Whereas the Community Charter Bylaw Enforcement Ticket Regulation has been amended to increase maximum Municipal Ticket Information MTI fine amounts from 1,000 to 3,000, but the maximum fine amount for Bylaw Offence Notices BON under the Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act remains at 500, which is inconsistent with inflation rates and is not enough of a financial disincentive for many bylaw infractions, especially for short-term rentals; And whereas BONs are more commonly used for bylaw enforcement as they require less evidentiary and administrative work than MTIs and can be disputed through a neutral adjudication process rather than tying up the court system: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request the provincial government to increase the maximum penalty for Bylaw Offence Notices and amend the Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act accordingly.
