centralcoastbc.com Home Central Coast Membership Search Contact Info communities Bella Bella Bella Coola Dawsons Land. Denny Island Duncanby Land. Firvale Hagensborg Klemtu Namu Ocean Falls Oweekeno Tallheo Stuie		How does the Regional District provide a new service or discontinue an existing one? The Municipal Act sets out three lists of services - general, extended and local services. Each type of service has its own rules for how the Regional District can start it or alter it at a later time. General Service General services are: general administration land use planning giving grants in aid To start providing any of the general services, the Board can make that decision on its own. All Electoral Areas participate in the service and share in the costs. The board could delete any of these services on its own. It cannot decide to alter who participates in it and pays for the service. Before the Regional District would be able to borrow money for any of these services, the electorate would have to give consent to it. Costs are allocated and taxes are levied on the basis of assessed value of land and improvements. There is no upper limit on the amount that may be spent on a general service. Extended Service Extended services are: animal control building inspection control of pollution, nuisances, pests, noxious weeds, noise, unsightly premises, unwholesome or noxious materials, odors and disturbances. house numbering preparation of emergencies emergency telephone systems (9-1-1) economic development regulation of fire and security alarm heritage conservation systems regional parks control of deposit and removal of soil, rock gravel etc. Before the Regional can provide an extended service, the residents must give their consent to the Regional District to do so. The costs may be allocated and taxes levied using several methods: land only, improvements only, land and improvements combined, parcel tax or frontage tax. The residents must give their approval to the method chosen if is anything other than land and improvements combined. As with a general service, there is no upper limit on the amount that may be taxed for an extended service. All long term borrowing must be approved by the residents. back | NEXT PAGE