Bylaw 158-2023, in force since June 6, 2023, lets the director general hire employees who are salariés under the Act respecting labour standards, within the budget and if funds are available. The list of people hired must be tabled at the council sitting that follows.
The bylaw is adopted under article 165.1 of the Code municipal du Québec. The preamble notes that the Code lets a municipality delegate, by bylaw, the power to hire any officer or employee who is a salarié, and with it the power to authorize the expense. A hire, like any delegated spending, has effect only if funds are available in accordance with the bylaw adopted under the second paragraph of article 960.1 of the Code (articles 165.1, 961 and 961.1).
Notice of motion was given May 15, 2023. The bylaw was adopted June 5, 2023, unanimously by the members present. The public notice of adoption and the entry into force are both dated June 6, 2023. The text does not say it replaces or repeals an earlier bylaw.
Chapter 2 says the secretary-treasurer, the clerk and the assistant clerk are “spécifiquement exclus des employés salariés” (specifically excluded from salaried employees), as senior managers (cadres supérieurs).
Under this bylaw, council has delegated to the director general the hiring of employees who are salariés under the Act respecting labour standards (chapter 2). The list of people hired must be tabled at the council sitting that follows (chapter 2). The bylaw sets no penalties.