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Bylaw 08/2022 - Advertising Bylaw (2nd and 3rd Readings)
Presented by: Paul Pearson, Director, Strategic Services and Communications
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RECOMMENDED MOTIONS
recommendation
1. That the Public Hearing be closed.
2. That Bylaw 08/2022 Advertising Bylaw be read a second time.
3. That Bylaw 08/2022 be read a third time.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of this administrative report is to introduce a public hearing in respect of, and if Council so desires second and third readings of, a bylaw to provide for alternative means of legal advertising where required by the Municipal Government Act (the "MGA").
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLAN
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ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
Program: 1.2 Public Communication and Participation
Service: Website and Online Communications
Description: Provision of information and resources to residents and community using City website and social media.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL (OR COMMITTEE) DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
At the April 19, 2022 Regular Meeting of City Council Bylaw 08/2022 was given first reading and a Public Hearing was set for August 15, 2022.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Petition Period
The City advertised a notice of Public Hearing in respect of the proposed Advertising Bylaw, in CityLights section of the May 4 and May 11 issues of the St. Albert Gazette. In accordance with section 231 of the MGA the public had the opportunity to file a legal petition in opposition to the proposed bylaw. Any such petition would have had to be filed within 60 days of the last date on which it is advertised (i.e., by July 10). The City did not receive a petition in this regard.
As a means of reminding the public of the August 15 Public Hearing, the City posted a Reminder of this Public Hearing in the July 27 and August 3 editions of CityLights.
New Bylaw
The Advertising Bylaw 08/2022 was drafted in accordance with the provisions of section 606.1 of the ...
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