Alberta NPD chief NAHEED NENSHI said the bill proposed by the government to destroy the conduct of municipal councils could create delinquency and a fat.
“This bill is an affront to local voters. He essentially says to local voters:” We are not trusting you “,” Nenshi told journalists to the legislature on Wednesday.
The Minister of Municipal Affairs, Ric McIiver, proposed the bill on Tuesday to the House.
He said that the change had to be made because the codes of conduct were armed to silence dissent in municipal councils.
“This does not mean that the advice will have a free brake to behave badly,” said McIiver.
“This means that we need a better more impartial system to deal with driving problems, which cannot be used badly for political gain or personal rivalry.”
But Nenshi, a former mayor of Calgary, said that the message to the Albertains is that with six months before the local elections, there could soon be no rule governing the behavior of municipal councilors and mayors.
“It’s the West far there.
McIver said on Tuesday that the existing railing for severe misconduct remained in place, including provincial legislation which prohibits spending money outside approved budgets and the Canada Criminal Code, which governs the criminal conflict rules.
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Everything comes after the UCP adopted a law last year which made radical changes to the municipal elections, in particular by allowing political parties – but only in Edmonton and Calgary.
Nenshi said that the last proposed bill was part of an attempt by the united conservative government to light up in the largest cities in Alberta in favor of conservative candidates.
“It will not work. Voters are much, much smarter than that,” said Nenshi.
The mayor of Calgary, Jyoti Gondek, said on Tuesday by removing the rules that keep elected officials on Tuesday “does not only affect the internal functioning of the council but also has an impact on public confidence and confidence in the way our city is governed”.
Those who represent elected municipal leaders in the province have also weighed.
Kara Westerlund, president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta, and Tyler Gandam, president of the Municipalities of Alberta, said that they agreed with McIiver that the codes of driving became a problem in certain cases.
For this reason, Westerlund said that many rural leaders will welcome the change. However, she said that the complete repeal could make the fact that poor short -term behavior given the imminent elections.
Instead of municipalities establishing their own rules, the bill would see the ministry of McIiver creating Standard Council meeting procedures throughout the province, awaiting consultations.
In the meantime, Westerlund said that “the advice will be left in the limbo” to deal with a problem by themselves.
“There will certainly be challenges to move forward, but we remain optimistic,” she said in an interview.
There is also a requirement for McIiver’s last invoice forcing the disclosure of party donations a month before the municipal elections of October 20. McIiver said it corrects “surveillance” in last year’s law.
Even if the changes in local political reports in the Mciver bill will not affect rural municipalities this time, Westerlund said that its members are firmly opposed to the idea of adding political parties to the mixture.
“I think there will be a decline on our part over four years so that it does not happen,” she said.
The McIiver bill, if adopted, would also clarify definitions and procedure when two neighboring municipalities must conclude a cost sharing agreement on projects such as leisure centers.
“We are extremely happy, dancing on the roof with the changes that arrive at this process,” said Westerlund.
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