City Council: on the agenda

The following items are on Red Deer City Council’s open meeting agenda on Monday, January 22, 2024.  

By-election:

• City Council will consider a resolution setting a date for a municipal by-election to fill one Councillor position and cancel the scheduled municipal census for 2024.

Consideration of Notice of Motion:

• City Council will consider a Notice of Motion regarding Overdose Prevention Site, submitted by Councillor Vesna Higham.

Revised Borrowing Bylaw (first reading):

• City Council will consider first reading of a bylaw amendment for the Borrowing Bylaw to revise the maximum quoted interest rates is recommended. In previous years, Council approved borrowing bylaws for various capital projects that are budgeted to require borrowing as a funding source. Interest rates have risen, and a risk now exists that interest rates will exceed those authorized within the borrowing bylaw.
  
  
• If first reading is given, this Bylaw will return to Council on February 20, 2024, for consideration of second and third reading.

Emergency Services Fees and Charges Bylaw amendments (first reading):

• City Council will consider first reading to an amendment for the Emergency Services Department Fees and Charges Bylaw, which would work to incorporate the provision of Emergency Services Department employees or apparatus (vehicle or equipment) on standby as a service and fee charge.
  
  
• If first reading is given, this Bylaw will return to Council on February 5, 2024, for consideration of second and third reading.

Citizen Representative Appointments to Committees, Quasi-Judicial Boards and External Boards and Societies:

• City Council will be asked to appoint members for the Municipal Planning Commission for a two-year term.

To view the agenda and watch live on Monday, visit https://meeting.reddeer.ca.