Moose Jaw Times-Herald: New committee to catch up on bylaw backlog

Council votes on an item at the Jan.
13, 2014 council meeting at city hall.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


To address the backlog of bylaw and policy reviews, council has created a bylaw committee.

“I’m not sure that this will be seen as a fun exercise, but I think it’s an essential, not just as a housekeeping obligation, but a critical review of bylaws, some of which are and have long been obsolete,” said Coun. Don Mitchell.

The bylaw and policy review committee was established at Monday’s council meeting. The committee will include Mayor Deb Higgins, Mitchell and Coun. Candis Kirkpatrick, city manager Matt Noble, city clerk/solicitor Myron Gulka-Tiechko and manager of planning Michelle Sanson. Mitchell and Kirkpatrick volunteered to be on the committee.

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