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The Alberta Municipal Government Board (MGB) is a provincial quasi-judicial tribunal in Alberta, Canada.〔Alberta Municipal Affairs, (''Municipal Government Board Website'' ). Retrieved 2012-06-01〕 The MGB is affiliated with the Alberta Ministry of Municipal Affairs. The MGB is established pursuant to the Municipal Government Act (''MGA''),〔Legislative Assembly of Alberta, (''Municipal Government Act'' ). Retrieved 2012-06-01.〕 which authorizes it to hear: appeals from subdivision applications involving a provincial interest, appeals of linear property assessments, intermunicipal disputes, municipal annexations, and other matters. The MGB is composed of Board Members and Staff Members.〔Alberta Municipal Affairs, (''List of Board Members'' ). Retrieved 2012-06-01.〕〔Alberta Municipal Affairs, (''Staff Member Organizational'' ). Retrieved 2012-06-01.〕 Board Members are appointed for terms of up to 3 years by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, on recommendation by the Minister of Municipal Affairs.〔Alberta Municipal Affairs, (''Minister of Municipal Affairs Website'' ). Retrieved 2012-06-01.〕〔Alberta Municipal Affairs, (''Board Member Recruitment Process'' ). Retrieved 2012-06-01.〕 Board Member remuneration is determined by the Lieutenant Governor in Council and periodically updated. Head office is located in Edmonton and hearings are frequently heard in the city, however hearings are conducted throughout the province of Alberta. ==History== The Alberta MGB was established when the ''MGA'' came into force January 1, 1995.〔Helm, Richard. ''Bill gives municipalities broad new powers'' Edmonton Journal. May 3, 1994 A7.〕 It has been called the "successor"〔Laux, Fred. ''Planning Law and Practice in Alberta. Third Edition'' pg. 2-6. Juriliber 2010.〕 to three different boards which were dissolved upon its creation: #The Local Authorities Board: Created in 1961 as an offshoot from the Public Utilities Board (Est. 1915), this was a quasi-judicial tribunal that heard matters related to taxation and land use issues, such as municipal debenture financing and annexations. #The Alberta Assessment Appeal Board: Created in 1956, this board heard appeals of property taxation disputes. #The Provincial Planning Board: Created in 1963 as a successor to the Town and Rural Advisory Planning Board (Est. 1929), this board heard appeals related to municipal land use plans. Property assessment appeals comprised the bulk of the workload of the newly formed MGB, with appeals numbering in the thousands every year.〔Pommer, Dave. "City, province await flood of property tax appeals" Calgary Herald February 16, 1999 B4.〕 However this changed in 2010 when the ''MGA'' was amended〔Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Hansard Debates, May 13, 2009 (1129-1130).〕〔Busch, Trevor. ''Appealed: Three boards created to hear complaints''. The Taber Times. March 3, 2010 B8.〕 and jurisdiction for hearing property assessment appeals was transferred from the MGB to municipal Assessment Review Boards.〔Legislative Assembly of Alberta, (''Bill 23: Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2009'' ). Retrieved 2012-06-01.〕 The MGB still has a role in hearing property assessment appeals as MGB Board Members regularly sit on municipal ARBs as a ‘provincial member’, which is required by Section 454.2(2) of the ''MGA''.〔McTighe, Frank. ''Government is changing assessment review body''. The Macleod Gazette. July 22, 2009 Pg.16.〕 Additionally, the MGB is the first level of appeal for linear property assessment appeals. Linear property assessments are conducted by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, as opposed to the municipality in which the linear property is located. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alberta Municipal Government Board」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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