By Emily Keller

CITY COUNCIL

City to change and simplify rules for municipal candidate election signs

Sep 26, 2019 | 5:30 AM

The city will investigate ways to fix issues with municipal election signs.

City administration has been directed by council to prepare and present a recommended list of designated election sign locations on public property, and other opportunities to simplify the process.

The motion was brought forward by Councillor Dylan Bressey, who says it stems from issues with confusing bylaws during the last municipal election.

“There were complaints that staff were receiving about signs being in incorrect locations than they had to contact the candidate, get the candidate to move them, check to see if the candidate did that, and it was just a lot of time for them, as well as for the candidates. I think that’s a shame because I want our candidates to have as much time as possible to actually be out there talking to residents in our city, not out moving signs.”

He adds that he received calls during the last provincial election from three different campaigns, who were having trouble interpreting the bylaws.

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During the discussion, Councillor Eunice Friesen added an amendment to possibly just simplify the process. City administration replied that they have already been looking into improving bylaws regarding election signs.

The entire motion was carried, and Councillor Bressey says he is hopeful that they will look into systems other cities currently have.

“Basically what we’re looking at is taking the approach the City of Red Deer has, where instead of having a bunch of requirements about ‘you can put a sign here if it meets A, B, C, and D’, saying these are the defined areas you can have a sign.”

City administration will present the recommended list to committee at a future meeting.