Title
Establish Dates for Regular Meetings of Council
Proposed Motion
That the 2025-2026 regular meetings of Council be scheduled to commence at 9:00 a.m. at Parkland County Centre, Council Chambers, on the following dates, as presented.
- December 9, 2025
- January 13, 2026
- January 27, 2026
- February 10, 2026
- February 24, 2026
- March 10, 2026
- March 24, 2026
- April 14, 2026
- April 28, 2026
- May 12, 2026
- May 26, 2026
- June 9, 2026
- June 23, 2026
- July 14, 2026
- September 8, 2026
- September 22, 2026
- October 13, 2026
Body
Administration Recommendation
Administration supports the proposed motion.
Purpose
To establish the dates for regular meetings of Council for the next twelve months.
Summary
Each year at the organizational meeting Council sets the dates for regular meetings of council between now and the next organizational meeting. The meeting dates selected have been determined by setting regular meetings of Council on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month and then removing meetings that fall on the same date that is affected by annual budget presentations, winter break, summer break, statutory holidays and conferences that all of Council attends. The Municipal Government Act (the "Act") provides Council with the ability to set regular meetings of Council. In addition to being able to set regular meetings of Council, section 194 of the Act provides Council the ability to call special council meetings whenever they consider appropriate to do so.
The meetings dates established will be communicated by posting the dates on Parkland County's website as well as communicated throughout the year on social media, and the County's "Your Parkland" publication.
Historical Information:
Regular meetings of Council have historically been scheduled on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, except where these dates are affected by annual budget presenta...
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