Appointment for vacant councillor's seat, mine property management, electronic voting for council, and properties being returned, on tonight's packed agenda.
Appointment for vacant councillor's seat
Elliot Lake city council is scheduled to make a decision tonight, regarding who will fill the councillor's seat that became vacant when Andrew Wannan was appointed mayor, Feb.12.
Under the Municipal Act, the council must fill a vacancy within 60 days. It is expected, the decision tonight will determine who the council will appoint.
Council may choose to have the appointee take the oath of office at the next regularly scheduled council meeting, April 8, four days before the maximum allowable time.
Previous stories include, Council chooses to go to 2022 candidates list for next councillor and Did city council skip over two candidates in 2017?
Mine property management
BHP, a mine site management firm, will present their annual report to council.
Their activities on eight local former mining sites include, dam safety inspections, water treatment and management, road and infrastructure maintenance, environmental monitoring, and routine maintenance.
Electronic voting for council
Staff will present recommendations for council's use of electronic voting at council meeting. It has not been confirmed if functionality for displaying how individuals voted, will be used, how the results will displayed during meetings, or if the individual voting will be recorded in the permanent record of meeting minutes. An advance story is here.
Properties being returned
Staff will report regarding two Elliot Lake properties that buyers are returning to the city's available property inventory.
The council meeting begins at 7 p.m. at city hall.