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20 The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, May 7,1994 ] New Parking Enforcement System Created to Reduce Backlog in Court Disputes A new parking enforcement sys- Region -- Scugog -- has decided to tem is to go on-line as of Friday, July let things ride for a while, said Knight. 1, 1994 across the province and here in Clarington. The system is part of Bill 47 which was created to decrease court backlog by ensuring trials deal only with real issues of dispute, states a report from the Clarington Clerk's Department. As of July 1, when people get parking tickets in Clarington they will follow a whole new set of rules. If someone wants to dispute a ticket ticket then the defendant must go in person person to the Municipal Administrative Centre. At that time she or he will speak to one of the municipal employees employees at the First Attendance Parking Facility to discuss the ticket. The results of that discussion will be one of three: a payment, a withdrawn withdrawn ticket or a court date if the matter matter cannot be resolved. Out of town residents will be following following a system already inked out by Metro Toronto, the report says. In Metro defendants who live more than 100 kilometres from the city can phone in to speak with a designated person. If the matter is not taken care of, a Notice of Intention to Appear is mailed out. The notification must then be returned in 21 days or the ticket proceeds in a manner as if there has been no contact made. "Staff believe this offers nonresidents nonresidents a fair and reasonable access to tiie system," states the report. It has been recommended that the Parking Tag Facility be staffed with someone other than an issuing officer of the municipality. Instead two Municipal Law Enforcement Enforcement Officers will be designated and staff will design a set of policies and procedures for the facility. During the General Purpose and Administration meeting on Monday morning, May 2, it was found out by committee members that it is not known at this time how much Bill 47 will cost the municipality. "We have no idea how much paperwork paperwork this will cause," said Deputy Clerk Marie Knight. With that, she noted, "it's really difficult to establish the time that will be spent on this." The intention for Bill 47 is to decrease decrease court backlog by ensuring trials deal only with real issues of dispute. "The act is intended to shift the responsibility responsibility for parking matters from the courts to the municipalities," states the report from the Clerk's Department. Department. It is hoped by the Ministry of the Attorney General that "the courts and the province will be completely removed removed from parking matters within five years," states the report. In 1993 the province passed Bill 25 in which municipalities were given the option of taking over the collection collection of fines and enforcement of license license plate denial for unpaid fines. Bill 47 is the next step which allows the municipality to become involved in the actual court process, states the report from the Clarington Clerk's Department. Department. As of July 1, 1994, when Bill 47 kicks in the municipal parking tickets and related documents will no longer be valid. Municipalities which prefer to opt out at this time will have different documents than municipalities that decide decide to give this a try now. . One municipality within Durham MOTHER'S DAY • Plants • Gift Baskets • Roses • Geraniums OPEN DAILY 9-8 Sat. & Sun. 9-6 1805 Taunton Rd. Courticc 725-6089 However, that municipality and others that choose to go in that direction direction will be forced into the mainstream mainstream within the next year. 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