Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS)

To dispute a penalty notice on or before the date on which the Administrative Penalty is due and payable please fill out the Request for Review – Screening Officer form available on this page under Forms. If you wish to authorize another person to act on your behalf, complete the AMPS Authorization Form.

If you have not requested a Review by a Screening Officer on or before the date on which the Administrative Penalty is due and payable, you may request an extension of time to obtain a Screening Review. The ‘Request for Extension – Screening Officer’ form is also available on this page, under Forms. The request for an extension must demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Director, that the existence of extenuating circumstances prevented the filing of the request within the prescribed timeline. Please note that this option expires forty-five (45) days after the penalty notice date.

You may appeal a Screening Officer decision via a ‘Request for Review – Hearing Officer’ form available on this page under Forms. You must submit your request within 30 days of the issuance of a Screening Officer's decision. Hearing reviews are held virtually with the Township.

If you have not submitted a Request for Review – Hearing Officer on or before the date on which the Administrative Penalty is due and payable (30 days from the issuance of the Screening Officer’s decision), you may request an extension of time to obtain a Hearing using the ‘Request for Extension – Hearing Officer’ form. This form is available on this page under Forms. An extension will only be granted if it can be proven that you were not properly served with the Screening Decision as per section 6.7 of the AMPS By-law. Please note that this option expires after 45 days following the date of the Screening Decision.

• AMPS Authorization Form
• Request for Review by Hearing Officer
• Request for Review by Screening Officer
• Request for Extension - Screening Review
• Request for Extension - Hearing Review

Penalty Notices are issued for violations of the Township’s By-laws as described in the Administrative Monetary Penalty System By-law (AMPS) [insert link to By-law once finalized]. The Penalty Notice contains a monetary penalty and a due date. You are required to respond to the Penalty Notice by the due date indicated on the notice, by either paying the penalty amount, or requesting a review by the Screening Officer. Failure to respond to the Penalty Notice by the due date shown may result in additional fees, and the unpaid amount may be added to your municipal taxes.

In Person

Township of Oro-Medonte, 
148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte

By Mail

Township of Oro-Medonte 
148 Line 7 South
Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 2E0

If requested, a Screening Officer will review information and evidence in relation to the issued Penalty Notice. Screening reviews are conducted internally by Township staff after the request form is received. The Screening Officer may affirm, cancel, or reduce the administrative penalty.

If a Hearing is requested, a Hearing Officer will review the decision of the Screening Officer and related information and evidence. The Township’s AMPS By-law outlines the grounds upon which a Screening or Hearing officer may affirm, cancel, or reduce the administrative penalty.

If you do not attend a scheduled Hearing review appointment, and you have not requested an extension to obtain a Hearing, the penalty notice will be confirmed, additional fees will be added, and the unpaid amount may be added to your municipal taxes.

Please note:

• The fee for failure to appear at a scheduled Hearing review appointment. 
• The late payment fee for an administrative penalty is $25.

If you are not satisfied with the review by the Screening Officer, you may request a review by a Hearing Officer within 30 days of the issuance of a Screening Officer’s decision using the using the Request for Review – Hearing Officer form. If you have not submitted a Request for Review by a Hearing Officer on or before the date on which the Administrative Penalty is due and payable, you may request an extension to obtain a Hearing by completing the Request for Extension – Hearing Officer form.

An extension will only be granted if it can be proven that you were not properly served with the Screening Decision as per section 6.7 of the AMPS By-law. Please note that this option expires after 45 days following the date of the Screening Decision.

The Hearing Officers decision in a Hearing review is final and no further appeal is available, including to another court body.