Schedule "A"

Schedule "A" to the Agreement between SUMA and UMAAS June ____ 2001

1 Interpretation
a) “administrator” means the chief administrative officer of a municipality;
b) “the Agreement” means the Board of Examiners Agreement between UMAAS and SUMA;
c) “Advanced Certificate - Level 1” means an advanced certificate of qualification pursuant to section 4;
d) “Advanced Certificate - Level 2” means an advanced certificate of qualification pursuant to section 5;
e) “board” means the Board of Examiners appointed pursuant to section 3 of the agreement;
f) “certificate” means a standard certificate, an advanced certificate Level 1 or 2 or a conditional certificate;
g) “Conditional Certificate” means a conditional certificate issued pursuant to section 3;
h) “municipality” means:
     i) an urban municipality within the meaning of The Urban Municipality Act, 1984; or
     ii) a northern municipality within the meaning of The Northern Municipalities Act;
i) “Standard Certificate” means a standard certificate of qualification issued pursuant to section 2.

2 Standard Certificate
a) The board may issue a standard certificate to a clerk or treasurer of a municipality or to any other person who:
     i) has successfully completed or attained any one of the following:
         (1) the Local Government administration course from the University of Regina;
         (2) the Public Administration course from the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and               Technology;
         (3) a degree from an accredited university in commerce, administration, business administration or public administration or a degree deemed equivalent by the board;
         (4) a certificate or diploma in administration, business administration or public administration from a university, college or technical institute deemed acceptable by the board;
         (5) designation as a professional accountant pursuant to any Act or regulation or pursuant to any Act or regulation of any other jurisdiction in Canada;
         (6) designation as a professional administrator, fellow or associate from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Canada;
         (7) any other professional designation or educational qualification acceptable to the board; and
b) has achieved:
     i) at least 15 points based on experience calculated in accordance with the categories set out in Table 1 of the Appendix; or
     ii) experience in any jurisdiction deemed by the board to be equivalent to that mentioned in subclause (i).
c) A standard certificate issued by the board constitutes a valid and subsisting certificate for the purposes of clause 14(1)(b) of The Urban Municipal Administrators Act.

3 Conditional Certificate
a) Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the board may issue a conditional certificate, on any terms and conditions that the board considers appropriate, where:
      i) the person requesting the conditional certificate is enrolled in or has successfully completed an educational program required to qualify for a standard certificate; and
      ii) the board is satisfied that it would be unreasonable to expect that person to otherwise meet these requirements.

4 Advanced Certificate - Level 1
a) The Board may issue an Advanced Certificate - Level 1 to a clerk or treasurer of a municipality or to any other person who:
     i) is the holder of a valid and subsisting Standard Certificate;
     ii) has fulfilled the education requirements set out within Table 2 of the Appendix; and
     iii) since the day of issue of the Standard Certificate, has completed at least three thousand six hundred (3,600) hours of service as an administrator in one urban or northern municipality.

5 Advanced Certificate - Level 2
a) The Board may issue an Advanced Certificate - Level 2 to a clerk or treasurer of a municipality or to any other person who:
     i) is the holder of a valid and subsisting Advanced Certificate - Level 1;
     ii) has fulfilled the education requirements set out within Table 3 of the Appendix; and
     iii) since the day of issue of the Advanced Certificate - Level 1 has completed at least nine thousand (9,000) hours of service as an administrator in an urban or northern municipality, of which at least three thousand six hundred (3,600) hours must have been served in one urban or northern municipality.

6 Application
The application for a certificate must be:
     a) in the form prescribed by the Board; and
     b) accompanied by a non-refundable fee, payable to UMAAS, of:
         i) $100 in the case of a Standard Certificate;
         ii) $150 in the case of an Advanced Certificate - Level 1;
         iii) $150 in the case of an Advanced Certificate - Level 2; and
         iv) $50 in the case of a Conditional Certificate.

7 Investigations
In considering an application for a certificate, the board may make any investigations or order any reports that it considers necessary.

8 Cancellation or suspension of certificate
a) Subject to subsection (b), the board may cancel a certificate, or suspend a certificate for a stated period, where the board is satisfied that the holder of the certificate:
      i) has been dishonest or grossly negligent in the discharge of his or her duties as a municipal official; or
      ii) obtained the certificate in a fraudulent manner; or
      iii) in the case of a conditional certificate, has failed to meet a term or condition imposed by the board on the issuance of that certificate.
b) Before arriving at a decision pursuant to subsection (a), the board shall:
      i) set a day, time and place for a hearing;
      ii) 30 days in advance of the hearing, provide the holder of the certificate with written notice of the day, time, place and purpose of the hearing; and
      iii) give the holder of the certificate an opportunity to be heard at the hearing.
c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), if the board considers that it is necessary in order to protect the public interest, the board may immediately cancel a certificate, or suspend a certificate for a stated period, without giving the holder of the certificate an opportunity to be heard, but shall give the holder of the certificate an opportunity to be heard within 15 days after the date on which the board takes either of those actions.

9 Transitional
a) Any person who, on the day on which the Agreement comes into force, holds:
     i) a valid Class C certificate;
     ii) a valid Class D certificate; or
     iii) a Standard Certificate issued pursuant to The Board of Examiners (Urban Affairs) Regulations, 1991 is deemed to have met the requirements set out in section 2 and to be the holder of a Standard Certificate, and the certificate may be cancelled, suspended or otherwise dealt with by the board.
b) Any person who, on the day on which the Agreement comes into force, holds a valid Class A certificate issued pursuant to The Board of Examiners (Urban Affairs) Regulations, 1991 is deemed to have met the requirements set out in section 4 and to be the holder of an Advanced Certificate Level 1, and the certificate may be cancelled, suspended or otherwise dealt with by the board.
c) Any person who, on the day on which the Agreement comes into force, holds a valid Superior A certificate issued pursuant to The Board of Examiners (Urban Affairs) Regulations, 1991 is deemed to have met the requirements set out in section 5 and to be the holder of an Advanced Certificate Level 2, and the certificate may be cancelled, suspended or otherwise dealt with by the board.