The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality is governed by a Mayor and six Councillors who are elected for a four-year term. The current Council was elected on October 15, 2022. Regional Council has the authority to make decisions and act for the Municipality, consistent with the purposes of a municipality and its authority and requirements under legislation, bylaws and policies. Council makes decisions collectively, meaning that it is not individual council members but rather the council as a whole, based on a majority vote, that decides and acts for the municipality.
The role of our municipal council is to ensure it provides an accountable process and high-quality services to the community, and respond to the community's opportunities and concerns as they plan for long-term growth and sustainability. A high-level summary of Council's responsibilities includes:
- Setting our four-year corporate priorities and strategy
- Developing, reviewing, approving and amending policies and bylaws, including maintaining and amending our Official Community Plan
- Planning and maintaining the services and programs provided to our community
- Establishing and maintain the budget and setting the tax rate
- Governing staff and managing the effectiveness of the services we provide
- Representing our municipality as a whole
Our Council is working with our community to balance the many diverse interests through a highly accountable and transparent regulatory and non-regulatory framework. Respectful, informed and inclusive stakeholder and community participation is important to the success of our community development, sustainability and a high quality of life.
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