Can a municipality provide information on the assessment roll to municipal utility staff, or the utility’s contractors?
• Yes. Under section 39(1)(a) of the FOIP Act, a municipality may use personal information for a use consistent with the purpose for which the information was collected. In addition to using the information for the purposes of collecting property taxes, the information on the roll can be used for purposes related to the operation of the municipality such as the provision of utility services. • When the personal information is collected directly from an individual, notice should be given to residents as to how their personal information may be used and disclosed, as required by section 34(2) of the FOIP Act. • Can a municipality provide the names and addresses of their residents (from the assessment roll) to recreation boards created by a municipal bylaw for the purpose of sending notices about upcoming recreation board events? Could the municipality charge a fee for the staff time involved in retrieving the names and addresses and printing address labels? • If the recreation board was
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