Title
Parkland County Boards and Committees Update
Proposed Motions
1. That one member of Council be appointed as Parkland County's representative to the West Inter Lake District (WILD) Regional Water Services Commission, Sturgeon River Watershed Alliance Steering Committee and the Yellowhead Regional Library Board, as presented.
2. That one additional member of Council be appointed to the ALUS (Alternative Land Use Services) Parkland County Program Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC) and the Community Sustainability Committee, as presented.
3. That members of Council not be appointed to the following Committees, as presented.
- Acheson Business Association
- Heritage Agricultural Society Board of Directors
- Headwaters Alliance Steering Committee
- Stony Plain & Parkland Pioneer Museum Society Board of Directors
- Stony Plain Seed Cleaning Association
- Wabamun & District Museum Society
- Villeneuve Landing Network
Body
Administration Recommendation
Administration supports
Purpose
For Council to receive and consider additional information for each board and committee where the appointment of a member of Council was deferred.
Summary
At the Organizational Meeting held October 28, 2025, Council directed administration to review specific boards and committees and bring additional informational to Council for each. Administrations review focused on the purpose, powers and responsibilities of each board and committee in Attachment #1. Council has requested this administrative evaluation to assist with determining where Council member appointments will have the most significant impact and to understand where there are processes already in place for external boards and committees to provide Council with the opportunity to be informed and participate in necessary decision-making processes.
This review will allow for a more strategic focus in areas that support Council’s strategic priorities. Benefits are also anticipated to extend to operational efficiencies such as lower costs and reduced administrative burden.
At the Organizational meeting Council, by resolution, appointed one member of Council and one member of Council as an alternate to both the ALUS (Alternative Land Use Services) Parkland County Program Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC) and Parkland County's Community Sustainability Committee. The Terms of Reference for committee requires that two Council members be appointed to attend each meeting for this committee.
Administration will communicate the decision of Council to each affected board and committee.
Historical Information:
At the organizational meeting on October 28, 2025 Council, by resolution, appointed members of Council to the following Parkland County boards and committees: Agricultural Service Board, Community Sustainability Committee, Economic Diversification Committee, Emergency Advisory Committee, and the Governance and Priorities Committee. Additionally, Council appointed members to the following external boards and committees: ARROW Utilities, Alternate Land Use Services (ALUS) PAC, Capital Region Parkland Water Services Commission, Edmonton Global, Edmonton REgional Airport Appointers Committee, The Evergreens Foundation, Keephills Power Project Steering Committee, Meridian Housing Foundation, North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance, Parkland County Library Board, Pembina Agricultural and Recreational Society, River Valley Alliance, Tri-Municipal Leisure Facility Board, and the Wabamun Watershed Management Council.
Council passed a second resolution directing administration to prepare a bylaw amending the Subdivision Appeal Board Bylaw to remove appointments of Councillors to the board for Council's consideration at the December 9, 2025 Council meeting.
At the same meeting Council directed that Council member appointments to the following boards and committees be deferred and that administration be directed to bring additional information to Council at a future Council meeting.
- Acheson Business Association
- Heritage Agricultural Society Board of Directors
- Headwaters Alliance Steering Committee
- Stony Plain & Parkland Pioneer Museum Society Board of Directors
- Stony Plain Seed Cleaning Association
- Sturgeon River Watershed Alliance Steering Committee
- Wabamun & District Museum Society
- West Inter Lake District (WILD) Regional Water Services Commission
- Villeneuve Landing Network
- Yellowhead Regional Library Board
Strategic Plan/Policy/Legal/Staff Implications:
The appointment of Council members to external and internal boards and committees ensures that representatives of Parkland County are participating as set out in the Board or the Committees Term of Reference, and where applicable Parkland County's Meeting Procedures Bylaw 2015-06.
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