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Council

Melfort City CouncilMelfort City Council


Mayor Rick Lang, Councillor Darryl Benson, Councillor Glenn George, Councillor Tim Hoenmans, Councillor Trent Mitchell, Councillor April Phillips and Councillor Doug Terry.

Schedule of Public Meetings
For a schedule of all public and in-camera meetings, click on the Community Events Calendar - Council:  http://melfort.ca/p/community-events 

2019 Board and Committee Appointments

Melfort City Council consists of a Mayor and six Councillors, elected for a term of four years. Each member of Council represents the community as a whole and all decisions of Council are by majority vote. Council is responsible for setting City policy, which is implemented and administered by the City Manager.

Agenda items, requests for delegations and correspondence for the regular Council meeting must be received by the City Clerk by 12:00 noon on the Thursday prior to the meeting.  Please note that unless it is deemed confidential by the Clerk, all correspondence and communication received by Council becomes a public document , which is made available to the media.

The function and authority of City Council is defined in The Cities Act, and other applicable legislation, and includes both duties and mandatory obligations, such as setting the annual budget and mill rate; and discretionary powers, such as control over zoning, licensing, building standards and many other city services.
  The Corporation of the City of Melfort is divided into three major departments; namely Administration & Finance; Works & Utilities and Community & Protective Services.

Council Standing Committees

Legislative & Finance:  Councillor Mitchell, Chairman; Councillor Hoenmans, Member 
Community Services:  Councillor Phillips, Chairman; Councillor George, Member
Protective Services:  Councillor Terry, Chairman; Councillor Benson, Member 
Works & Utilities:  Councillor Terry, Chairman; Councillor Benson, Member 
  
The Mayor is an "ex-officio" voting member of each Standing Committee of Council.