CPA · Municipal Government Act
Part 6 — Municipal Organization and Administration
208 Performance of major administrative duties
(a) minutes of each council meeting
(i) are recorded in the English language,
(ii) include the names of the councillors present at the
council meeting,
(iii) are given to council for adoption at a subsequent council
meeting, and
(iv) are recorded in the mann er and to the extent required
under section 216.4(6) when a public hearing is held;
(b) all bylaws, minutes of counc il meetings and other records
and documents of the municipality are kept safe;
RSA 2000
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(c) the Minister is sent a lis t of all the councillors and any other
information the Minister requires within 5 days after the
term of the councillors begins;
(d) the council is advised in writing of its legislative
responsibilities under this Act;
(e) subject to subsection (3), the chief administrative officer
notifies the council in writing after each use of the
municipality's natural person powers.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the chief administrative officer in
respect of council committees that are carrying out the powers,
duties and functions delegated to them by the council.
(3) A notice under subsection (1)(e)
(a) must be provided to each councillor
(i) by personal delivery,
(ii) at a public meeting of the council, or
(iii) by email,
(b) must be provided by the earlier of
(i) the first council meeting following the use of the natural
person power, or
(ii) 14 days after the use of the natural person power,
and
(c) is not required when the natural person power was used for
(i) a matter approved by a by law or resolution of council,
(ii) a personnel matter,
(iii) a routine operational matter,
(iv) an emergen cy response, or
(v) seeking a legal opinion on behalf of the municipality.
RSA 2000 cM-26 s208;2015 c8 s22;2019 c22 s10(7);2022 c16 s(83);
2026 c10 s4(9)