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Sylvan Lake council, 9 November 2026

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The short version

This was Sylvan Lake's yearly organizational meeting, where council was set to choose a deputy mayor, appoint members to boards and committees, set its meeting schedule for 2026-2027 and consider a new Municipal Policing Committee bylaw.

📋 The agenda in short

9 items under Seating Arrangements For Council, Consent Agenda, Business Items, Organization Meeting Advisory Task Force Recommendations, Appointments…. Plus 5 routine items (opening, minutes, adjournment and the like).

✅ The minutes in short

The meeting is on 9 November 2026. Decisions fill in once the minutes are published.

Up for decision

2.a Seating Arrangements for Council4.b Consent Agenda5.a DIAC Terms of Reference Update5.b Pogadl Park Design Advisory Committee Terms of…5.c Municipal Policing Committee Bylaw 1965-20266.a Organizational Meeting Advisory Task Force…8.a Request Appointments to Boards and Committees9.a 2026-2027 Council Meeting Schedule10.a Election of Deputy Mayor

Also on the agenda: Call To Order · Adoption of Agenda · denotes items Administration proposes be approved through Consent Agenda · THAT Council continue this Annual Organizational Meeting with a closed session to · ADJOURNMENT

✦ Plain-language summaryWritten from the Town's official agenda and minutes with the help of AI. The official minutes are the final word. Spot a mistake? [email protected]
Item 2.a · Seating Arrangements For Council

Seating Arrangements for Council

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council sets where each member sits at the council table, as required each year by the Procedure Bylaw. The Organizational Meeting Advisory Task Force recommends the seating, which changes every year.

Decided (minutes)

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

Item 4.b · Consent Agenda

Consent Agenda

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to approve two items together in one vote without discussion. The items are updated rules for the Developer Industry Advisory Committee and for the Pogadl Park Design Advisory Committee.

Decided (minutes)

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

Item 5.a · Consent agenda · Business Items

DIAC Terms of Reference Update

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to approve new rules for the Developer Industry Advisory Committee, a group where developers and Town staff discuss land development issues. The change would remove the two council members from the committee and add one more staff member, at council's own request from October 13.

Decided (minutes)

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

Item 5.b · Consent agenda · Business Items

Pogadl Park Design Advisory Committee Terms of Reference Update

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to update the rules for the committee that gives input on the design of Pogadl Park. The change would cut the number of council members on the committee from 2 to 1, as council directed on October 13, 2026.

Decided (minutes)

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

Item 5.c · Business Items

Municipal Policing Committee Bylaw 1965-2026

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to give first, second and third reading to an updated bylaw for the Municipal Policing Committee, which provincial law requires in towns policed by the RCMP. The changes would have one member of council, two alternate council members and four residents as members, and have RCMP reports presented in person to the committee.

Decided (minutes)

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

Item 6.a · Organization Meeting Advisory Task Force Recommendations

Organizational Meeting Advisory Task Force Recommendations

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

A council task force recommends seating, which councillors sit on which boards and committees, and lists the deputy mayor nominees: Councillor Iwanicki, Councillor Mearns and Councillor Johannesson.

Decided (minutes)

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

Item 8.a · Appointments

Request Appointments to Boards and Committees

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council appoints councillors and members of the public to its boards, committees, commissions and task forces for the coming year. These groups cover areas such as finance, community services, planning, the library, tourism and policing.

Decided (minutes)

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

Item 9.a · Council Meetings Schedule

2026-2027 Council Meeting Schedule

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to approve the dates of its regular meetings and its Governance and Priorities meetings from November 2026 to October 2027, which start at 4:00 PM. The April 5 and September 20 meetings would move to a Monday to avoid conflicts with conferences.

Decided (minutes)

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

Item 10.a · Election Of Deputy Mayor

Election of Deputy Mayor

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council votes by secret ballot to choose a deputy mayor for the term from November 2026 to April 2027. Councillor Tim Mearns, Councillor Teej Johannesson and Councillor Joe Iwanicki have put their names forward.

Decided (minutes)

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