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4:30 p.m.
1st & 3rd Mondays of each month
Council Chambers
*Please note for July and August 2019 Council meetings will take place on July 15 and August 19.
*Please note for July and August 2019 Council Committee meetings will take place on July 9 and August 27.
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City Council plans an annual Corporate Retreat where strategic focus areas are discussed. The most recent Corporate Retreat was held in March, 2018 and the following are the strategic focus areas that were set by Council.
Strategic Focus Areas 2017-2021
Council is the approving authority on recommendations by the standing committees, staff or other Boards and Commissions. Examples of business items presented to Council include agreements, leases, accounts payables, financial statements, bylaws, budget, capital purchases and statutory documents. Council has the authority to add other items for basic discussion and to discuss items In Camera if the issue deals with:
Please note, if you're interested in making a presentation to Council, you must be registered as a delegation before you can address Council. If you are interested in presenting an item to Council, please complete the delegation form (PDF) and contact the Executive Assistant at City Hall at 403-362-3333.
Council members are appointed to various Boards, Committees and Commissions annually at the Organizational Meeting (held the second Council meeting in October). Council members are appointed as City representatives to serve in an advisory capacity.
On a quarterly basis, appointed Council members report Board and committee activities to Council. This process streamlines communications between both parties and keeps Council apprised of issues in the community.
The organizational meeting also includes appointments to standing committees. These Committees are specific to City related issues and for recommendations to Council; therefore, there are no citizens-at-large appointed to standing committees.
City Council members are elected officials where their principal role and responsibilities under the Municipal Government Act are:
The Mayor and Council are elected to serve a 4-year term. The last Municipal Election was held in October 2017 and new council members were elected.
The next election will be held in October of 2021.