Chatham-Kent’s Gover Restructuring Took the Next Step Monday Night, As Council Voting to Move Ahead with Changes to Ward Boundaries, as well as cut its to 15 Members.
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In December, Council Approved in Principle An Option for A Total Size of 15 Council Members, and also Direct ITS Consultant to Return with a report on Boundaries in Propting Wards 5, 6 and 7, for the purpose of considering the impact of an at- Large Urban Ward in Chatham.
The Report also Reviewed the Boundaries Between Wards 1 and 2 and Wards 3 and 4.
Strategycorp, the Consulting Firm, Has Stated the Aim was to deliver effective representation, improves voting parity and create boundaries respecting community of interest, prominent physical features and transportation and communication patterns.
The preferred option, which coucil passed 14-4 on monday, consists of five county walls with one or two councillors each and three chatham walls with Two Councillors Each.
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An amendment to Keep the Form City of Chatham as an At-Large Ward Failed in a tie vote.
However, Council pass of an amendment to have the new Ward 4 include residents up to electric line.
Administration Will Now Bring a bylaw Forward for voting at the March 3 Meeting.
“(It’s) a Major Change That Has Been Brewing for A Lot of Years Now,” Mayor Darrin Canniff Said after the vote.
In October, Council approved Seeking Options for A 13-TO 15-Member Council, Including the Mayor, and the 18-Member status quo. An update followed in November, Along with more public consultations.
Previous Councils, Including in 2015, Discusd Changing Ward Boundaries and Council Numbers, but staying the status quo. In 2011, Council Voted Down proposed Boundary Changes after a governance Task Force Considered the ISSUE.
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