MOOSE JAW — Moose Jaw’s six city councillors now have a better idea of the roles they will hold on council and other committees for the next 12 months.
During its Dec. 2 regular meeting, city council approved a schedule that appoints members as deputy mayor and chairs of standing committees from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025. Traditionally, the appointments of deputy mayor, executive committee chairperson and personnel committee chairperson are for a term of two months on a rotational basis.
The order of council members in the rotational schedule is based on how many votes they received in the most recent municipal election, a council report said.
During the 2024 civic election in November, Jamey Logan received 4,382 votes, followed by Patrick Boyle with 3,662, Chris Warren with 2,666, Heather Eby with 2,574, Dawn Luhning with 2,523 and Carla Delaurier with 2,516.
According to the schedule for 2025:
- From Jan. 1 to Feb. 28, Boyle will be deputy mayor, Warren will be chairman of the executive committee and Eby will be chairwoman of the personnel committee
- From March 1 to April 30, Warren will be deputy mayor, Eby will be chairwoman of the executive committee and Luhning will be chairwoman of the personnel committee
- From May 1 to June 30, Eby will be deputy mayor, Luhning will be chairwoman of the executive committee and Delaurier will be chairwoman of the personnel committee
- From July 1 to Aug. 31, Luhning will be deputy mayor, Delaurier will be chairwoman of the executive committee and Logan will be chairman of the personnel committee
- From Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, Delaurier will be deputy mayor, Logan will be chairman of the executive committee and Boyle will be chairman of the personnel committee
- From Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, Logan will be deputy mayor, Boyle will be chairman of the executive committee and Warren will be chairman of the executive committee
Currently, Logan is the deputy mayor and Boyle is the chairman of the executive committee.
City administration told council during the meeting that members would still receive a report every two months with a motion to officially appoint the councillors to their roles. Furthermore, if someone is deputy mayor and cannot attend an event or chair a meeting, then an acting deputy mayor would be appointed.
The next regular council meeting is Monday, Dec. 16.
