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Red Deer council, 27 October 2026

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The short version
We don't have the minutes for this meeting yet. Towns post them once Council has approved them, usually after the next meeting. We'll update this page as soon as they're out.

Red Deer City Council's yearly organizational meeting covers citizen appointments to boards and committees, the 2027 council meeting schedule (including earlier start times), the 2027 Deputy Mayor rotation, and an updated policy for how citizen members are chosen.

📋 The agenda in short

7 items under Call To Order, Closed Meeting, Reports. Plus 4 routine items (opening, minutes, adjournment and the like).

✅ The minutes in short

Not posted yet. Decisions fill in once the minutes are published.

Up for decision

1.1 Elementary School Student - Fire Chief for the…2.1 Citizen Representative Appointments to…2.2 Ratification of Council Member Appointments…3.1 Citizen Representative Appointments to…3.2 Approval of Council Meeting Dates for 20273.3 Deputy Mayor Appointments for 20273.4 Nomination Committee Council Policy

Also on the agenda: Call to Order · Closed Meeting · Reports · Adjournment

✦ Plain-language summaryWritten from the City's official agenda and minutes with the help of AI. The official minutes are the final word. Spot a mistake? [email protected]
Item 1.1 · Call To Order

Elementary School Student - Fire Chief for the Day Announcement

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

An elementary school student will be announced as Fire Chief for the Day.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 2.1 · Closed Meeting

Citizen Representative Appointments to Committees, Quasi Judicial Boards and External Boards and Societies - ATIA Sections 20 Disclosure harmful to personal privacy and 29 Advice from officials

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council will discuss citizen appointments to committees and boards in private. The provincial access-to-information law allows this to protect applicants' personal privacy and advice from staff.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 2.2 · Closed Meeting

Ratification of Council Member Appointments 2026-2027 - ATIA Sections 20 Disclosure harmful to personal privacy

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council will discuss in private which council members will sit on committees and boards for 2026-2027. The provincial access-to-information law allows this to protect personal privacy.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 3.1 · Reports

Citizen Representative Appointments to Committees, Quasi Judicial Boards and External Boards and Societies

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to publicly approve the residents recommended to serve on City committees, appeal-type boards and outside boards and societies. The City received 63 applications for 37 vacancies during recruitment from August 17 to September 18, 2026.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 3.2 · Reports

Approval of Council Meeting Dates for 2027

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to approve 23 council meetings for 2027, mostly every second Tuesday, plus a five-day budget meeting from November 22-26, 2027. Regular meetings would start at 9:30 a.m. instead of 10:30 a.m., and public hearings at 3:00 p.m. instead of 5:00 p.m.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 3.3 · Reports

Deputy Mayor Appointments for 2027

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to approve a monthly rotation of councillors who will act for the Mayor when the Mayor is away in 2027, starting with Councillor Tristin Brisbois in January 2027. The law requires council to name a Deputy Mayor each year.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 3.4 · Reports

Nomination Committee Council Policy

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to adopt an updated policy on how residents are recruited and chosen for City committees and boards. The update adds conflict of interest rules, privacy and record-keeping rules, and makes clear that council makes the final appointment decisions.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.