Increase Municipality Authority Regarding Tax Sales

Whereas municipalities have been given the responsibility and obligation to conduct tax sales but must follow prescriptive and inflexible provincial statutes in the conduct of tax sales; And whereas municipalities should have more authority over the regulations governing tax sales including the issuance of disqualifications and fines for attendees who do not follow auction rules or use unfair tactics to delay or invalidate a tax sale; And whereas municipalities currently do not have this jurisdiction: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request that the Province grant all municipalities greater authority to set and enforce the terms of the conduct of tax sales.