Electoral Review Four Ward/Hybrid Option Tuesday, July 18, 2017 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Electoral Review Four Ward/Hybrid Option Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Four Ward/Hybrid Option 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: o A Mayor at-large; o Two Councillors at-large; and o Four Ward Councillors. June 6 th Committee of the Whole recommendations were ratified at the Council meeting of June 20 th

Guiding Principles “Proposed Areas of Focus” “EG Criteria” • Consideration of existing voting method • Examining the Waste & Recycling for electing councillors (at-large) and if Collection Map options of other voting methods is more appropriate; • Ensuring that all four wards embody a • Consideration of representation by mix of both rural and urban population and the overriding principle of “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.

Consideration of the “Carter Criteria” 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?

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

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Legislative Considerations Ad Additi ditional onal Councillor Councillors Establishment Est blishment of of War ards ds Municipal Act Section 222 Municipal Act Section 217 • A municipality may divide, re-divide or • Authorizes a change to Council dissolve existing wards composition • Must pass a by-law • Must pass a by-law to add two • Must give public notice within 15 days of additional Councillors passing the by-law indicating the last • No appeal process day for appeals • Deadline for passing a By-law is • Appealable December 31, 2017 • 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

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)

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