Staff Report – Bylaw No. 1654 (Procedure Bylaw Amendment: Change Start Time of Council Meetings)

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Date:

August 15, 2016

Department:

Administration

Subject:

Bylaw No. 1654 – A Bylaw to Amend the Procedure Bylaw No. 819, 2004 - Change Start Time of Council Meetings

Background

Over the summer months Council has changed the start time of Council meetings from 7:00pm to 5:00pm. This time has worked well and staff and members of Council feel there is merit to change the start time of the Council meeting on a permanent basis.

In order to accommodate the public, if Council were to change the start time of its Council meetings, staff suggest that it be set at 5:30 pm in order to provide the working public the time to make it home from work and attend the meeting. The Procedure Bylaw amendment to formally change the time of the meetings is on the agenda for first three readings.

Options

That Council give first three readings to Bylaw No. 1654; OR
Keep the current meeting schedule.

Respectfully Submitted,

Submitted by:

Jim Bowden

Concurrence:

Concurrence:
Matthew Baldwin, MCIP, RPP Director of Planning

Concurrence:
Bob Beckett, Fire Chief

Concurrence:
Lorne Fletcher, Manager of Community Safety and Municipal Enforcement

Concurrence:
Mike Leskiw, Parks and Recreation Manager

Concurrence:
Michelle Mahovlich, P.Eng, P.Geo, Director of Engineering

Concurrence:
Brent Molnar, Manager of Land Development

Concurrence:
Steve Ternent, Director of Finance

Concurrence:
Jim Bowden, Chief Administrative Officer

Key facts