to general municipal funds.

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ARTICLE 1: PREAMBULE

ARTICLE 2: DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE 3: REASON FOR A FINANCIAL RESERVE

ARTICLE 4: PROJECTED EXPENDITURES

ARTICLE 5: TERM

ARTICLE 6: METHOD OF FINANCING FOR THE RESERVE

ARTICLE 8: MANAGEMENT OF THE RESERVE

ARTICLE 9: ALLOCATION OF THE EXCESS OF THE REVENUES ON THE EXPENDITURES AT THE END OF THE TERM

ARTICLE 10: COMING INTO EFFECT

MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC BY-LAW17-13 BY-LAW17-13 REGARDING THE CREATION OFA FINANCIAL RESERVFFOR INITIATIVES FOR THE PREVENTION AND FIGHT AGAINST FIRE WHEREAS the Council deems that it is in the interest of the Municipality to create afinancial reserve to defray the cost for initiatives for the prevention and fight against fire; WHEREAS a notice of motion was given by Councillor Inès Pontiroli at the specialCouncil meeting of May 28,2013; WHEREAS all Council members declare having read the present by-law and waive thereading; It is Moved by: Inès Pontiroli Seconded by: Thomas Howard AND RESOLVED to adopt present by-law as follow: # ARTICLE1:PREAMBULE The above-noted preamble is an integral part ofthe present by-law. # ARTICLE 2:DEFINITIONS Initiatives:Projects or specific programs implemented in order to achieve short-termgoals such as increased efficacy and performance improvement. # ARTICLE 3:REASON FORA FINANCIAL RESERVE A financial reserve is created by the present by-law for the funding of the expendituresrelated to the initiatives for the prevention and the fight against fire and does not affectthe expenditures normally budgeted for the fire department. # ARTICLE4:PROJECTED EXPENDITURES With this present by-law,the Council decrees that the amount deposited to this reservewill vary. # ARTICLE5:TERM The term for the financial reserve is of an undetermined length,because of its nature. # ARTICLE6:METHOD OF FINANCING FOR THE RESERVE For each intervention requesting the use of the Jaws of Life,the SAAQ will allow acompensatory amount.For the 2012 interventions,an amount of $17,510.00 will be paidby the SAAQ. The direction of the Fire Services will send the claims to the SAAQ on a regular basis.These amounts will be deposited in the reserve. The financial resesv 1s oreated fo the benefitof the Municjpalityscntie teritory. # ARTICLE8:MANAGEMENT OF THE RESERVE The reserve's funds will be managed by the Municipal Council with the jointrecommendation of the Director of the Fire Services and the Director General. # ARTICLE 9:ALLOCATION OF THE EXCESS OF THE REVENUES ON THEEXPENDITURES AT THE END OF THE TERM At the end of the term of the financial reserve,the excess of the revenues on theexpenditures,if applicable,will be returned to the general funds of the Municipality # ARTICLE10: COMING INTO EFFECT The present by-law will come into effect according to the Law. Adopted in Pontiac,this 11ʰday of the month of June 2013. oAc 名 Mayor

FAQs

What is the purpose of By-law 17-13 regarding the financial reserve?

It creates a financial reserve to fund expenditures related to initiatives for the prevention and fight against fire, without impacting the expenditures normally budgeted for the fire department.

How is the reserve financed when interventions use the Jaws of Life?

For each intervention requesting the use of the Jaws of Life, SAAQ allows a compensatory amount, and claims are sent regularly to SAAQ so the amounts are deposited into the reserve.

How will the reserve funds be managed and what happens to any excess?

The reserve’s funds are managed by the Municipal Council with joint recommendations from the Director of the Fire Services and the Director General; any excess revenues over expenditures at the end of the term return to the general funds of the Municipality.

Sep 19, 2026

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