Moose Jaw’s francophone community and the region’s immigration organization will soon have a presence on the city’s cultural diversity advisory committee after city council updated a bylaw governing the committee.
During its Oct. 19 regular meeting, council gave three unanimous readings to an amendment for the cultural diversity advisory committee bylaw to update member eligibility and appointments, the chairperson’s appointment date, the term of office for members, and the procedures of the committee. These amendments will also align the group’s meeting procedures with other municipal advisory committees.
After advisory committee meetings resumed in September, this particular committee recommended that council amend the bylaw, so one member each from the Association communautaire fransaskoise de Moose Jaw, the South Central Regional Immigration Partnership, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, the Wakamow Aboriginal Community Association, Moose Jaw Pride and New Southern Plains Metis Local 160 be allowed to join.
One-half of committee members will serve one-year terms from Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 201, while the other half of committee members will serve two-year terms starting Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2023.
The next regular council meeting is Monday, Nov. 16.
