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Electoral Review Four Ward/Hybrid Option

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

On June 6, 2017, Committee of the Whole Council recommended that: The Town of East Gwillimbury adopt, in principle, a hybrid electoral system electing the Members as follows:

• A Mayor at-large;
• Two Councillors at-large; and
• Four Ward Councillors.

June 6th Committee of the Whole recommendations were ratified at the Council meeting of June 20th

Four Ward/Hybrid Option

“Proposed Areas of Focus”

• Consideration of existing voting method

for electing councillors (at-large) and if

• ptions of other voting methods is more

appropriate;

• Consideration of representation by

population and the overriding principle

• f “effective representation”, and if

additional Council Member(s) is preferred including possible consideration of Regional interest;

• Consideration of present and future

population trends (growth);

• Consideration for existing communities

and physical features (rural/urban); and

• Consideration of titles and

responsibilities including a Deputy Mayor role.

Guiding Principles

“EG Criteria”

• Examining the Waste & Recycling

Collection Map

• Ensuring that all four wards embody a

mix of both rural and urban

Staff also conducted research on dividing the municipality into 4 Wards by taking into account the follow ing criteria:

1. Does it equitably distribute the population and the electors? 2. Does it respect identifiable communities of interest? 3. Does it utilize natural, physical boundaries that are locally recognized? 4. Does it serve the larger public interest of all electors of the municipality in contrast to the interest of a small group?

Consideration of the “Carter Criteria”

4 Ward Option based on Waste & Recycling Collection Map “Version A” – 2018 & 2022

Version B

Version C

Version D

Version E

Legislative Considerations

Municipal Act Section 217

• Authorizes a change to Council

composition

• Must pass a by-law to add two

additional Councillors

• No appeal process
• Deadline for passing a By-law is

December 31, 2017

Ad Additi ditional

• nal Councillor

Councillors

Municipal Act Section 222

• A municipality may divide, re-divide or

dissolve existing wards

• Must pass a by-law
• Must give public notice within 15 days of

passing the by-law indicating the last day for appeals

• Appealable
• Any ward boundary changes will take

effect for the next regular election if the by-law to adopt them has been enacted and any appeals to the by- law have been concluded prior to January 1, 2018

Est Establishment blishment of

• f War

ards ds

Requirements for Implementation for 2018:

Town Council to adopt a final four ward boundary structure Council to pass a By-law approving the ward boundary structure Council to pass a By-law implementing any changes to the composition of Council

Financial Implications

• Staff time with respect to implementation and review of ward boundaries with MPAC
• Staff time in preparing materials for any possible OMB appeal
• Costs associated with defending possible OMB appeals
• Annual operating cost for each additional member
• Capital cost to setup new Council offices
• Increased election cost i.e. Ballot printing, additional election staff, additional polls, & etc.
• Councillor consideration and discussion with respect to councillor remuneration (at large vs

ward councilors)

Questions?

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