cop Y- Ry Freeman
DISTRICT OF COQUITLAM

Page 2 : Septemhur Sth, 1972
Inter-Office Communication

To: Mr. FoR couse DFARTMENT: Agatnistration PATE:sent.¢, 1972 I would recommend to the District Coune!1, und indeed

FROM: . : to the City Counct}, that toth bodfes approach the necessary
FROM: up. 0. C. ead DEPARTMENT: Lenal YOUR FILE: authorities to seek the retention of fines te ha'lp offset
. : the operation of the Courts within the District and the City.

SUBJECT: DISPOSITION OF FINES = FEOFRAL STATUTES _ OUR FILE: A resolution of Council] should be approved to this effect.
= Tam sure that all of the Surrounding runfetnalictes, ard
indeed all of the municipalities in Canada, would support

the applicatfon for these funds. They are not a substantial
anount {n terns of the total operating tudeet, but rinht
. ameunt to several thousands of dollars for a one year perio,

, . for our two conuunitioes,
This Nepartrent has recently recefved a letter from the :

City Clerk, from the City of Port Coquitlam, inquiripa as to
why the fines collected undar the Foderal Statutes, other than

the Crininal Code, are subritted to the Feceral Governnent,

Indaed, the sucstion fs really a little sore broad then thas,
as the fines collecte! undar certain Provincial Statutes are
remitted to tha Province, In essence, the fines collected are
only those which sre uncer the Crininal Code. Even the traffie

viclation nothes which roquire a ten dollar denostt are fore Baw we
warded to the Province, : , : iy at rere cane te ctere | 8

What concerns ra, and ft think the City Clerh fr Port Coquitlam,
1s that the “‘unicinatity suwlies AIM] oF the facilities for orge-
cessine the matters which chy result fia the fine, ani instead
takes the necessary naasures te collect thos, It is true, in
the case of the Feceral Tovernons, that they sunnty a Prosscutor,
but apart fron tnat, the servicas are rencered at the exnense
oF the juntcinality, In tae case of Pravinsial Statutes, such
&s the Connercial Treasnort Ket, the antire ererational cost
is Lorne ty thy untefaalite, Tuteel, cote ef the “ore tine cone
Suring trtals are tiosa Jnirr tha fopartnent of Sermorctat
Transport Act, which ay fale half a day of tha oresocutor's
tine to nrocess,

Sone tine ago, I vrate te the penartnent of Conmeret{al
Transport and asket thet they might give sone considoration or
refer the matter to the appropriate autherities for consideration,
of having the finas stay tn the Vunicinglity, to hein offset
Operational costs, Sinze that tine I have heard nothing fran
the Province, .

In. my opinion, it should be worthwhile for tot4 the District .
Counci? and the City Counci] te write to the aPpropriate authorities
both at the Fedaral and Provincfal level, to see t? these fines
could be retained by the “uricirallty to helo offset the onerating
Costs Of tha Courts and ancillary procedures, Thera may be seme
Very good reasons way tha fines cannot be aiven to the MNuntctnality,

“but .* tuere are, T an totally unaware of them, .

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