Acts and Regulations

2017, c.18 - Local Governance Act

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Powers and duties of the clerk
74(1)The clerk of a local government is the clerk of the council and shall
(a) attend all meetings of council and record in a book or electronically
(i) the names of the members of council present at the meeting, and
(ii) all resolutions, decisions and proceedings of the council, without note or comment,
(b) if required by any member of council present, record the name and vote of every member voting on a question,
(c) keep the books, documents and records of the council and the originals of all by-laws and resolutions,
(d) maintain an indexed register of certified copies of all by-laws of the local government;
(e) be the custodian of the corporate seal of the local government,
(f) if the mayor and deputy mayor are absent or the office of mayor is vacant, call a meeting of council to select a councillor to act as presiding officer of the council,
(g) sign, as required under paragraph 4(3)(b), all agreements, contracts, instruments and other documents to which the local government is a party,
(h) notify all members of council of all meetings of the council, and
(i) perform any other duties that the council assigns to him or her.
74(2)The assistant clerk is subject to the directions of the clerk and, in the absence or disability of the clerk or when there is no clerk, has all the powers and duties of the clerk.
Powers and duties of the clerk
74(1)The clerk of a local government is the clerk of the council and shall
(a) attend all meetings of council and record in a book or electronically
(i) the names of the members of council present at the meeting, and
(ii) all resolutions, decisions and proceedings of the council, without note or comment,
(b) if required by any member of council present, record the name and vote of every member voting on a question,
(c) keep the books, documents and records of the council and the originals of all by-laws and resolutions,
(d) maintain an indexed register of certified copies of all by-laws of the local government;
(e) be the custodian of the corporate seal of the local government,
(f) if the mayor and deputy mayor are absent or the office of mayor is vacant, call a meeting of council to select a councillor to act as presiding officer of the council,
(g) sign, as required under paragraph 4(3)(b), all agreements, contracts, instruments and other documents to which the local government is a party,
(h) notify all members of council of all meetings of the council, and
(i) perform any other duties that the council assigns to him or her.
74(2)The assistant clerk is subject to the directions of the clerk and, in the absence or disability of the clerk or when there is no clerk, has all the powers and duties of the clerk.