Service Announcement
Penticton Council approved several recommendations from the City’s Corporate Officer at their meeting yesterday to clarify Council procedures and ready the organization for the upcoming fall election.
The recommendations approved by Council May 3 in support of the election include:
- Corporate Officer Angie Collison was appointed Chief Election Officer. Collison will be supported by Paula McKinnon and Laurie Darcus who were appointed Deputy Chief Election Officers.
- Council’s meeting schedule was revised to move meetings outside of the campaign period. Two meetings have been removed on September 20 and October 4. In their place, two meetings have been added on September 6 and October 18.
- In preparation for a new Council, the regular meetings for all current Council Advisory Committees is set to end on August 31, 2022.
Yesterday’s report to Council also highlighted the following important dates for the upcoming election.
- The Nomination Period is August 30 to September 9, 2022 and the Campaign Period is September 17 to October 15, 2022.
- There will be three Advance Voting Opportunities on October 5, 8 and 13 at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre (PTCC). Mail-in ballots will also be an option.
- General Voting Day is October 15 with polling stations available at the PTCC and the Penticton Seniors’ Drop-in Centre.
- The inaugural meeting of Council will be held on November 1, 2022.
Several changes to procedural bylaws were also given readings by Council May 3. Council will consider adopting the following changes at their meeting on May 17, 2022:
- The procedure for rescheduling meetings that fall on a statutory holiday has been changed to provide greater flexibility. Meetings that fall on a statutory holiday will be cancelled and rescheduled for a different week as opposed to being held on the next day City Hall is open.
- The procedure for providing the schedule of Council Meetings for the upcoming year has been simplified. The schedule of meetings for the year will be provided by December 31 as opposed to January 30 and public notice will be provided in accordance with Section 94 as it is today.
- The procedure for designating a member to act in place of the Mayor has been clarified by assigning responsibilities to members on a monthly rotating basis in order of votes received.
- The procedure for members of Council to submit a Notice of Motion has been clarified as well, providing two different procedures for members wishing to make a submission either in advance of a Council Agenda or during a Council Meeting.
- The procedure for appointing members of Council to available placements on the board of the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen has been formalized to include the Mayor and the members of Council with the highest votes.