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| If the ward system is adopted, the city will be divided into six wards based on population. Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy |
By Lisa Goudy
In addition to voting for the mayor and councillors, voters will have the choice to vote for or against adopting a ward system in the city at the municipal election on Oct. 24.
On the ballot, voters can vote on the following resolution: “That the City of Moose Jaw be divided into Wards for the election of six city councillors beginning with the 2016 Municipal Elections.”
“Assuming that there’s a positive vote on the referendum question on the 24th, council would pass a resolution adopting that motion and would give direction to administration to proceed with preparing to implement it for the following election which would be the 2016 election,” said city clerk-solicitor Myron Gulka-Tiechko.
If implemented, each voter would vote for the mayor and for a candidate for council to represent his or her ward. In total, there would be six wards and the councillors elected from each of the six wards would make up city council.
Gulka-Tiechko said candidates running for a specific ward would not have to live within the set boundaries.
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