Bill 207 (Legislature 25, Session 3)

L25 S3 222

Alberta — Bills

2003 Bill 207 Third Session, 25th Legislature, 52 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 207 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (COUNCILLOR DISCLOSURE AND PROTECTION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2003 MR. LORD First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bill 207 Mr. Lord BILL 207 2003 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (COUNCILLOR DISCLOSURE AND PROTECTION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2003 (Assented to , 2003) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cM-26 1 The Municipal Government Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 199: Bylaw requiring recording of council meetings 199.1(1) A council may by bylaw require that all public proceedings of council meetings (

a) be recorded by audio, video or other electronic means capable of being preserved, or (

b) be transcribed verbatim in a written format.

(2) Notwithstanding any other bylaw, a bylaw under this

section must require that the records created under subsection (1)(

a) or (

b) be preserved for no less than 10 years and that the records be available upon request.

(3) The municipality may charge a reasonable fee for preparing copies of the records produced under subsection (1). 1

2 3

Section 535 is amended (

a) in subsection (3) by adding “Subject to subsection (3.1),” before “Subsection (2) is not a defence”; (

b) by adding the following after subsection (3)

(3.1) When a municipality enacts bylaws under sections 171 and 199.1, councillors may rely on subsection (2) as a defence to a defamation action for anything said at a council meeting. 4 This Act comes into force on October 19, 2004.

Explanatory Notes 1 Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter M-26 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2 New

section regarding recording of council meetings.

Explanatory Notes 2 3

Section 535 presently reads: 535(1) In this section, (a) “municipal officers” means (

i) the chief administrative officer and designated officers, and (ii) employees of the municipality; (b) “volunteer worker” means a volunteer member of a fire or ambulance service or emergency measures organization established by a municipality, or any other volunteer performing duties under the direction of a municipality.

(2) Councillors, council committee members, municipal officers and volunteer workers are not liable for loss or damage caused by anything said or done or omitted to be done in good faith in the performance or intended performance of their functions, duties or powers under this Act or any other enactment. (3) Subsection (2) is not a defence if the cause of action is defamation.

(4) This

section does not affect the legal liability of a municipality. 4 Coming into force. Title: 2003 (25th, 3rd) Bill 207, Municipal Government (Councillor Disclosure and Protection) Amendment Act, 2003

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L25 S3 222
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L25 S3 222
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	0d81f5b05aa71ee4963483d65e5156d18f5cdb7e

Source file is stored in the law ingest library (json).