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Part 5 — Councils, Councillors and Council Committees Division 1 Councils and Council Committees

150 Election or appointment of chief elected official

Current to 2026-05-14 · Official PDF

(1) The chief elected official of a city or town is to be elected
by a vote of the electors of the municipality unless the council
passes a bylaw
(a) requiring council to appoint the chief elected official from
among the councillors,
(b) specifying when the appointment is to start, and
(c) specifying the term of the appointment.
(2) The chief elected official of a village, summer village or
municipal district is to be appointed by council from among the
councillors unless the council passes a bylaw providing that the
official is to be elected by a vote of the electors of the municipality.
(3) The chief elected official of a specialized municipality is to be
elected under subsection (1) or appointed under subsection (2) as
specified in the order that forms the specialized municipality.
(4) If a chief elected official is to be elected by a vote of the
electors of the municipality, the Local Authorities Election Act
applies to the election.
1994 cM-26.1 s150