governance

In brief, here are five items of public interest that were discussed during the July 2020 City Council meetings.

• East Side Leisure Centre Update
• Infrastructure Funding (MEEP)
• Mail-in Ballot Procedure
• Bicycle Bylaw Update
• Energy Assistance Program Partnership

In brief, here are five items of public interest that were discussed during the December 2019 City Council meeting.

• Landfill Infrastructure Replacement and Recovery Park Site Design Options
• Corporate Climate Adaptation Strategy
• Naming Rights, Sponsorship and Advertising
• Governance Review – Business Improvement Districts
• Riverbank Development Control Bylaws

In brief, here are three items of public interest that were discussed during the November 2019 City Council meeting.

• Transit Detour Process
• Governance Review of Controlled Corporations
• Bicycle Bylaw Update

In brief, here are four items of public interest that were discussed during the October 2019 City Council meeting. I was proud to Chair this meeting of City Council as the Deputy Mayor.

• Reseller Rate for Regional Customers of Saskatoon Water
• Saskatoon Freeway Project Update – October 2019
• Approaches for Addressing Existing and Emerging Protocol Issues
• Municipal Wards Commission - Establishment of Municipal Ward Boundaries

In brief, here are six items of public interest that were discussed during the September 2019 City Council meeting.

• Farmers’ Market Building Update
• Curbside Residential Recycling Service Levels for 2020 and Beyond
• Saskatoon Public Library - Business Case
• Sharing Prosperity through Reconciliation - Protocol Agreement with the Saskatoon Tribal Council
• Triple Bottom Line City Council Policy
• Kahkewistahaw Urban Reserve Creation

The Saskatoon Municipal Wards Commission is seeking insight and information from citizens of Saskatoon as the Commission looks to establish new ward boundaries for the municipal/school boards' elections in fall 2020 because of population growth and shifts since the 2016 election.

The City of Saskatoon is divided into ten wards.  The Cities Act stipulates that each ward must contain approximately the same population, with ward populations varying by no more than 10% from the average ward population (the City's total population divided by the ten wards).

Currently, the populations of Ward 7 and Ward 10 exceed the 10% variance while the populations of Ward 5 and Ward 8 fall below the threshold.  Accordingly, the Municipal Wards Commission will establish new ward boundaries to be in effect for the city's municipal election and school boards' elections in fall 2020.  Of note, reconfiguring the ward boundaries to ensure all ten comply to the legislated population range will affect the boundaries of other wards as well in all three options.

This means that for the 2020 municipal and school boards' election, Ward 8's boundaries WILL change. 

In brief, here are four items of public interest that were discussed during the July 2019 City Council meeting.

• Public Engagement Policy
• 2020/2021 Multi-Year Business Plan and Budget Property Tax Options
• National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls - Calls to Justice
• Appointment of Integrity Commissioner

In brief, here are seven items of public interest that were discussed during the March 2019 City Council meeting.

• Northeast Swale Working Group Update
• Photo Speed Enforcement
• 2020/2021 Multi-Year Business Plan and Budget
• Active Transportation Implementation Plan
• Curbside Organics Program
• Special Needs Garbage Collection Service
• Workplace Transformation

In brief, here are four items of public interest that were discussed during the December 2018 City Council meeting.

• Motion to rescind decision on a variable bin waste utility
• Flood control strategy
• Absences and support for City Councillors
• Garden and garage suite regulations 

To find out information on spending of City Council and the Mayor's Office, please visit the following link posted on the City of Saskatoon website: saskatoon.ca/city-hall/city-council-boards-committees/council. Under "Council Expenses" you can find hyperlinks showing a breakdown of expenses, including communications allowance, travel expenses and car allowance.

The policy guiding City Council's Communications and Constituency Relations Allowance can be found here.