NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 92/24

Town Council Meetings Rules of Procedure Regulations
under the
Towns and Local Service Districts Act

(Filed December 19, 2024)

Under the authority of section 300 of the Towns and Local Service Districts Act, I make the following regulations.

Dated at St. John’s, December 11, 2024.

Dr. John Haggie
Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs

REGULATIONS

Analysis

        1.   Short title

        2.   Definitions

        3.   Mandatory provisions

        4.   Commencement

Short title

        1. These regulations may be cited as the Town Council Meetings Rules of Procedure Regulations.

Definitions

        2. In these regulations,

             (a)  "Act" means the Towns and Local Service Districts Act; and

             (b)  "town council meeting" means any meeting of

                      (i)  a town council, or

                     (ii)  a committee of a town council.

Mandatory provisions

        3. The rules of procedure adopted by a town council shall include rules relating to the following:

             (a)  the adoption of standard procedures by which town council meetings shall be conducted, including the procedure for

                      (i)  tabling the agenda,

                     (ii)  tabling minutes,

                    (iii)  tabling motions,

                    (iv)  debate,

                     (v)  voting on motions,

                    (vi)  adopting a resolution following a vote on a motion, and

                   (vii)  repealing a by-law;

             (b)  the establishment of an alternate date, time and location for a town council meeting when the town council meeting falls on a civic holiday or is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances;

             (c)  the establishment of the agenda for town council meetings;

             (d)  the taking of minutes at town council meetings;

             (e)  the use of electronic devices at town council meetings;

             (f)  the participation of councillors at town council meetings by electronic means where a town council allows participation by electronic means at town council meetings;

             (g)  the conduct of councillors at town council meetings;

             (h)  the conduct of members of the public and the media in attendance at town council meetings; and

              (i)  the manner for notifying the public of the time, date and location of town council meetings, which notice shall comply with section 292 of the Act.

Commencement

        4. These regulations come into force on January 1, 2025.

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